conspuo
ἁρμονίη ἀφανὴς φανερῆς κρείττων → the hidden attunement is better than the obvious one, invisible connection is stronger than visible, harmony we can't see is stronger than harmony we can, unseen harmony is stronger than what we can see
Latin > English
conspuo conspuere, conspui, consputus V INTRANS :: spit; spit out much; spit it out
conspuo conspuo conspuere, conspui, consputus V TRANS :: spit on, sputter over; besplatter with saliva; (contempt); spit; spit it out
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
con-spŭo: no
I perf., ūtum, 3, v. a. and n.
I Act., to spit upon (rare; most freq. in Petr.): me immundissimo basio, Petr. 23, 4.—Esp., to spit upon in contempt, Plaut. Curc. 4, 2, 17; Petr. 132, 3; Hier. Ep. 50, n. 4; cf. Barth. Advers. 23, 24.—Of an epileptic: faciem tuam, App. Mag. 44, p. 303, 1: conspuere sinus, as a charm to prevent the gods from being provoked by proud words, Juv. 7, 111 Mayor ad loc.; cf. spuo, I.—
B Poet., in a harsh and undignified figure, = conspergere, to besprinkle, to cover over: Juppiter hibernas canā nive conspuit Alpes, Furius Bibaculus ap. Quint. 8, 6, 17; for which Horace, parodying it, writes: Furius hibernas cana nive conspuet Alpes, Hor. S. 2, 5, 41; cf. the scholiast in h. 1.—
II Neutr., to spit out much, to spit: faciem meam non averti a conspuentibus in me, Vulg. Isa. 50, 6.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
cōnspŭō,¹⁴ ŭī, ūtum, ĕre,
1 tr., salir de crachat, de bave : Sen. Vita b. 19, 3 ; Petr. 23, 4 ; Apul. Apol. 44, 9, nive conspuit Alpes Bibac. d. Quint. 8, 6, 17 (raillerie d’ Hor. S. 2, 5, 41 ), (Jupiter) couvre les Alpes de crachats de neige || [fig.] cracher sur, conspuer : Tert. Anim. 50
2 intr., cracher : Vulg. Is. 50, 6.
Latin > German (Georges)
cōn-spuo, spuī, spūtum, ere, I) tr. bespucken, begeifern, mit Speichel verunreinigen, alqm immundissimo basio, Petron. 23, 4: beim Sprechen, besprudeln, sinum, Iuven. 7, 112: faciem alcis, Apul. apol. 44 extr. – als Zeichen der höchsten Verachtung, jmd. anspucken, ins Gesicht spucken, alqm, Plaut. Curc. 503. Petr. 132, 3. Hier. ep. 50, 4. Vulg. Iob 30, 10 u. ö.: faciem alcis, Lact. 4, 18, 8 u. epit. 45, 8. – dah. poet. übtr., aber unedel = conspergere, bestreuen, bedecken, Iuppiter hibernas canā nive conspuit Alpes, Furius Bibac. b. Quint. 8, 6, 17, was Horaz parodiert, indem er Furius statt Iuppiter setzt, Hor. sat. 2, 5, 41. – II) intr. hineinspucken, hinspucken, in sinum suum, Petr. 74, 13: in alqm, Vulg. Isai. 50, 6.
