coangusto
Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
cŏ-angusto: āvi, ātum, v. a.,
I to bring into a narrow compass, to confine, compress, contract, enclose, hem in (rare and mostly post-Aug.).
I Prop.: alvos, * Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 15: quo facilius fistula claudatur vel certe coangustetur, Cels. 7, 27 fin.; Auct. B. Hisp. 5; cf. Aur. Vict. Epit. 42: aditum aedium, Dig. 19, 2, 19.—Of a city, to invest, besiege: et coangustabunt te undique, Vulg. Luc. 19, 43.—
II Trop., to limit, restrict: haec lex dilatata in ordinem cunctum, coangustari etiam potest, * Cic. Leg. 3, 14, 32: aliquid interpretatione, Dig. 50, 16, 120.—
B In gen., to afflict, Vulg. 2 Par. 33, 12.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
cŏangustō,¹⁵ āvī, ātum, āre, tr., rétrécir, resserrer, mettre à l’étroit : coangustare aditum ædium Dig. 19, 2, 19, rétrécir l’entrée d’une maison ; coangustabantur B. Hisp. 5, 5, ils s’entassaient
