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Ἄνθρωπος ὢν ἥμαρτον· οὐ θαυμαστέον → Being human I made a mistake; there is nothing remarkable about it.

Menander, Fragmenta, 499

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

quaesītor: ōris, m. id.,
I a seeker, searcher (post-class.).
I In gen., as for gold, connected with scrutator, Pacat. Pan. Th. 28.—
II In partic., an investigator.
   A In judicial (esp. in criminal) matters, an examiner, inquisitor: quid mihi opus est sapiente judice? quid aequo quaesitore? Cic. Font. 6, 11; id. Sull. 28, 78; id. Verr. 1, 10, 29: quaesitorem edere, id. Planc. 17, 43: quaesitor Minos, Verg. A. 6, 432: tres, Sall. J. 40, 4.— Of Cicero, as the investigator of the Catilinarian conspiracy, Cic. Cat. 4, 5, 10: judex desiit esse, quaesitor est, Sen. Brev. Vit. 17, 3.— Esp. of the prætor who presided in criminal trials, Cic. Verr. 1, 10. —
   B In a scientific point of view, an inquirer, examiner, considerer, as a transl. of the Gr. σκεπτικός,> a sceptic (post-class.), Gell. 11, 5, 2: quaesitor ille solus animaeque corporisque, Prud. Hymn. ante Somn. 89.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

quæsītŏr,¹² ōris, m. (quæro),
1 celui qui cherche : Sen. Ep. 119, 5 || celui qui fait une enquête, une instruction criminelle [président d’une chambre d’enquête permanente, quæstio perpetua, à défaut d’un préteur] : Cic. Verr. 2, pr. 29 ; Sulla 78 ; Br. 200, etc.
2 chercheur [en parl. des sceptiques] : Gell. 11, 5, 2.

Latin > German (Georges)

quaesītor, ōris, m. (quaero), I) der Sucher, Pacat. pan. 28, 2. – II) der Untersucher, a) in einer Kriminaluntersuchung, der Untersuchungsrichter, Verhörsrichter, Vorstand des Gerichtshofes (Ggstz. reus, der Beklagte, u. Ggstz. iudex, der Richter, der das Urteil spricht), bes. vom Prätor, der die öffentliche Untersuchung in Kriminalsachen zu leiten hatte, Cic. u.a.: criminum, Liv.: iudex desiit esse; quaesitor est, Sen. de brev. vit. 17, 5 – b) übh., quasi quaesitores et consideratores, von den Skeptikern, Gell. 11, 5, 2.