demetior
Κινδυνεύουσι γὰρ ὅσοι τυγχάνουσιν ὀρθῶς ἁπτόμενοι φιλοσοφίας λεληθέναι τοὺς ἄλλους ὅτι οὐδὲν ἄλλο αὐτοὶ ἐπιτηδεύουσιν ἢ ἀποθνῄσκειν τε καὶ τεθνάναι → Actually, the rest of us probably haven't realized that those who manage to pursue philosophy as it should be pursued are practicing nothing else but dying and being dead (Socrates via Plato, Phaedo 64a.5)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dē-mētĭor: mensus, 4,
I v. a., to measure out, to measure, as a whole (whereas dimetior is to measure the parts of a whole—very rare): ut verba verbis quasi demensa et paria respondeant, Cic. Or. 12, 38; so Quint. 5, 10, 124 (al. dimensis): vos meministis quot calendis petere demensum cibum, i. e. the stated allowance of slaves, Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 3.—Hence, dēmensum, i, n., a measured allowance, ration of slaves: quod ille unciatim de demenso suo comparsit, Ter. Ph. 1, 1, 9; Spart. Hadr. 7 fin.; Inscr. Orell. 2849; cf. Donat. ad Ter. l. l.; Sen. Ep. 80; Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 40 Orelli.—In a comic transf.: nunc argumentum vobis demensum dabo, Non modio neque trimodio, verum ipso horreo, Plaut. Men. prol. 14.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dēmētĭor, mēnsus sum, mētīrī, tr., mesurer [seult au part. et avec le sens passif] verba quasi demensa Cic. Or. 38, mots pour ainsi dire mesurés ; demensus cibus Pl. St. 60, ration mensuelle allouée à l’esclave, v. demensum, cf. Men. 14.
Latin > German (Georges)
dē-mētior, mēnsus sum, mētīrī, I) abmessen, zumessen (griech. ἀπομετρεισθαι), nur noch passiv im Partic. Perf., demensus cibus = demensum (s. unten), Plaut. Stich. 60: u. übtr.: nunc argumentum vobis demensum dabo, non modio neque trimodio, verum ipso horreo (aus voller Scheuer = sehr reichlich), Auct. prol. ad Plaut. Men. 14 sq.: ut verba verbis quasi demensa et paria respondeant, Cic. or. 38; vgl. Quint. 5, 10, 124. – u. subst., dēmēnsum, ī, n. (sc. frumentum), das den Sklaven monatlich zum Unterhalt zugemessene Getreide, das Deputat, die Ration, Ter. Phorm. 43. – II) (wie dimetior) abmessen = ausmessen, Gromat. vet. 252, 16 (wo ungew. Perf.-Form demetitus est).
