pessumdo
Τί ὕπνος; Καμάτων ἀνάπαυσις, ἰατρῶν κατόρθωμα, δεδεμένων λύσις, ἀγρυπνούντων σοφία, νοσούντων εὐχή, θανάτου εἰκών, ταλαιπωρούντων ἐπιθυμία, πάσης πνοῆς ἡσυχία, πλουσίων ἐπιτήδευμα, πενήτων ἀδολεσχία, καθημερινὴ μελέτη. → What is sleep? Rest from toil, the success of physicians, the release of those who are bound, the wisdom of the wakeful, what sick men pray for, an image of death, the desire of those who toil in hardship, the rest of all the spirit, a principal occupation of the rich, the idle chatter of poor men, a daily object of concern.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pessumdo: (pessun-), dăre, v. 1. pessum, II. B.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
pessumdō,¹³ pessundō, pessum dō, dĕdī, dătum, dăre, tr.,
1 couler bas, submerger : Luc. 5, 616
2 [fig.] perdre, ruiner : Cic. d. Quint. 8, 6, 47 ; Sall. J. 42, 4 ; Tac. Ann. 3, 66 ; sin animus ad voluptates pessum datus est Sall. J. 1, 4, mais si l’âme s’est jetée dans le gouffre des plaisirs.
Latin > English
pessumdo pessumdare, pessumdedi, possumdatus V TRANS :: destroy, ruin; sink, send to the bottom; put an end to; do away with, remove
