acroasis
τὸν ἀφ' ἱερᾶς κινεῖν λίθον → move one's man from this line, move a piece from this line, try one's last chance, make a last ditch effort
Latin > English
acroasis acroasis N F :: public lecture
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ācrŏāsis: is, f., = ἀκρόασις (
I a hearing, a listening to), the discourse delivered before an assembly, public lecture (cf. the use of contio among Eng. and collegium among Germ. scholars, for discourse, etc.): ut eas vel in acroasi audeam legere, in a public lecture, Cic. Att. 15, 17, 2: Callias acroasin fecit, Vitr. 10, 22: plurimas acroases fecit, Suet. Gram. 2 (al. ἀκροάσεις).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ăcrŏāsis, is, f. (ἀκρόασις), audition ; savant auditoire : Cic. Att. 15, 17, 2 || conférence : Vitr. Arch. 10, 16, 3 ; Suet. Gramm. 2.
Latin > German (Georges)
acroāsis, is, Akk. in, Abl. i, f. (ἀκρόασις, eig. das Anhören, dah. meton.) das Angehörte, die Vorlesung, der Vortrag, Varr. sat. Men. 517. Cic. ad Att. 15, 17, 2: acroasin facere, Vitr. 10, 16 (22), 3: Plur., plurimas acroasis fecit, Suet. gr. 2.
