sector

Latin > English

sector sectari, sectatus sum V DEP :: follow continually; pursue; pursue with punishment; hunt out; run after

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

sector: ātus, 1 (
I inf. sectarier, Plaut. Mil. 2, 1, 13; id. Rud. 1, 2, 57; Hor. S. 1, 2, 78), v. dep. freq. a. sequor, to follow continually or eagerly, in a good or bad sense; to run after, attend, accompany; to follow after, chase, pursue (freq. and class.).
I Lit.
   A In gen.: equidem te jam sector quintum hunc annum, Plaut. Pers. 2, 1, 5: servum misi, qui sectari solet meum gnatum, id. Ep. 3, 4, 50: Chrysogonum (servi), Cic. Rosc. Am. 28, 77: praetorem circum omnia fora, id. Verr. 2, 2, 70, § 169: si mercede conducti obviam candidatis issent, si conducti sectarentur, id. Mur. 32, 67: at sectabuntur multi, id. ib. 33, 70: neque te quisquam stipator Praeter Crispinum sectabitur, Hor. S. 1, 3, 139: equitum manus quae regem ex more sectatur, Tac. A. 15, 2; 15, 33 fin.; Gell. 20, 6, 1 et saep.: mulieres sectarier, to run after, Plaut. Mil. 2, 1, 13; 3, 1, 183; cf.: desine matronas sectarier, Hor. S. 1, 2, 78: ipse suas sectatur oves, at filius agnos, accompanies, guards, Tib. 1, 10, 41: aratrum, to follow the plough, id. 2, 3, 7: canes, to follow the hounds (that hunt on before), Prop. 3, 14 (4, 13), 14: aliquem, to run after, pursue, Plaut. Cist. 2, 2, 1: servum, Cato ap. Gell. 17, 6, 3: homo ridicule insanus, qui ejusmodi est, ut eum pueri sectentur, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 66, § 148: ne scuticā dignum horribili sectere flagello, Hor. S. 1, 3, 119: exagitet nostros Manes sectetur et umbras, etc., Prop. 2, 8, 19 (2, 8 b, 19).— To visit a place gladly, to frequent: gymnasia, Plin. Ep. 1, 22, 6.—Absol.: homo coepit me obsecrare, Ut sibi liceret discere id de me: sectari jussi (alluding to the train of followers who accompanied the ancient philosophers), Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 31; id. Phorm. 1, 2, 36: at sectabantur multi ... Quid opus est sectatoribus? (of the train of a candidate) Cic. Mur. 34, 71.—
   B In partic., to pursue, chase, hunt animals: sues silvaticos in montibus, Varr. ap. Non. 555, 31: sectaris apros, Verg. E. 3, 75: gallinam, Plaut. Mil. 2, 2, 7: simiam, id. ib. 2, 2, 24; 2, 2, 106; 2, 3, 13 sq.; 2, 6, 25: leporem, Hor. S. 1, 2, 106; 2, 2, 9 et saep.: cervam videre fugere, sectari canes, Ter. Phorm. prol. 7.—
II Trop., to follow or strive after; to pursue eagerly (not freq. till after the Aug. per.; not in Cic.): quid vos hanc miseram ac tenuem sectamini praedam? * Caes. B. G. 6, 35; so, praedam, Tac. A. 1, 65: facinora, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 28: lites, Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 61: nomina tironum, Hor. S. 1, 2, 16: sectantem levia nervi Deficiunt, id. A. P. 26: gymnasia aut porticus, Plin. Ep. 1, 22, 6: omnes dicendi Veneres, Quint. 10, 1, 79; cf.: quas figuras, id. 9, 3, 100: voluptatem, id. 10, 1, 28: eminentes virtutes, to seek out, Tac. A. 1, 80: contumaciam sententiarum, habitum vultumque ejus, to seek to imitate, id. ib. 16, 22: praecepta salubria, Suet. Aug. 89: commoda, id. ib. 25: luxuriosa convivia, Just. 11, 10, 2: in alienis eripiendis vitam sectari, id. 27, 2, 8. —
   (b)    With a rel. or subj.-clause, to hunt or track out, busy one's self: mitte sectari, rosa quo locorum Sera moretur, Hor. C. 1, 38, 3: non ut omnia dicerem sectatus, sed ut maxime necessaria, Quint. 1, 10, 1.?*! In a pass. signif.: qui vellet se a cane sectari, Varr. R. R. 2, 9, 6.
sector: ōris, m. id.,
I one who cuts or cuts off, a cutter (rare but class.).
I Lit.: zonarius, a cutpurse, Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 20: collorum, a cutthroat, Cic. Rosc. Am. 29, 80 (v. II.); so id. ib. 31 fin.: feni, a haycutter, mower, Col. 11, 1, 12.—
II Publicists' t. t., a bidder, purchaser at a public sale of goods captured or confiscated by the State (cf. quadruplator): sectores vocantur qui publica bona mercantur, Dig. 4, 146: cum de bonis et de caede agatur, testimonium dicturus est is, qui et sector est et sicarius: hoc est, qui et illorum ipsorum bonorum, de quibus agitur, emptor atque possessor est et eum hominem occidendum curavit, de cujus morte quaeritur, Cic. Rosc. Am. 36, 103: sector sis, id. Phil. 2, 26, 65: Pompeii (sc. bonorum), id. ib. 13, 14, 30; Crassus ap. Cic. Fam. 15, 19, 3: ubique hasta et sector, Tac. H. 1, 20: hastae subjecit tabernas, nec sector inventus est, Flor. 2, 6, 48; Pacat. Pan. Theod. 25, 28; Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 496; cf. Ps.-Ascon. ap. Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 20, § 52, p. 172, and 2, 1, 23, § 61, p. 177 Orell.—In a double sense, with the signif. I.: nescimus per ista tempora eosdem fere sectores fuisse collorum et bonorum? cutthroats and cutpurses, Cic. Rosc. Am. 29, 80. —*
   B Trop.: hinc rapti pretio fasces sectorque favoris Ipse sui populus, seller of his favor, Luc. 1, 178.—
III Geometrical t. t., the sector of a circle, that part of a circle included between any two radii and an arc, Boëth. Art. Geom. p. 379, 13.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(1) sector,¹⁰ ātus sum, ārī (sequor), tr.,
1 suivre (accompagner) partout, escorter : Cic. Amer. 77 ; Mur. 67 ; 70 ; Hor. S. 1, 3, 139 ; 1, 2, 78 ; Pl. Mil. 91 || [avec idée d’hostilité] : eum pueri sectantur Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 148, les enfants sont continuellement à ses trousses || visiter souvent, fréquenter un lieu : Plin. Min. Ep. 1, 22, 6
2 poursuivre un animal, faire la chasse à : apros Virg. B. 3, 75, poursuivre des sangliers, cf. Varr. d. Non. 555, 31 ; Hor. S. 1, 2, 106 ; 2, 2, 9 || [fig.] quid vos hanc miseram ac tenuem prædam sectamini ? Cæs. G. 6, 35, 8, pourquoi vous acharnez-vous à poursuivre ce malheureureux et maigre butin ? cf. Hor. P. 26 ; Quint. 10, 1, 79 ; eminentes virtutes sectari Tac. Ann. 1, 80, rechercher des qualités éminentes ; præcepta salubria Suet. Aug. 89, rechercher des préceptes utiles ; sectari, quo... Hor. O. 1, 38, 3, chercher où...; sectari, ut Quint. 1, 10, 1, chercher à, viser à.
(2) sectŏr,¹² ōris, m. (seco),
1 celui qui tranche : collorum Cic. Amer. 80, qui coupe les gorges, assassin ; feni Col. Rust. 11, 1, 12, faucheur ; zonarius Pl. Trin. 862, coupeur de bourses
2 acheteur (à l’encan) de biens confisqués [cf. Gaius Inst. 4, 146 ] : Cic. Amer. 103 ; Phil. 2, 65 ; 13, 30 ; Tac. H. 1, 20
3 [fig.] favoris Luc. 1, 178, qui met en vente ses faveurs [ses suffrages]
4 [géom.] secteur : Ps. Boet. Geom. 379, 13.

Latin > German (Georges)

(1) sector¹, ātus sum, ārī (Intens. v. sequor), jmdm. überall-, mit Eifer-, mit Begierde folgen, I) eig.: 1) im freundlichen Sinne = jmd. überall begleiten, immer in jmds. Begleitung od. Gefolge sein, (verächtlich) jmdm. immer nachlaufen, a) übh.: alqm totos dies, Cic.: oves, Tibull.: matronas, Hor.: omnes se ultro sectari mulieres, Plaut.: rex ibis neque te quisquam stipator ineptum praeter Crispinum sectabitur, Hor. – b) als Diener, jmds. Leibdiener (Lakai) sein, servum misi, qui sectari solet gnatum meum, meines Sohnes Lakai, Plaut.: nam equidem te iam sector quintum annum, Plaut.: ii servi ubi sunt? Chrysogonum sectantur, Cic. – c) einem Orte gern nachgehen, ihn gern aufsuchen, gymnasia, porticus, Plin. ep. 1, 22, 6. – 2) im feindlichen Sinne – jmdm. überall-, immer folgen, -nachlaufen, um ihn zu verspotten, etwas von ihm zu fordern usw., a) übh.: ut pueri eum sectentur, Cic.: anum sectatus sum clamore, Plaut.: servum sectari atque flagitare virum iubet, Cato fr. – b) ein Tier verfolgen, jagen, leporem, Hor. u. Ov.: apros, Verg.: cervam (v. Hunden), Ter.: sues silvaticos venabulo aut cervos, Varro fr. – II) übtr.: 1) etwas zu erjagen suchen, einer Sache nachjagen, nach etwas eifrig trachten, – streben, einer Sache nacheifern, praedam, Caes.: commoda, Suet.: facinora, Plaut.: virtutes, Tac.: praecepta, Suet.: lenia (al. levia), Hor. de art. poët. 26. – 2) zu erforschen suchen, mitte sectari, quo etc., Hor. carm. 1, 38, 3. – / Parag. Infin. Präs. sectarier, Plaut. mil. 91. Hor. sat. 1, 2, 78.
(2) sector², ōris, m. (seco), I) der Schneider, Abschneider, Zerschneider, zonarius, Beutelschneider, Plaut.: collorum, Mörder, Bandit, Cic.: feni, Heumäher, Colum.: serrarius, Marmorsäger, Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 1108. – II) der Ersteher, Aufkäufer von dem Staate anheimgefallenen Gütern, der Sektor (vgl. Gaius dig. 4, 146), bonorum, Cic.: Pompei (der Güter des P.), Cic. Vgl. sectio no. II. – poet. übtr., favoris, der Verkäufer seiner Gunst, Lucan. 1, 178. – III) als t. t. der Geom., sector circuli, der Abschnitt, Ausschnitt eines Kreises, Boëth. art. geom. 379, 13 Fr.

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