incomprehensibilis
Τὸ γὰρ περισσὰ πράσσειν οὐκ ἔχει νοῦν οὐδένα → There is no sense in doing things beyond the usual measure
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
incomprĕhensĭbĭlis: e, adj. 2. incomprehendo,
I that cannot be seized or held, that cannot be grasped (post-Aug.).
I Lit.: parvitas arenae, Col. 10 praef. § 4: alces incomprehensibili fuga pollet, that cannot be overtaken, Sol. 20.— Neutr. as subst.: constare ex comprehensibili et incomprehensibili, Tert. Ap. 48. —
II Trop.
A (The fig. is of a wrestler.) In disputando incomprehensibilis et lubricus, Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 6 Döring.—
B Of the mind, incomprehensible, inconceivable: vitiosae consuetudinis immensum et incomprehensibile arbitrium est, i. e. illimitable, endless, Sen. Cons. ad Helv. 11, 1; cf., opus, id. Ep. 94, 14: cum igitur illa incerta (natura) incomprehensibilisque sit, incomprehensible, Cels. praef. med.: praecepta, Quint. 9, 1, 12.—Adv.: in-comprĕhensĭbĭlĭter, incomprehensibly, Hier. Ep. 87; Ambros. in Luc. 2, 1: natus filius, Hilar. Trin. 3, 17; Lact. 3, 2, 6.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
incomprĕhēnsĭbĭlis,¹⁵ e,
1 qu’on ne peut saisir : Col. Rust. 10, pr. 4 ; Macr. Scip. 1, 16, 10 ; [métaph.] Plin. Min. Ep. 1, 20, 6
2 [fig.] qu’on ne peut embrasser, illimité : Sen. Helv. 10, 11 ; Ep. 94, 14.
