spectator

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

substantive

P. and V. θεατής, ὁ, θεωρός, ὁ, ἐπόπτης, ὁ.

at a show: P. and V. θεατής, ὁ, θεωρός, ὁ.

be a spectator, v.: P. and V. θεᾶσθαι, θεωρεῖν.

Latin > English

spectator spectatoris N M :: spectator

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

spectātor: ōris, m. id.,
I a looker-on, beholder, observer, spectator (class.).
I In gen.: sunt homines quasi spectatores superarum rerum atque caelestium, Cic. N. D. 2, 56, 140: unicus caeli siderumque (Ar chimedes), Liv. 24, 34, 2: testis et spectator, Cic. de Or. 1, 24, 112: spectator laudum tuarum, id. Fam. 2, 7, 2: Leuctricae calamitatis, id. Off. 2, 7, 26: certaminis, Liv. 1, 28; Quint. 10, 5, 19; Mart. 10, 51, 9.—
II In partic.
   A A spectator in a theatre, at games, etc.: nunc, spectatores, clare plaudite, Plaut. Am. 5, 3, 3; so id. ib. prol. 66; id. Cas. grex 1; id. Cist. 4, 2, 9; id. Ps. 2, 4, 30; id. Stich. 5, 3, 1; Cic. Har. Resp. 11, 22. —
   B An examiner, judge, critic: spectator probator, ut pecuniae spectatores dicuntur, Don. Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 18 (cf. specto, I. B. 3., and spectatio, I. B.): elegans formarum spectator, critic, connoisseur, Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 18: proprii ponderis, Claud. Laud. Stil. 1, 147: acrior virtutis, Liv. 42, 34, 7.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

spectātŏr,¹⁰ ōris, m. (specto),
1 qui a l’habitude de regarder, d’observer, observateur, contemplateur : cæli siderumque Liv. 24, 34, 2, observateur du ciel et des astres, cf. Cic. Nat. 2, 140
2 spectateur, témoin : Leuctricæ calamitatis Cic. Off. 2, 26, témoin du désastre de Leuctres, cf. Cic. Fam. 2, 7, 2
3 spectateur [au théâtre] : Pl. Amph. 66 ; 1145 ; Cic. Har. 22
4 appréciateur, critique : Ter. Eun. 566, cf. Liv. 42, 34, 7 || pecuniæ Don. Eun. 566, essayeur de monnaie.

Latin > German (Georges)

spectātor, ōris, m. (specto), I) der Anseher, Betrachter, Beobachter, a) übh.: Archimedes, unicus spectator caeli siderumque, Liv.: quasi spectatores superarum rerum atque caelestium, Cic.: Albanus exercitus, spectator certaminis, Liv.: certaminis, cui destinatur frequens spectator (von angehenden Rednern), Quint.: mearum ineptiarum testis et sp., Augenzeuge, Cic.: u. so testis spectatorque virtutis atque ignaviae cuiusque adest, Liv.: caelestissimorum eius operum spectator et adiutor, Vell.: locus fusorum ab Alexandro Persarum sp. ac testis, Mela. – prägn., der lästige Beobachter, Aufpasser, non spectator adnotatorque convivis imminens tuis, Plin. pan. 49, 6. – b) der Zuschauer im Schauspiele, Plaut. Amph. prol. 66 u. 1146 u.a. Cic. de har. resp. 22. – II) der Prüfer, Beurteiler, elegans formarum, Kenner, Ter. eun. 566: proprii ponderis, Claud. laud. Stil. 1, 147: pecuniae spectatores, Münzwardeine, Donat. Ter. eun. 3, 5, 18: acrior virtutis spectator ac iudex, Liv. 42, 34, 7.