depositio
εἰς δὲ θεοὺς ἀσεβείας τε καὶ εὐσεβείας καὶ γονέας καὶ αὐτόχειρος φόνου μείζους ἔτι τοὺς μισθοὺς διηγεῖτο → and he had still greater requitals to tell of piety and impiety towards the gods and parents and of self-slaughter
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dēpŏsĭtĭo: ōnis, f. depono (post-Aug.; most freq. in jurid. Lat.).
I Lit., a laying down, putting off.
A A depositing for safe-keeping, Dig. 16, 3, 1; 5; 17.—
B A pulling or tearing down: aedificii, Dig. 4, 2, 9, § 2.—
C A depositing in the earth, burying, Inscr. Orell. 1121 (of 384 A.D.).—
D A parting from, getting rid of: carnis sordium, Vulg. 1 Pet. 3, 21; cf.: tabernaculi mei, i. e. the body, id. 2 Pet. 1, 14.—
II Trop.
A In gen.: testium, a deposition, testimony, Cod. 2, 43, 3: dignitatis, a lowering, degradation, Dig. 48, 19, 8 init.—
B In rhetor.
(a) The close of a period: prout aut depositio aut inceptio aut transitus postulabit, Quint. 11, 3, 46 Spald.—
(b) The lowering of voice, sound, or speed of utterance, = Gr. θέσις (opp. ἄρσις = elatio), Mart. Cap. 9, § 974.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dēpŏsĭtĭō, ōnis, f. (depono),
1 action de déposer, dépôt, consignation : Ulp. Dig. 16, 3, 1 || inhumation : CIL 9, 1372 || [fig.] déposition, témoignage : Cod. Just. 2, 43, 3 || [t. de méd.] relâchement : Cass. Fel. 51, p. 132, 22
2 action de mettre à bas, démolition : Ulp. Dig. 4, 2, 9, 2 || [fig.] destitution : Firm. Math. 3, 15, 18 || abaissement : depositio dignitatis Ulp. Dig. 48, 19, 8, perte de sa dignité || [rhét.] achèvement, fin d’une période : Quint. 11, 3, 34 || abaissement du ton (de la voix) : Capel. 9, 974.
Latin > German (Georges)
dēpositio, ōnis, f. (depono), das Nieder-, Ablegen, I) eig.: a) das Niederlegen = Ablegen, armorum, Chalcid. Tim. 169. – b) das Niederlegen zum Aufheben, absol., ICt.: pecuniae, Veget. mil. 2, 20 u. ICt. – c) das Niederlegen = Einreißen, aedificii, Ulp. dig. 4, 2, 9. § 2. – II) übtr.: a) das Ablegen, Von-sich-Legen, carnis sordium, Augustin. serm. 106, 1. – b) d. testium, die Zeugenaussage, Cod. Iust. 2, 43, 3. – c) d. dignitatis, Erniedrigung, Degradation, Ulp. dig. 48, 19, 8 in. – d) als rhet. u. gramm. t. t. = das Absetzen am Schluß einer Periode, Quint. 11, 3, 46. – u. = die Senkung (griech. θέσις), temporis, soni, vocis, Ggstz. elatio, sublatio, elevatio (griech. ἄρσις), Mar. Vict. art. gr. 1, 9, 3. p. 40, 16 K. Fortunat. art. 2, 4. p. 280, 10 K. Mart. Cap. 9. § 974. – e) die Absetzung jmds., die Amtsentsetzung, Greg. M. epist. 11, 47 u. 12, 31; vgl. ipsius a statu solito dep., Firm. math. 3, 15, 8. – f) das Hinscheiden aus dem Leben, Cassian. coll. 19, 1.
