insidior
μισῶ σοφιστὴν ὅστις οὐχ αὑτῷ σοφός → I hate the sage who recks not his own rede, I hate the sage who is not wise for himself, I hate the wise man who is not wise on his own
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
insĭdĭor: ātus, 1, v. dep. (
I act. form insidiaverint for insidiati erunt, Dig. 48, 19, 28, § 11) insidiae, to lie in ambush, lie in wait for; constr. with dat.
I Lit.: quam diu mihi, Catilina, insidiatus es, Cic. Cat. 1, 5, 11: apris, Mart. 12, 14, 10: in legatis insidiandis, Cic. Cael. 21, 51.—
II Trop.: somno maritorum, Cic. Cat. 1, 10, 26: tempori, to watch for, seize upon the favorable moment, Liv. 23, 35, 15: temporibus, to watch the changes of the times, to turn them to one's own advantage, Vell. 2, 21.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
īnsĭdĭor,¹⁰ ātus sum, ārī (insidiæ),
1 tendre un piège, une embuscade, un guet-apens, des embûches, alicui, à qqn : Cic. Cat. 1, 11 ; 1, 32
