sedulus

sēdŭlus, a, um, adj. [etym. dub.; acc. to Curt. from root hed-, to go; Gr. hodos, way; whence Lat. solum, solium; cf. tremulus, from tremo; prop. active, inclined to motion; but perh. better referred to root sed-, sid-, (Sanscr. sad-), of sedeo; Engl. sit; cf. assiduus. The derivation from sē - dolo, adopted by Don. Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 59; Serv. Verg. A. 2, 374; Non. 37, 28; and Isid. Orig. 10, 244 and 247; cf. Döderl. Syn. 1, p. 117 sq. al., is an error]; orig. sitting fast, persisting in some course of action; hence, busy, diligent, industrious, zealous, careful, unremitting, solicitous, assiduous, sedulous (mostly poet.;

syn.: diligens, officiosus, attentus): eloquentes videbare, non sedulos velle conquirere,

orators, not those who labor at oratory, Cic. Brut. 47, 176:

haec a concubitu fit sedula, tardior illa,

Ov. A. A. 1, 377:

exanimat lentus spectator, sedulus inflat,

Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 178:

tantum venerata virum hunc sedula curet,

Tib. 1, 5, 33; cf.

puer (minister),

Hor. C. 1, 38, 6:

agricola,

Plin. 17, 14, 24, § 101:

olitor, Col. poët. 10, 148: apis,

Tib. 2, 1, 50; Ov. M. 13, 928:

Baucis,

id. ib. 8, 640:

anus,

Tib. 1, 3, 84:

nutrix,

Ov. H. 21, 95; id. M. 10, 438; Hor. A. P. 116:

mater,

Phaedr. 4, 5, 13:

deducat juvenum sedula turba senem,

Tib. 1, 4, 80:

sedula fune viri contento bracchia lassant,

Ov. F. 4, 297:

labor,

Sen. Hippol. 1109:

opera,

App. M. 9, p. 237:

industria,

id. ib. 2, p. 128:

ministerium,

id. ib. 11, p. 267:

cura,

Col. 8, 1, 3 et saep.: velim te arbitrari factum. R. Sedulum est, submoventur hostes, removentur lapides, Plaut. Fragm. ap. Charis. p. 194 P.—

II.

With an invidious implication, officious, obtrusive:

ne studio nostri pecces odiumque libellis Sedulus importes opera vehemente minister,

Hor. Ep. 1, 13, 5:

hospes,

id. S. 1, 5, 71:

nec quisquam flammae sedulus addat aquam,

Tib. 2, 4, 42:

luna,

Prop. 1, 3, 32; cf.:

male sedulus,

Ov. A. A. 3, 699; id. M. 10, 438.—Hence, advv.

A.

sēdŭlō, busily, diligently, industriously, eagerly, carefully, zealously, unremittingly, assiduously, solicitously, sedulously.

1.

In gen. (very freq. and class.;

a favorite word of Plaut. and Ter.): nam ille amico suo sodali sedulo rem mandatam exsequitur,

Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 71 sq.:

ut cognorant, dabimus operam sedulo,

id. Cas. prol. 16; so,

operam dare,

id. Pers. 4, 7, 10; id. Men. 5, 7, 20:

addere,

id. Cist. 1, 1, 54; id. Most. 1, 2, 41:

comparare quae opus sunt,

Liv. 1, 41:

faciam sedulo, Ut, etc.,

Plaut. Capt. 2, 3, 25.—Most freq. with facere; cf. Cato, R. R. 2, 2; Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 108; id. Bacch. 4, 8, 30; id. Merc. 2, 3, 126; id. Poen. 1, 2, 144; id. Pers. 1, 1, 47 sq.; Ter. And. 3, 4, 18; 4, 1, 56; id. Eun. 2, 3, 71; id. Heaut. 1, 1, 74; 2, 4, 16; id. Ad. 1, 1, 25; 2, 2, 43; Cic. Clu. 21, 58; id. Fin. 3, 4 fin.; Vatin. ap. Cic. Fam. 5, 10 a, 2.—With fieri, Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 31; id. Rud. 1, 4, 22; id. Trin. 1, 2, 155; Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 59; id. Phorm. 1, 4, 51; 5, 8, 12; Cic. Fam. 2, 11 fin.; cf.:

sedulo id ago,

Ter. And. 3, 5, 8:

agitans mecum,

id. Phorm. 4, 3, 10: ad socios nostros sedulo dispertieram, alio frumentum, alio legatos, etc., Cato ap. Charis. p. 197 P.; cf.: salutem impertit studiose et sedulo, Lucil. ap. Non. 37, 30:

aliquid conservare,

Cato, R. R. 5, 8:

servare,

Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 7; id. Curc. 5, 2, 41; id. Rud. 2, 3, 52:

celare,

id. Aul. 1, 2, 35:

dissimulare,

Ter. Hec. 4, 2, 2; id. Phorm. 2, 3, 81:

animum advertere,

Plaut. Stich. 4, 1, 40; id. Rud. 2, 2, 1; cf.:

munditer se habere,

id. Poen. 1, 2, 26: Ge. Valuistine usque? Ep. Sustentatum'st sedulo, id. Stich. 3, 2, 14; 4, 2, 8:

sedulo aliquid dicere,

to assert emphatically, protest, id. Capt. 4, 2, 106; cf.: ego illud sedulo Negare factum;

ille instat factum,

Ter. And. 1, 1, 119; so,

moneo,

id. Ad. 3, 3, 72:

et moneo, et hortor,

id. Hec. 1, 1, 6:

credere,

i. e. sincerely, id. Phorm. 2, 4, 13; cf.

argumentari,

Cic. Att. 3, 12, 1.—

2.

In partic., with an implication of design, on purpose, designedly, intentionally (rare;

not in Cic.): aliquid occultare,

Plaut. Capt. 2, 2, 48:

fingit causas, ne det, sedulo,

Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 58:

nusquam nisi in virtute spes est, milites, et ego sedulo, ne esset, feci,

Liv. 34, 14:

diem extrahere,

id. 28, 15:

tempus terere,

id. 3, 46: imitari aliquem, Quint. 7, 1, 54.—

B.

sēdŭlē, busily, diligently, carefully, etc. (post-Aug. and rare):

semper custos sedule circumire debet alvearia,

Col. 9, 9, 1: hoc munus implet sedule, Prud. steph. 5, 407; Vulg. 4 Reg. 4, 13.