obiter

Latin > English

obiter ADV :: on the way, by the way, in passing

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ŏb-ĭter:
I adv., on the way, in going or passing along (except in Laber., not anteAug.; cf. Charis. 187 P. Augustus found fault with Tiberius for using per viam instead of obiter, Charis. l. l.).
I Lit.: obiter leget aut scribet, on the way, Juv. 3, 241: rotae, quas aqua verset obiter et molat, as it flows along, Plin. 18, 10, 23, § 97; cf. id. 33, 4, 21, § 74; 29, 3, 11, § 48; 11, 37, 55, § 148.—
II Transf.
   A By the way, in passing, incidentally: interrogo ego: Quot estis? obiterque per rimam speculari coepit, Petr. 92: faciem linit, Juv. 6, 481: ne in hoc quidem tam molesto tacebant officio, sed obiter cantabant, Petr. 31: saevire, Sen. Ira, 3, 1, 3: licet obiter vanitatem magicam hic quoque coarguere, Plin. 37, 9, 37, § 118: dictum sit, id. 29, 5, 30, § 96; 29, 1, 9, § 29; Dig. 18, 5, 1 fin.—
   B Forthwith, straightway, immediately (very rare): ἐν τῷ αὐτῷ> inibi, obiter, Gloss. Philox.: reducant, App. M. 6, p. 183, 35: ut obiter revertantur, Auct. Quint. Decl. 10, 16 fin.>

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

ŏbĭtĕr,¹³ adv. (ob, iter, cf. obviam), chemin faisant, en passant : Laber. 157 ; Juv. 3, 241 ; Plin. 18, 97 || en passant, sans insister : Sen. Ira 3, 1, 3 ; Plin. 37, 118 || à l’instant, aussitôt, tout de suite : Apul. M. 6, 26.

Latin > German (Georges)

obiter, Adv. (ob), darüberhin, I) eig.: flumina ad lavandam hanc ruinam iugis montium ducere ob., Plin.: rotae, quas aqua verset ob. et mola, Plin.: quaedam propter alia seri ob., darüberhin säen, Plin. – II) übtr.: A) obenhin, leichthin, ob. et poena sit, Ps. Quint. decl. 16, 6. – B) zufällig, ob. incidentia facile declinant, Plin.: in occurrentia ob. furit, Sen. – C) im Vorbeigehen, nebenbei, gelegentlich, ob. dicere, Plin.: ob. nominare, Plin.: ob. nosci, Plin.: ob. plurimum conferre utilitatibus rei familiaris alcis, Plin. ep. – D) dabei, verberat atque ob. (= inter verberandum) faciem linit, Iuven.: ob. cantare, Petron.: filium quoque ob. liberari, ICt. – E) zu gleicher Zeit, zugleich, Ps. Quint. decl. 10, 16. Apul. met. 6, 26 (u. dazu Hildebr. s. 486).

Latin > Chinese

obiter. adv. (iter.) :: 順便。周圍。Versare obiter 轉之。