elinguis
ὦ διάνοια, ἐὰν ἐρευνᾷς τοὺς ἱεροφαντηθέντας λόγους μὲν θεοῦ, νόμους δὲ ἀνθρώπων θεοφιλῶν, οὐδὲν ταπεινὸν οὐδ᾽ ἀνάξιον τοῦ μεγέθους αὐτῶν ἀναγκασθήσῃ παραδέχεσθαι → if, O my understanding, thou searchest on this wise into the oracles which are both words of God and laws given by men whom God loves, thou shalt not be compelled to admit anything base or unworthy of their dignity
Latin > English
elinguis elinguis, elingue ADJ :: speechless or without eloquence
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ē-linguis: e, adj. lingua.
I Lit., deprived of a tongue, Aus. Ep. 23, 14; Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 6, 15.—
II Transf.
A In gen., speechless, Cic. Fl. 10, 22; Liv. 10, 19 (with mutus); id. post Red. 3, 7 (with mutus and tacitus); Gell. 5, 1, 9.—
B Pregn., without eloquence, Cic. Brut. 26, 100; Cels. praef. med.; Tac. Or. 36 fin. (opp. disertus).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ēlinguis,¹³ e (e, lingua), qui reste muet, qui ne se sert pas de sa langue : elinguem reddere Cic. Fl. 22, rendre muet, fermer la bouche à, réduire au silence || sans éloquence : Cic. Br. 100.
Latin > German (Georges)
ēlinguis, e (ex u. lingua), I) ohne Zunge, Auson. epist. 23, 14. p. 186 Schenkl. Cassiod. hist. eccl. 6, 15. – II) übtr., sprachlos, a) von dem, dem von Natur die Zunge gelähmt ist, Pacuv. tr. 176: verb. mutus et el., Gell. 5, 1, 9, el. ac mutus, Arnob. 5, 40. – b) von dem, der seine Zunge nicht gebrauchen kann od. darf, sprachunfähig, sprachlos, oft m. mutus verb., Cic. u.a. – c) von dem, der der Sprache nicht mächtig ist, ohne Zungenfertigkeit, unberedt, Cic. u.a.: verb., brutus aut elinguis, Pacuv. fr.: mutus atque elinguis, Ggstz. facundus, Liv., Ggstz. garrulus, Val. Max.: mutus et elinguis (Ggstz. disertus), Tac. dial.: is vero elinguis et mutus est, licet sit omnium disertissimus, Lact.
