expurgo
ὦ διάνοια, ἐὰν ἐρευνᾷς τοὺς ἱεροφαντηθέντας λόγους μὲν θεοῦ, νόμους δὲ ἀνθρώπων θεοφιλῶν, οὐδὲν ταπεινὸν οὐδ᾽ ἀνάξιον τοῦ μεγέθους αὐτῶν ἀναγκασθήσῃ παραδέχεσθαι → if, O my understanding, thou searchest on this wise into the oracles which are both words of God and laws given by men whom God loves, thou shalt not be compelled to admit anything base or unworthy of their dignity
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ex-purgo: āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.,
I to purge, cleanse, purify (class.).
I Lit.: dolabella quicquid emortuum est (trunci aut vitis), Col. 4, 24, 5: capisterio quicquid exteretur, id. 2, 9, 1: lepras, psoras, lichenas, lentigines, Plin. 23, 7, 64, § 126.—Poet.: quae poterunt umquam satis expurgare (me) cicutae? i. e. to cure of poetic ecstasy, * Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 53: vetus fermentum, remove by cleansing, Vulg. 1 Cor. 5, 7.—
B Trop.: expurgandus est sermo, * Cic. Brut. 74, 258.—
II In partic., to clear from censure, to exculpate, vindicate, justify, excuse: me expurgare tibi volo, Plaut. Capt. 3, 4, 87; id. Mil. 2, 6, 17: sine me expurgem, Ter. And. 5, 3, 29; id. Hec. 5, 1, 16: non facile est expurgatu, id. ib. 2, 3, 4: sese parum expurgat, fails to vindicate, Sall. J. 69, 4: requirens objecta et expurgaturum asseverans, Tac. A. 16, 24: fidem consiliumque publicum, Gell. 7, 3, 5.—Hence, P. a.: expurgātus, a, um, pure, clear; comp.: mens, Rufin. Orig. de Princ. 1, 1, 7.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
expūrgō,¹³ āvī, ātum, āre, tr.,
1 nettoyer, émonder, retrancher, enlever : Col. Rust. 4, 24, 5 ; Plin. 23, 126 || [fig.] corriger : expurgandus est sermo Cic. Br. 259, il faut châtier le style
2 [fig.] purger : Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 53
3 disculper, justifier : Ter. Andr. 900 ; Hec. 277 ; Sall. J. 79, 4 ; Tac. Ann. 16, 24.
Latin > German (Georges)
ex-pūrgo, āvī, ātum, āre, ausputzen, reinigen, säubern, I) eig.: A) im allg.: quidquid (spicarum) exteretur scaphisterio exp., Col.: sordida ulcera, Plin. – poet., quae poterunt umquam satis expurgare (me) cicutae? mich (von der Dichterglut) heilen, Hor. ep. 2, 2, 53. – B) prägn., ausputzen = reinigend entfernen, dolabellā exp. quidquid emortuum est, Col.: lepras, psoras, Plin. – II) übtr.: A) im allg.: expurgandus est sermo, Cic. Brut. 258. – B) insbes., entschuldigend reinigen, rechtfertigen, entschuldigen, se, Plaut.: se alci, Plaut.: expurgaturum (obiecta) asseverans, Tac.: consilium publicum, Gell.: dissimulandi causā aut sui expurgandi, sich vom Verdachte zu reinigen, Sall. – / Eine gedehnte Form expurigo von Ritschl im Plautus eingeführt, s. Plaut. capt. 620 (616 Br.); mil. 497 u. 517. Vgl. Ritschl opusc. 2, 431.
