I.“iuerint,” Cat. 66, 18), v. a. and n. perh. root div-, to gleam; cf. dies, to help, aid, assist, support, benefit (cf.: auxilior, subvenio, opitulor).
I. In gen.: “qui se natos ad homines juvandos, tutandos, conservandos arbitrantur,” Cic. Tusc. 1, 14, 32: “beatae vitae disciplinam juvare,” id. Fin. 1, 21, 71: “aliquem omni suo studio in petitione,” id. Fam. 11, 17, 2: “aliquem auxilio laboris,” id. Balb. 9: “hostes frumento,” Caes. B. G. 1, 26: “juvit facundia causam,” Ov. M. 7, 505: “imbres arva juvantes,” id. A. A. 1, 647: “(Juppiter) juvat imbribus agros,” id. P. 2, 1, 13: “aliquem portuque locoque,” by receiving into harbor and house, id. H. 2, 55: “nudum hospitio tectoque,” Juv. 3, 211: “pectora alloquio,” Ov. P. 1, 6, 18: “audentes deus ipse juvat,” id. M. 10, 586: “audentes Fortuna juvat,” Verg. A. 10, 284: “aliquem in aliqua re,” Cat. 68, 41.—With two acc.: “aliquid Rutulos,” Verg. A. 10, 84. —Of medical assistance: “qui salutari juvat arte fessos,” Hor. C. S. 63; Ov. Tr. 2, 270; Plin. 23, 1, 10, § 14: dis juvantibus or deo juvante, with God's help: “me, dis juvantibus, ante brumam exspecta,” Cic. Fam. 7, 20, 2; id. N. D. 2, 66, 165; cf.: “non denique quicquam aliud nisi juvantibus sacris deligunt,” Plin. 2, 7, 5, § 21.—In pass.: “lex Cornelia proscriptum juvari vetat,” Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 47, § 123: “viatico a me juvabitur,” Liv. 44, 22: “precor, quaeras, qua sim tibi parte juvandus,” Ov. P. 4, 12 fin.: “placuit sollertia, tempore etiam juta,” Tac. A. 14, 4 init. (al. adjuta): “nec sola (lingua) loquendi munus implere potest, nisi juta, etc.,” Lact. Opif. D. 10, 13.—Impers., juvat, it is of use; with a subject-clause: “juvat Ismara Baccho Conserere,” Verg. G. 2, 37: “quid docuisse juvabat?” Ov. M. 7, 858; cf.: “quid juvat esse deum?” id. ib. 13, 965.—
II. In partic., to delight, gratify, please: “juvare in utroque (in sensu et in animo) dicitur: ex eoque jucundum,” Cic. Fin. 2, 4, 14. —In this sense rarely as a personal verb: nec umquam quicquam me juvat quod edo domi; “Foris ... quod gusto id beat,” Plaut. Capt. 1, 2, 34: “non omnis arbusta juvant humilesque myricae,” Verg. E. 4, 2: “nec me vita juvaret, invisa civibus et militibus meis,” Liv. 28, 27: “si nec fabellae te juvant nec fabulae,” Phaedr. 4, 7, 22: “multos castra juvant,” Hor. C. 1, 23: “aurem juvantia verba,” Ov. A. A. 2, 159.—In pass.: “refer ad aures, probabunt: quaere, cur? ita se dicent juvari,” Cic. Or. 48, 159.—More freq. impers., juvat (aliquem), with subject-clause, it delights, pleases, I (thou, he, etc.) am delighted, take pleasure in: “juvit me, tibi tuas litteras profuisse,” Cic. Fam. 5, 21, 3: “juvat me haec praeclara nomina artificum ... concidisse,” Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 6, § 12: “forsan et haec olim meminisse juvabit,” Verg. A. 1, 203: “juvat evasisse tot urbes Argolicas,” id. ib. 3, 282: “insano juvat indulgere labori,” id. ib. 6, 135: “si pereo, hominum manibus periisse juvabit,” id. ib. 3, 606: “quae scire magis juvat quam prodest,” Sen. Ep. 106.
