commentor
Οὐ γὰρ ἀργίας ὤνιον ἡ ὑγίεια καὶ ἀπραξίας, ἅ γε δὴ μέγιστα κακῶν ταῖς νόσοις πρόσεστι, καὶ οὐδὲν διαφέρει τοῦ τὰ ὄμματα τῷ μὴ διαβλέπειν καὶ τὴν φωνὴν τῷ μὴ φθέγγεσθαι φυλάττοντος ὁ τὴν ὑγίειαν ἀχρηστίᾳ καὶ ἡσυχίᾳ σῴζειν οἰόμενος → For health is not to be purchased by idleness and inactivity, which are the greatest evils attendant on sickness, and the man who thinks to conserve his health by uselessness and ease does not differ from him who guards his eyes by not seeing, and his voice by not speaking
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
commentor: ātus sum, 1,
I v. freq. dep. comminiscor.
I Prop., to consider thoroughly, meditate, think over, study, deliberate, weigh, prepare one's self mentally, etc. (class.).
A Ingen.
1 Absol.: ut cito commentatus est, i. e. has made up a story, Plaut. Cas. 2, 3, 27: cum in hortos D. Bruti auguris commentandi causā convenissemus, deliberation, Cic. Lael. 2, 7: magi, qui congregantur in fano commentandi causā, id. Div. 1, 41, 90.—
2 With acc.: te ipsum, qui multos annos nihil aliud commentaris, docebo quid sit humaniter vivere, Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 5: commentari aliquid et discere, id. Fin. 5, 15, 42: futuras mecum commentabar miserias, id. poët. Tusc. 3, 14, 29.—
3 With interrog. clause: ut commentemur inter nos, quā ratione nobis traducendum sit hoc tempus, Cic. Fam. 4, 6, 3.—
4 With de: multos mensis de populi Romani libertate, Cic. Phil. 3, 14, 36.—
B In partic.
1 Of the orator's preparation for a speech (freq. and class.).
a Absol.: ad quem paratus venerat, cum in villā Metelli compluris dies commentatus esset, Cic. Fam. 12, 2, 1: itaque videas barbato rostro eum commentari, Varr. ap. Non. p. 455, 19: crebro digitorum labrorumque motu commentari, Quint. 11, 3, 160.—
b With acc.: ut quae secum commentatus esset, ea sine scripto redderet eisdem verbis quibus cogitasset, Cic. Brut. 88, 301: quae mihi iste visus est ex aliā oratione declamare, quam in alium reum commentaretur, id. Rosc. Am. 29, 82.—
2 Of writings, to prepare, produce as the result of study, write (rare): quorum alter commentatus est mimos, Cic. Phil. 6, 13: eo ipso anno cum commentaremur haec, Plin. 18, 25, 57, § 209: Cato de militari disciplinā commentans, id. praef. § 30.— With acc., to discuss, write upon: neque commentari quae audierat fas erat, Gell. 1, 9, 4; cf.: carmina legendo commentando, que etiam ceteris nota facere, Suet. Gram. 2.—
II Transf.
A Of the oratorical student's practice in speaking (always with reference to the mental exertion and preparation; cf. Jan. ad Cic. Brut. 22, 87): commentabar declamitans, sic enim nunc loquuntur, saepe cum M. Pisone, Cic. Brut. 90, 310: exisse eo colore et eis oculis, ut egisse causam, non commentatum putares, id. ib. 22, 87 fin.: magister hic Samnitium summā jam senectute est et cottidie commentatur, id. de Or. 3, 23, 86 Sorof ad loc.—
B Hence, as a modest expression for a speaker's effort, to experiment in speaking, attempt to speak: satisne vobis videor pro meo jure in vestris auribus commentatus? Cic. Fin. 5, 25, 75 Orell. and Madv. ad loc.—
C To imitate, adopt the language of another: Achilem Aristarchi mihi commentari lubet, Plaut. Poen. prol. 1.—
D To meditate, purpose: si cogitaras id, quod illa tropaea plena dedecoris et risūs te commentatum esse declarant, Cic. Pis. 40, 97.
commentor: ōris, m. comminiscor,
I one who devises or invents something, an inventor: uvae, i. e. Bacchus, Ov. F. 3, 785: fraudis, Auct. Ep. Iliad. 579: machinarius, a machinist, Scl. 5, § 13 Momms. (al. commentator).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) commentor,¹³ ātus sum, ārī (fréq. de comminiscor ), tr., appliquer sa pensée à qqch.,
1 méditer, réfléchir à : qui multos annos nihil aliud commentaris Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 5, toi qui ne penses qu’à cela depuis plusieurs années ; futuras mecum commentabar miserias [poet.] Cic. Tusc. 3, 29, j’évoquais par la pensée des malheurs à venir ( Pl. Pœn. 1 ); ut commentemur inter nos, qua ratione nobis traducendum sit hoc tempus Cic. Fam. 4, 6, 3, pour réfléchir ensemble sur la manière dont nous devons nous conduire en ce moment ; de aliqua re commentari Cic. Phil. 3, 36, méditer sur qqch.
2 faire des exercices, étudier, s’exercer : [en parl. d’un maître de gladiateurs] Cic. de Or. 3, 86 ; cum commentandi causa convenissemus Cic. Læl. 7, nous étant réunis pour étudier des questions de science augurale (Div. 1, 90 ) ; commentabar declamitans sæpe cum M. Pisone... Cic. Br. 310, je faisais souvent des exercices de déclamation avec M. Pison...; satisne vobis videor in vestris auribus commentatus ? Cic. Fin. 5, 75, pensez-vous que je me sois assez exercé [à l’exposé philosophique] en votre présence ?
