speculator
τί ἦ μοι ταῦτα περὶ δρῦν ἢ περὶ πέτρην → but what is this to me, about an oak or a rock | but what are these things about a tree or a rock to me | why all this about trees and rocks | why all this about what we have nothing to do with | but why am I off on this tangent
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
subs.
One who guesses: P. δοξαστής, ὁ, εἰκαστής, ὁ.
Philosopher: P. φιλόσοφος, ὁ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
spĕcŭlātor: (also written spĭcŭl-), ōris, m. id., in milit. lang.,
I a looker-out, spy, scout, explorer, éclaireur (syn. explorator).
I Lit.: speculator, quem mittimus ante, ut respiciat quae volumus, Varr. L. L. 6, § 82 Müll.: repentinus, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 63, § 164; Caes. B. G. 2, 11; 5, 49 fin.; Cic. N. D. 2, 56, 140; Sall. J. 101, 1; 106, 2; Liv. 3, 40, 13; 22, 33, 1; 28, 2, 2 al.—These scouts formed a special division in each legion, Auct. B. Hisp. 13; Tac. H. 1, 25; Inscr. Orell. 1222; 3518 al.—Under the emperors they were employed as special adjutants, messengers, and body-guards of a general, Suet. Calig. 44; Tac. H. 2, 73; Suet. Aug. 74; id. Claud. 35; id. Galb. 18; id. Oth. 5; Tac. H. 1, 24 Lips.; 2, 11; 2, 33; Sen. Ira, 1, 16, 15; id. Ben. 3, 25; Vulg. Marc. 6, 27 (where the Greek has also σπεκουλάτωρ) al. —
II Transf., in gen., a searcher, explorer, investigator, examiner: physicus, id est speculator venatorque naturae, Cic. N. D. 1, 30, 83; id. Div. in Caecil. 16, 51: ad has excipiendas voces speculator ex convivis Persei missus, Liv. 40, 7: Cleonis fuisse publice praepositos χαλαζοφύλακας, speculatores futurae grandinis, Sen. Q. N. 4, 6, 1: quo tu matutinus speculator amicae? Prop. 2, 29 (3, 27), 31: apes consumptis in proximo floribus speculatores ad pabula ulteriora mittunt, Plin. 11, 8, 8, § 19: Fabius cautā speculator mente futuri, Sil. 1, 679.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
spĕcŭlātŏr,¹⁰ ōris, m. (speculor),
1 observateur, espion : Varro L. 6, 82 ; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 164 ; Nat. 2, 140 || [mil.] pl., éclaireurs : Cæs. G. 2, 11, etc. || messager, courrier, garde du corps auprès du général : Tac. H. 2, 73 ; Suet. Aug. 74 ; Cal. 44 ; Claud. 35, etc. || garde : Sen. Ira 1, 18, 4 ; Ben. 3, 25
2 observateur des phénomènes] : Cic. Nat. 1, 82 ; Sen. Nat. 4, 6, 2.
Latin > German (Georges)
speculātor, ōris, m. (speculor), der Ausspäher, I) der Kundschafter, Ausspäher, Spion, im Kriege, a) v. Menschen, Caes., Cic. u.a. solche speculatores als besondere Abteilung jeder Legion, speculator de legione II. Pompeiana, Auct. b. Hisp.: um die Person des Feldherrn als Ordonnanz, Feldjäger, Leibwache, Auct. b. Afr., Suet. u.a.: als Scharfrichter, Henker, Sen. de ira 1, 18, 4; de ben. 3, 25: apud arbitrum speculatorem litigaturi, Tert. ad uxor. 2, 5 extr.: u. dafür (= Scharfrichter) spiculator, Vulg. Marc. 6, 27. Hieron. epist. 1, 8. Augustin. serm. 307, 1. Firm. math. 4, 4 u. 8, 26. – b) der Bienen, Plin. 11, 19. – II) der Erspäher, Forscher übh., sp. venatorque naturae, Cic.: speculatores futurae grandinis (griech. χαλαζοφύλακες), Sen.: sp. futuri, Sil. – / synkop. speclātor, Corp. inscr. Lat. 10, 684. – III) der Hüter, Aufseher, Eccl.
Latin > English
speculator speculatoris N M :: spy, scout
