indĭgĕo, ŭi, ēre, v. n. [indu-egeo], to need, want, to stand in need or want of any thing (class.). I. Lit., with abl.: bona existimatione
, Cic. Rosc. Com. 15, 44: pecunia
, Nep. Ages. 7: medicina
, id. Att. 21: iis rebus, quae ad oppugnationem castrorum sunt usui
, Caes. B. C. 4, 35: cibo
, Suet. Galb. 7: constantia inter dubia
, Tac. H. 3, 73: pecunia
, Val. Max. 7, 2, ext. 9.— II. In gen. A. To need, be in want of, require. (a). With gen. (class.): ingenii et virtutis
, Cic. Fam. 6, 4, 2: indigeo tui consilii
, id. Att. 12, 35, 2: alterius
, id. Lael. 14, 51.— (b). With abl., Cic. Fam. 12, 11, 2; Serv. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 5, 1; Cic. ad Q. Fr. 1, 3, 2.— Pass.: cum praesidio earum (avium) indigetur
, Plin. 10, 27, 39, 75: fruges indigebant tecto
, Col. 12 praef. 3: pax et quies bonis artibus indigent
, Tac. H. 4, 1; 4, 51; Suet. Aug. 29. — (g). With acc. (ante-class.): nihil
, Varr. L. L. 5, 92 Müll.—(d). With inf.: hoc plane indigeo discere
, Gell. 4, 1, 6.—B. To long for, desire; with gen. (class.): non auri, non argenti, non ceterarum rerum indigere
, Cic. Sull. 8, 25.—Hence, indĭgens, entis, P. a., in want of, needing any thing (a). With gen.: quid enim? Africanus indigens mei? minime hercle: at ne ego quidem illius
, Cic. Lael. 9, 30: alienarum opum
, Nep. Reg. 3: praesidii, Auct. B. Hisp. 17.— (b). With abl. (post-Aug.): cotes oleo indigentes
, Plin. 36, 22, 47, 164: disceptatio multā curā indigens
, Gell. 14, 2, 13.— B. Subst.: indĭgens, ntis, comm., a needy or indigent person: indigentibus benigne facere
, Cic. Off. 2, 15, 52; id. Fin. 2, 35, 118.