obluctor
οὕς ὁ Θεός συνέζευξεν, ἄνθρωπος μή χωριζέτω → what therefore God did join together, let not man put asunder | what therefore God hath joined together, let no man put asunder
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ob-luctor: ātus, 1,
I v. dep., to strive or struggle against, to contend with, oppose a person or thing (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
I Lit.
A With dat. of person: soli obluctandum Fabio, to contend with Fabius alone, Sil. 8, 10.—
B With dat. of thing: genibusque adversae obluctor harenae, struggle against, Verg. A. 3, 38: fruticibus, Col. 8, 14, 8: flumini, Curt. 4, 8, 8. —
C Absol.: obluctantia saxa Submovit nitens, Stat. S. 3, 1, 20.—
II Trop.: ut erat animi semper obluctantis difficultatibus, Curt. 6, 6, 27: oblivioni, id. 7, 1, 9: morti, Luc. 3, 662.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
obluctor,¹³ ātus sum, ārī, intr., lutter contre [avec dat.] : Fabio Sil. 8, 10, lutter contre Fabius ; adversæ harenæ Virg. En. 3, 38, lutter contre le sol qui résiste, cf. Curt. 4, 8, 8 ; 6, 6, 27 ; Luc. 3, 662.
