circumcurro
Πολλὰ τὰ δεινὰ κοὐδὲν ἀνθρώπου δεινότερον πέλει → There are many wondrous things in this world, but none more wondrous than humans
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
circum-curro: ĕre, v. n.,
I to run round or about (not ante-Aug.), Vitr. 4, 6: circumcurrens linea, the periphery, Quint. 1, 10, 41.—*
II Trop.: eam artem (rhetoricen) circumcurrentem vocaverunt. quod in omni materiā diceret, universal, Quint. 2, 21, 7.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
circumcurrō, ĕre, intr., faire le tour, le pourtour : Vitr. Arch. 4, 6, 3 ; linea circumcurrens Quint. 1, 10, 41, ligne qui termine une surface, périphérie || [fig.] ars circumcurrens Quint. 2, 21, 7, art ambulant [qui s’applique à tous les sujets] || [avec acc. de l’objet intérieur] circumcurrere circulum suum Capel. 8, 886, accomplir sa révolution.
Latin > German (Georges)
circum-curro, ere, rings herumlaufen, eaeque corsae cum astragalis circumcurrant, Vitr. 4, 6, 3: linea circumcurrens, die Peripherie, der Umkreis, Quint. 1, 10, 41. – übtr., umherschweifen, eamque artem circumcurrentem vocaverunt, quod in omni materia diceret, Quint. 2, 21, 7.
