significans
πρὸς ἀλέξησιν τραπομένους → preparing to defend themselves
Latin > English
significans significantis (gen.), significantior -or -us, significantissimus -a -u ADJ :: significant, meaningful; conveying meaning; expressive
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
signĭfĭcans: antis, Part. and P. a. of significo.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
signĭfĭcāns, tis,
1 part. de significo
2 adjt, qui exprime bien, expressif : Quint. 9, 2, 44 ; 11, 1, 2 ; 12, 10, 21 || -tior Quint. 8, 2, 9 ; -tissimus Gell. 1, 15, 17.
Latin > German (Georges)
sīgnificāns, antis, PAdi. (significo), I) bezeichnend, treffend, deutlich, verba significantia et nitida, Quint. 11, 1, 2: significantissimum vocabulum, Gell. 1, 15, 17. – II) anschaulich, locorum dilucida et significans descriptio, die Orientierung über Örtlichkeiten, Quint. 9, 2, 44: quia significantius est, Quint. 8, 6, 6.
