congrŭo, ŭi, 3 (inf. pres. congruēre, Ter. Heaut. 511), v. n. [etym. dub.; cf. Corss. Beitr. 457], to run, come, or meet together with something.
I Prop. (rare; mostly post-Aug.): guttae inter se congruunt et confunduntur, Vitr. 7, 8, 2: arcem nata petit, quo jam manus horrida matrum Congruerat, Val. Fl. 2, 307; 6, 58; of the stars: sidera meantia cum sole aut congruentia, Plin. 2, 79, 81 § 191; cf. Sen. Q. N. 7, 19, 1 (cf. Cic. Tusc. 5, 24, 69, II. B. infra).— Hence also of the calendar dates, fixed in accordance with the stars: ut vicesimo anno ad metam eandem solis, unde orsi essent, dies congruerent, Liv. 1, 19, 6.—Far more freq. and class. in prose and poetry,
II Trop., to coincide or correspond with a person or thing, in substance, in feeling , or in time, to be suited or adapted to, to agree with, accord, suit, fit.
A To be suited or fitted to, to agree with (in substance), to correspond; constr. with cum, inter se , the dat., or absol.
α With cum : illa congruere et cohaerere cum causā, Cic. Inv. 1, 14, 19; so id. Lael. 8, 27; id. Att. 2, 8, 1; Liv. 23, 38, 5; Quint. 11, 3, 74: cum virtute congruere semper, Cic. Off. 3, 3, 13.—
β With inter se : ut corporis temperatio, cum ea congruunt inter se, e quibus constamus, sanitas: sic animi dicitur, cum ejus judicia opinionesque concordant, Cic. Tusc. 4, 13, 30: cum multae causae ... inter se congruere videntur, id. Rosc. Am. 22, 62; id. Fin. 3, 19, 62; Quint. 12, 6, 7 fin. ; Sen. Ep. 9, 8.—Somewhat diff.: fidem auxere captivi eo maxime, quod sermo inter omnes congruebat (for sermones omnium inter se congruebant), agreed, was congruous , Liv. 9, 2, 4.—
γ With dat.: quibus (principiis) congruere debent quae sequuntur, Cic. Fin. 3, 6, 20; 2, 31, 99; Liv. 8, 6, 12; 42, 17, 1; Quint. 9, 3, 40; Plin. 21, 6, 17, § 33; Tac. A. 6, 22; 13, 1; Suet. Calig. 3: non omni causae nec auditori neque personae neque tempori congruere orationis unum genus, is suitable, fit , = convenire, Cic. de Or. 3, 55, 210; Quint. 4, 2, 89; Dig. 1, 16, 13.— Impers. : Canidius timidius decessit quam professioni ejus congruebat, Vell. 2, 87, 3; Dig. 1, 18, 13.—
δ Absol. : quemadmodum congruit, ut simul et affirmes, te assiduis occupationibus impediri, et scripta nostra desideres? is it consistent? Plin. Ep. 7, 2, 1; cf. Plin. 17, 22, 35, § 171: res prout congruunt aut repugnant, Quint. 7, 2, 57; so id. 5, 10, 74; 5, 10, 107; Tac. A. 12, 6; id. H. 2, 4: adversus Latinos bellandum erat, lingua, moribus, etc., congruentes, Liv. 8, 6, 15.—
B To agree (in feeling, opinion, etc.): illi inter se congruunt concorditer, Plaut. Curc. 2, 2, 14; Ter. Heaut. 511: mulier mulieri magis congruit, id. Phorm. 726; Nep. Lys. 3 fin. : linguā, moribus, armorum genere institutis ante omnia militaribus congruentes, Liv. 8, 6, 15: ecce autem similia omnia: omnes congruunt: unum cognoris, omnes noris, Ter. Phorm. 264: de re unā solum dissident de ceteris mirifice congruunt, Cic. Leg. 1, 20, 53: vereor ne natura ... animos quoque dederit corporum doloribus congruentis, sympathizing with, sharing in, affected by , id. Tusc. 5, 1, 3; cf.: sidera innumerabilia caelo inhaerentia cum ejus ipsius motu congruere, id. ib. 5, 24, 69 Tischer ad loc.—Rarely with in and acc.: Bruttiis non societate magis Punicā quam suopte ingenio congruentibus in eum morem, Liv. 29, 6, 2 Weissenb. ad loc.; cf.: omniumque in unum sententiae congruebant, id. 26, 2, 5; 25, 32, 2: omnes eae res in unum congruentes ... damnationem faciebant, id. 3, 24, 6.—
C To come together, agree, meet, coincide (in time): suos dies mensisque congruere volunt cum solis lunaeque ratione, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 52, § 129: tempus ad id ipsum congruere, Liv. 1, 5, 5; so with ad , id. 1, 19, 6: cum temporum ratio vix congruat, Suet. Gram. 7: forte congruerat, ut Clodii Macri et Fonteii Capitonis caedes nuntiarentur, it happened at the same time , Tac. H. 1, 7: in idem artati temporis, Vell. 1, 16, 2; Suet. Caes. 40; Quint. 5, 5, 2.
X —Hence, congrŭens , entis, P. a. (acc. to II.).
A Agreeing, fit, appropriate, suitable, consistent, congruous.
α With cum : vita cum disciplinā, Cic. Brut. 31, 117; 38, 141; id. Fin. 2, 14, 45: Aristoteles et Theophrastus, cum illis re congruentes, genere docendi paulum differentes, id. Leg. 1, 13, 38.—
β With dat.: congruens actio menti, Cic. de Or. 3, 59, 222; id. Fin. 5, 21, 58; 2, 31, 99; id. Fam. 9, 24, 1; Suet. Oth. 12.— Comp. : quid congruentius Deo? Lact. 4, 26, 13.—
γ Absol. : genus dicendi aptum et congruens, Cic. de Or. 3, 14, 53; Liv. 7, 2, 7: actio vocis, vultūs et gestūs, Cic. Part. Or. 15, 54: oratio verbis discrepans, sententiis congruens, id. Leg. 1, 10, 30: cum haec duo pro congruentibus sumunt, tam vehementer repugnantia, id. Ac. 2 ( Luc. ), 14, 44.—Hence,
2 Congruens est or videtur, = convenit, it is ( seems ) fit, proper, meet (post-Aug. and rare); with acc. and inf.: congruens erat, eandem immunitatem parentes obtinere, Plin. Pan. 38, 6: congruentius est, Cod. 8, 47, 4.—In sup. : congruentissimum est, animam puniri, Tert. Anim. 58.—With inf.: congruens videtur primordia ejus aperire, Tac. H. 5, 2; cf.: congruens crediderim recensere, id. A. 4, 6. —With ut : congruens est, ut, etc., Gell. 17, 8, 13; Dig. 1, 16, 4, § 3.—
B Agreeing in all its parts; symmetrical, proportioned; accordant, consistent, harmonious : is concentus ex dissimillumarum vocum moderatione concors tamen efficitur et congruens, Cic. Rep. 2, 42, 69: Tiberius corpore fuit amplo et robusto ... ceteris quoque membris usque ad imos pedes aequalis et congruens, Suet. Tib. 68: congruens clamor (opp. dissonus), Liv. 30, 34, 1; cf.: congruentissimā voce acclamare, Ap. Mag. p. 320, 31.
XVII —Hence, congrŭenter , adv., agreeably, filly, suitably (twice in Cic., but very rare in the class. per.): congruenter naturae convenienterque vivere, Cic. Fin. 3, 7, 26: ut ad id quodcumque agetur apte congruenterque dicamus, id. de Or. 3, 10, 37: respondere, Dig. 45, 1, 1 fin. — Comp. , Fronto Orat. 3 fin. ; Min. Fel. Oct. 40 fin. — Sup. , Tert. Pudic. 8 fin. ; Aug. Doctr. Christ. 1, 12 al.