praescribo
ἢ τοὺς πότους ἐρεῖς δῆλον ὅτι καὶ τὰ δεῖπνα καὶ ἐσθῆτα καὶ ἀφροδίσια, καὶ δέδιας μὴ τούτων ἐνδεὴς γενόμενος ἀπόλωμαι. οὐκ ἐννοεῖς δὲ ὅτι τὸ μὴ διψῆν τοῦ πιεῖν πολὺ κάλλιον καὶ τὸ μὴ πεινῆν τοῦ φαγεῖν καὶ τὸ μὴ ῥιγοῦν τοῦ ἀμπεχόνης εὐπορεῖν; → There you'll go, talking of drinking and dining and dressing up and screwing, worrying I'll be lost without all that. Don't you realize how much better it is to have no thirst, than to drink? to have no hunger, than to eat? to not be cold, than to possess a wardrobe of finery? (Lucian, On Mourning 16)
Latin > English
praescribo praescribere, praescripsi, praescriptus V :: order, direct
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
prae-scrībo: psi, ptum, 3, v. a.,
I to write before, in front, or previously, to prefix in writing (syn.: praefinio, praestituo).
I Lit.: pagina nomen sibi quae Vari praescripsit, Verg. E. 6, 11: monimentis consulum nomina, Tac. A. 3, 57; cf.: praescriptum (sc. in signis) Vespasiani nomen, id. H. 3, 13: nomen ipsius virtutis libro, Gell. 11, 16, 7: epistula, cui titulus praescriptus est, pluria non plura dici debere, id. 5, 21, 10: auctoritates praescriptae, the recorded names of senators present when a decree was made, Cic. de Or. 3, 2, 5: ut praescripsimus, as we remarked before, Vell. 2, 21, 1.—
B Transf., to trace out: praescripta lineamenta, Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 92.—
II Trop.
A To order, appoint, direct, command, prescribe: finem rebus, Ter. And. 1, 1, 124: sic enim praescripsimus iis, quibus ea negotia mandavimus, ut, etc., Cic. Fam. 13, 26, 2: cum ei praescriptum esset, ne, etc., id. Att. 16, 3, 6: iis praescribendus est imperandi modus, id. Leg. 3, 2, 5: lege aliquid, id. Clu. 53, 147: si ipse populo Romano non praescriberet, quemadmodum suo jure uteretur, etc., Caes. B. G. 1, 36: quid fieri oporteret, ipsi sibi praescribere poterant, id. ib. 2, 20: ut majorum jura moresque praescribunt, Cic. Font. 16, 36: curationem valetudinis, id. Div. 2, 59, 123: jura civibus, id. Sen. 9, 27: senatui quae sunt agenda, id. ib. 6, 18: praescribere et constituere aliquid, id. Caecin. 27, 76: praescribere aliquid et quasi imperare, id. Ac. 2, 3, 8: praescriptis verbis agendum est, Dig. 19, tit. 5, 2.—
B In law, to bring an exception against, to except, object, or demur to: ignominioso patri filius praescribit, Quint. 7, 5, 3; Dig. 47, 15, 3.—
C To dictate: carmina, Tib. 4, 1, 177.—
D To write down, put down in writing: testamentum litteris, Dig. 29, 1, 40.—
E (I. q. praetexere, obtentui sumere.) To use as a pretext: aliquem, Tac. A. 4, 52; 11, 16; cf. praescriptio, II. A.—
F To describe or depict beforehand: tum (Nero) formam futuri principatūs praescripsit, Tac. A. 13, 4.—Hence, praescriptum, i, n., something prescribed, a copy, task, lesson to imitate or to get by heart (class.).
A Lit.: puerile praescriptum, Sen. Ep. 94, 9: pueri ad praescriptum discunt, id. ib. 94, 51.—
B Trop.
1 A precept, order, rule: praescripta candida supremae calcis, i. e. metae, Lucr. 6, 92: omnia legum imperio et praescripto fieri videbitis, Cic. Clu. 53, 147; so, legis, Suet. Claud. 14; Amm. 14, 1, 5; 29, 1, 27: praescripta servare, Cic. Off. 1, 26, 92: ad praescriptum, according to order, Caes. B. G. 1, 36; id. B. C. 3, 51; Liv. 10, 22: ex communi praescripto civitatis, Cic. Inv. 2, 45, 132; cf.: ex Augusti praescripto, Suet. Ner. 10: hoc ejus praescripto, Caes. B. C. 1, 87 fin.: ultra praescriptum, beyond or contrary to rule, irregularly, illegally, Suet. Caes. 28.—
2 The prescribed limits or bounds: intra praescriptum equitare, Hor. C. 2, 9, 23.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
præscrībō,¹⁰ scrīpsī, scrīptum, ĕre, tr.,
1 écrire en tête, mettre en titre : in litteris nomen Cæs. C. 3, 71, 3, inscrire un nom en tête de ses lettres ; nomen libro Gell. 11, 16, 8, mettre un nom en tête d’un livre
2 mentionner d’avance, indiquer préalablement : Cic. Fin. 2, 3 ; senatui, quæ bella sint gerenda Cic. CM 18, indiquer d’avance au sénat quelles guerres il faut faire, cf. Cic. Fin. 2, 3 || formam futuri principatus Tac. Ann. 13, 4, tracer d’avance le plan de son futur règne
3 mettre en avant [comme prétexte, comme garant] : aliquem Tac. Ann. 4, 52, mettre qqn en avant, cf. Tac. Ann. 11, 16 || [droit] : alicui Quint. 7, 5, 3, opposer à qqn une exception, faire opposition
4 prescrire : jura civibus Cic. CM 27, donner des prescriptions de droit à ses concitoyens ; alicui curationem valetudinis Cic. Div. 2, 123, prescrire à qqn les moyens de se guérir || [avec interr. indir.] Cæs. G. 1, 36, 2 ; 2, 20, 3 || avec ut, ne, prescrire de, de ne pas : Cic. Leg. 3, 5 ; Vat. 13 || [avec prop. inf.] prescrire que : Cic. Planc. 28. pf. sync. præscripsti Ter. Andr. 151.
{{Georges |georg=prae-scrībo, scrīpsī, scrīptum, ere, I) voranschreiben, schriftlich vor- od. vorhersetzen, 1) eig.: nomen libro, Gell.: sibi nomen, Verg.: diplomatibus principem, Tac.: epistulae titulum, Gell. – absol., ut praescripsimus, vorher geschrieben (vorher bemerkt) haben, Vell. 2, 21, 1. – 2) übtr., a) [[vorschieben = zum Vorwand nehmen, alqm, Tac. ann. 4, 52; 11, 16. – b) als jurist. t. t., die Einrede vorschützen, entgegensetzen, einwenden, alci, Quint. 7, 5, 3 u. ICt. – II) zur Nachahmung vorschreiben od. vorzeichnen, A) vorschreiben, übtr., wie unser zur Nachachtung vorschreiben = Vorschriften machen, bestimmen, verordnen, befehlen, gebieten, einschärfen, iura civibus, Cic.: alci per somnium curationem valetudinis, Cic.: alci initia, Cic.: pr. (alci) m. folg. indir. Fragesatz (m. qui, quid, quem ad modum u. dgl.), Cic., Caes. u.a.: m. folg. ne od. ut ne u. Konj., Cic. u. Nep.: u. alci praescriptum est m. folg. Infin., Tac.: alci lege et officio praescriptum est m. folg. Infin., Cic.: absol., ut ipse praescripserat, Nep. Att. 22, 4. – B) vorzeichnen, lineamenta, Plin. 35, 92: bildl., formam futuri principatus, ein Bild entwerfen von usw., Tac. ann. 13, 4. – / Synk. Perf.-Form praescripsti, Ter. Andr. 151. }}