circumicio
ἡ πρὸς τοὺς ἄρρενας συνουσία → passionate friendship between males
Latin > English
circumicio circumicere, circumjeci, circumjectus V TRANS :: cast/throw or place/put/build around; put on flank of; encompass/envelop
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
circum-ĭcĭo: or circum-jĭcĭo (access. form circum-jăcĭo, Liv 33, 18, 17, where more recent editt. read circumagere), jēci, jectum, 3, v. a.
I To cast, throw, or place around (in good class. prose)' amic tum, Varr. L. L. 5, § 132: vallum, Liv 35, 4, 6: fossam quoque et alia munimenta verticibus iis... circumjecere, id. 38, 19, 5: pars urbis, cui brevior orbis munitionis circumjectus erat, id. 36, 9, 12 miles moenibus Cremonensium castra sua, castris vallum circumjecerat, Tac H. 3, 26 vehicula, id. A. 14, 37' multitudinem hominum totis moenibus, Caes. B. G. 2, 6 equites levisque armaturae quod erat cornibus circumjectum, Liv. 33, 18, 11 custodes, Tac. A. 6, 19 al.—In pass. with acc. (depending on circum): quod anguis vectem circumjectus fuisset, had wound itself around, Cic. Div. 2, 28, 62.—Hence, circumjec-tus, a, um, of localities, lying around, surrounding' aedificia muris, Liv. 9, 28, 5: silvae itineri, id. 35, 30, 6: moenia regiae, Tac. H. 5, 11 fin.—Absol.: lucus, Liv 31, 24, 17: silvae, Suet. Aug. 100: campi, Curt. 3, 1, 3: nemora, id. 3, 10, 2 oppida, Tac. A. 4, 27: nationes, id. ib. 6, 31; 12, 31: civitates, id. H. 3, 43 fin.. tecta, id A 15, 37.— Subst.' circumjecta, ōrum, n. (sc. loca), the neighborhood: vagi circumjecta populabantur, Tac. A. 1, 21.—Trop., of discourse (cf. circumjaceo, II.): circumjectae orationis copia, standing by, * Quint. 4, 2, 117.—
II Aliquid aliquā re, to encompass or environ, to surround: extremitatem caeli rotundo ambitu, Cic. Univ. 8, 23: planities saltibus circumjecta, surrounded, Tac. A. 2, 11.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
circumĭcĭō,¹² v. circumjicio.
Latin > German (Georges)
circumicio, iēcī, iectum, ere (circum u. iacio), I) herumstellen, herumwerfen,vallum, ringsum aufwerfen, Liv.: fossam verticibus, Liv. – Dah. circumiectus, a, um, umliegend, ringsum befindlich (v. Örtlichkeiten, Städten, Staaten usw.), absol., lucus, Liv.: campi, Curt.: silvae, Suet.: oppida, nationes, Tac.: m. Dat., aedificia c. muris, Liv.: silvae c. itineri, Liv.: moenia c. regiae, Tac.: m. Acc., quod domi anguis vectem circumiectus fuisset, weil zu Hause eine um den Türriegel geschlungene Schlange gewesen wäre, Cic. de div. 2, 62. – subst., circumiecta, ōrum, n., die Umgegend, Tac. ann. 1, 21. – übtr., v. der Rede, dabeistehend, circumiectae orationis copia, Quint. 4, 2, 117. – II) alqd alqā re, mit etw. umschließen, umgeben, sic animus extremitatem caeli rotundo ambitu circumiecit, Cic. Tim. 26: planities saltibus (mit W.) circumiecta, Tac. ann. 2, 11.
