digressio
ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην, πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → hard it is to learn the mind of any mortal or the heart, 'till he be tried in chief authority | it is impossible to know fully any man's character, will, or judgment, until he has been proved by the test of rule and law-giving
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dīgressĭo: ōnis, f. digredior,
I a parting, separating; a going away, departing, departure. *
I Lit. (in this signif. more freq. digressus): congressio, tum vero digressio nostra, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 3, 4.—More freq.,
II Trop., a going aside, deviation; esp. in lang., digression: qualis ad adjuvandum (sc. amicum) digressio (sc. a recto, referring to Cic. Lael. 17), Gell. 1, 3, 14: a proposita oratione, Cic. Brut. 85; so of speech, id. Inv. 1, 51; id. de Or. 2, 77, 312; 3, 53 fin.; Quint. 4, 2, 19; 9, 1, 28; 9, 2, 56 al.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dīgressĭō,¹⁶ ōnis, f. (digredior),
1 action de s’éloigner, départ : congressio, digressio nostra Cic. Q. 1, 3, 4, notre entrevue, notre séparation
2 [fig.] a) action de s’écarter du droit chemin : Gell. 1, 3, 14 ; b) [rhét.] a proposita oratione Cic. Br. 292, action de s’écarter de son sujet, digression, cf. de Or. 3, 203 ; [ou abst] digression : Cic. Inv. 1, 27 ; 97 ; pl., Quint. 10, 1, 33. degressio *Cic. de Or. 2, 312.
