electo

From LSJ

ἔργοισι χρηστός, οὐ λόγοις ἔφυν μόνον → a friend in deeds, and not in words alone

Source

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ēlecto: āre, v. freq. a. elicio,
I to get out artfully, worm out a secret (a Plautin. word), Plaut. As. 2, 2, 29; id. Merc. 1, 2, 111; cf.: electabo, eliciam, Paul. ex Fest. p. 76, 6.
ēlecto: āre, v. freq. a. eligo,
I to choose, select: legionem, Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 27.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

ēlēctō, āre, tr.,
1 fréq. de elicio, séduire, tromper : Pl. As. 295
2 fréq. de eligo, choisir : Pl. Truc. 496.

Latin > German (Georges)

(1) ēlecto1, āre (Intens. v. elicio), lockend ausforschen, Plaut. asin. 295 u.a.
(2) ēlēcto2, āre (Intens. v. eligo), auswählen, iam electat legionem, Plaut. truc. 508 (Schöll liest letat).

Latin > Chinese

electo, as, are. :: 諂媚