comparatus
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)
compăra-tus: ūs, m. id.,
I a relation, proportion (cf. 1. comparatio, II. B.): modulorum, Vitr. 7 praef. fin.
