dejectio
καὶ νῦν περὶ ἀρετῆς ὃ ἔστιν ἐγὼ μὲν οὐκ οἶδα, σὺ μέντοι ἴσως πρότερον μὲν ᾔδησθα πρὶν ἐμοῦ ἅψασθαι, νῦν μέντοι ὅμοιος εἶ οὐκ εἰδότι → so now I do not know what virtue is; perhaps you knew before you contacted me, but now you are certainly like one who does not know
Latin > English
dejectio dejectionis N F :: ejection (from land); purging bowels; diarrhea; degradation; casting out/down
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dējectĭō,¹⁵ ōnis, f. (dejicio),
1 action de jeter à bas, de renverser : dejectio imaginum Nazar. Pan. Const. 10, 12, 2, renversement des statues || abaissement des étoiles : Firm. Math. 2, 3
2 déjection, selle, évacuation : Cels. Med. 1, 3 ; Sen. Ep. 120, 16
3 éviction, expropriation [droit] : Cic. Cæc. 57
4 [fig.] abaissement : gradus dejectio Modest. Dig. 49, 16, 3, dégradation militaire || abattement moral, lâcheté : Sen. *Nat. 2, 59, 11.
