despuo
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)
dē-spŭo: ĕre, v. n. and
I a., to spit out, to spit.
I Prop., Liv. 5, 40; Naev. ap. Gell. 2, 19, 6; esp. as a religious observance for averting a disease, etc.; so, act. morbos, Plin. 28, 4, 7, § 35: tenerum ignem, Claud. rapt. Pros. 2, 52; neutr., Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 27; Tib. 1, 2, 54; Plin. 10, 23, 33, § 69.— Hence,
II Trop., to reject, abhor (syn.: deprecari, aspernari, spernere, etc.), Plaut. As. 1, 1, 26: preces alicujus, Catull. 50, 19: voluptates (with spernere opes), Sen. Ep. 104 fin.—With in: acre in mores, Pers. 4, 35, dub. (others: despuat, hi mores, etc.).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dēspŭō,¹³ ĕre,
1 intr., cracher à terre : Varro L. 5, 157 ; Liv. 5, 40, 8
2 tr., a) détourner un mal, en crachant dans le sinus de sa robe : morbos Plin. 28, 35, détourner des maladies en crachant ; b) [fig.] rejeter avec mépris : Pl. As. 38 ; Catul. 50, 19.
Latin > German (Georges)
dē-spuo, spuī, spūtum, ere, I) v. intr. ausspucken, bes. um ein Übel abzuwenden, Varro LL., Liv. u.a.: in molles sibi sinus, Tibull. – übtr., acre despuat in mores, giftig loszieht auf usw., Pers. 4, 34. – II) v. tr.: 1) etw. ausspucken, ausspeien, a) eig.: tenerum ignem, Claud. rapt. Pros. 2, 52. – b) übtr., vor od. bei od. gegen etwas ausspucken (als Zeichen des Abscheus), comitiales morbos (beim Anblick von Fallsüchtigen), Plin. 28, 35: teque obsecro hercle, ut quae locutus es despuas, Plaut. asin. 38: precesque nostras, oramus, cave despuas, Catull. 50, 18: despuens divitias oppressione quaesitas, verabscheuend, Mart. Cap. 1. § 80.
Latin > English
despuo despuere, -, - V :: spit (out/down/upon), spurn/reject, abhor; spit on ground (avert evil/disease)
