indagator
οὐ μακαριεῖς τὸν γέροντα, καθ' ὅσον γηράσκων τελευτᾷ, ἀλλ' εἰ τοῖς ἀγαθοῖς συμπεπλήρωται· ἕνεκα γὰρ χρόνου πάντες ἐσμὲν ἄωροι → do not count happy the old man who dies in old age, unless he is full of goods; in fact we are all unripe in regards to time
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
indāgātor: ōris, m. id.,
I one who traces out, a tracker of prey, Isid. Orig. 10 fin.: apum, one who hunts swarms of bees, Col. 9, 8, 12: aquarum, a hunter of springs (= aquilex), id. 2, 2, 20.—
II Transf., an investigator, searcher: celatūm (for celatorum), Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 14: rerum naturalium, Ser. Samm. ap. Macr. S. 2, 12, 7; Vitr. 1, 6, 6.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
indāgātŏr, ōris, m. (indagare),
1 celui qui suit la piste : Isid. Orig. 10 || qui est à la recherche de : Col. Rust. 2, 2, 20 ; 9, 8, 12
2 [fig.] investigateur, chercheur, scrutateur : Pl. Trin. 240 ; Vitr. Arch. 1, 6, 6.
