convestio
οὗτος ἐγὼ ταχυτᾶτι· χεῖρες δὲ καὶ ἦτορ ἴσο → this is my speed: my hands and heart are its equal, such am I for speed; my hands and heart are just as good
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
con-vestĭo: īvi, ītum, 4 (arch.
I inf. pass. convestirier, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 28, 69), v. a., to clothe, cover with clothing (rare, and mostly in ante-class. poetry). *
I Lit.: cruenta corpora, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 2.—
II Transf.: prata herbis, Poët. ap. Cic. Tusc. l. l.; cf.: Topiarium laudavi: ita omnia convestivit hederā, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 2, § 5: domum lucis, to surround, id. Dom. 38, 101: omnia suā luce sol, * Lucr. 2, 147.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
convestĭō,¹⁴ īvī, ītum, īre, tr., couvrir d’un vêtement : Enn. Scen. 131 || [fig.] couvrir, envelopper : Cic. Q. 3, 1, 5 ; Lucr. 2, 147.
Latin > German (Georges)
con-vestio, īvī, ītum, īre, bekleiden, I) eig.: corpora, Enn. scen. 131: cernuus extemplo plantas convestit honestas, Lucil. 129 Marx. – II) übtr., bekleiden = bedecken, umgeben u. dgl., c. omnia hederā, Cic.: faciem, Sen. rhet.: omnia suā luce (v. der Sonne), Lucr.: domus duobus lucis convestita, Cic. – / Parag. Infin. convestirier, Enn. scen. 155 (= Trag. inc. fab. 137 R.) Arnob. 5, 41.
