persector
From LSJ
καὶ κεραμεὺς κεραμεῖ κοτέει καὶ τέκτονι τέκτων, καὶ πτωχὸς πτωχῷ φθονέει καὶ ἀοιδὸς ἀοιδῷ → and potter is ill-disposed to potter, and carpenter to carpenter, and the beggar is envious of the beggar, the singer of the singer
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
persector: āri,
I v. freq. persequor, to follow or pursue eagerly, to investigate (ante-class.): persectari hoc volo, Sceledre, nos nostri an alieni simus, Plaut. Mil. 2, 5, 20; Lucr. 4, 1010: nec persectari primordia singula quaeque, id. 2, 165.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
persector,¹⁵ ātus sum, ārī, tr.,
1 poursuivre sans relâche : Lucr. 4, 1000
2 rechercher avec soin : Pl. Mil. 430 ; Lucr. 2, 166.
