nexo
κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
nexo: xŭi and xi, 3 (also of the first conj., acc. to Prisc. 9, 6, 33, p. 860 sq.; 10, 8, 48, p. 904; Diom. 1, p. 366;
I and in the reading: nexantem nodis seque in sua membra plicantem, Verg. A. 5, 279 Conington; but here the better reading is nixantem, Rib. and Forbig. ad loc.; cf. also Neue, Formenl. 2, p. 421 sq.), v. freq. a. id., to tie or bind together, to interlace, entwine (ante-class.): nexebant multa inter se, Liv. Andr. ap. Diom. p. 366 P., and ap. Prisc. p. 861 P.: omnibus manicas neximus, Att. ib. (Trag. Rel. v. 130 Rib.).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) nexō, āre, tr., fréq. de necto, attacher, nouer : Andr. d. Diom. 369, 20.
(2) nexō, ŭī, ĕre, c. necto : Prisc. Gramm. 9, 33.
Latin > German (Georges)
nexo, āre (Intens. v. necto), fest schlingen, Liv. Andr. Odyss. fr. 24 bei Diom. 369, 20 u. bei Prisc. 9, 33 (wo Hertz die Variante nexebant aufgenommen hat, von einer nur von Prisc. 9, 33 u.a. Gramm. aufgestellten Form nexo, nexui, nexere.
Latin > English
nexo nexere, nexi, - V :: tie together; bind together; (see also nectere)
