9. Assistance—Deliverance—Consolation

_auxilium, opem, salutem ferre alicui_—to bring aid to; to rescue.

_auxilio alicui venire_—to come to assist any one.

_alicuius opem implorare_—to implore a person's help.

_confugere ad aliquem_ or _ad opem, ad fidem alicuius_—to fly to some

one for refuge.

_ad extremum auxilium descendere_[1]—to be reduced to one's last

resource.

_auxilium praesens_[2]—prompt assistance.

_adesse alicui_ or _alicuius rebus_ (opp. _deesse_)—to assist, stand

by a person.

_salutem alicui afferre_—to deliver, rescue a person.

_saluti suae consulere, prospicere_—to take measures for one's safety;

to look after one's own interests.

_suis rebus_ or _sibi consulere_—to take measures for one's safety; to

look after one's own interests.

_salutem expedire_—to effect a person's deliverance.

_solacium praebere_—to comfort.

_nihil habere consolationis_—to afford no consolation.

_hoc solacio frui, uti_—to solace oneself with the thought...

_consolari aliquem de aliqua re_—to comfort a man in a matter; to

condole with him.

_consolari dolorem alicuius_—to soothe grief.

_consolari aliquem in miseriis_—to comfort in misfortune.

_hoc (illo) solacio me consōlor_—I console myself with...

_haec (illa) res me consolatur_—I console myself with...

[1] Similarly _descendere_ is frequently used of consenting

unwillingly to a thing, condescending. Cf. vi. 9 ad fin. and xvi. 9.

[2] Notice too _poena praesens_, instant punishment; _pecunia

praesens_, ready money; _medicina praesens_, efficacious remedy; _deus

praesens_, a propitious deity; _in rem praesentem venire_, to go to

the very spot to make a closer examination.

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