hortatus
From LSJ
Πρόσεχε τῷ ὑποκειμένῳ ἢ τῇ ἐνεργείᾳ ἢ τῷ δόγματι ἢ τῷ σημαινομένῳ. → Look to the essence of a thing, whether it be a point of doctrine, of practice, or of interpretation.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
hortātus: ūs, m. id.,
I incitement, encouragement, exhortation (in class. prose only in abl. sing.): haec vox hujus hortatu praeceptisque conformata, nonnullis aliquando saluti fuit, Cic. Arch. 1, 1: aliorum consilio, hortatu, auctoritate, id. Fam. 13, 29, 7: suorum omnium hortatu, Caes. B. C. 3, 86, 1: hortatu suo, Ov. Tr. 5, 14, 46; Luc. 6, 317.—Dat.: hortatui, Macr. S. 7, 5.— With obj. gen.: hortatus laudum, Sil. 12, 67.—In <number opt="n">plur.</number>, Ov. M. 3, 242; 7, 339; Val. Fl. 3, 550; 4, 81 al.
