pensito
οὗτος ἐγὼ ταχυτᾶτι· χεῖρες δὲ καὶ ἦτορ ἴσο → this is my speed: my hands and heart are its equal, such am I for speed; my hands and heart are just as good
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pensĭto: āvi, ātum, 1, v. freq. a. penso,
I to weigh, weigh out.
I Lit.: lanam, Aur. Vict. Orig. Gent. R. 22.—Trop.: vitam aequā lance, Plin. 7, 7, 5, § 44.—
II Transf.
A To pay (rare but class.): praedia, quae pensitant, Cic. Agr. 3, 2, 9: vectigalia, id. Imp. Pomp. 6, 16.—
B To weigh, ponder, think over, consider (not in Cic. or Cæs.; syn.: penso, expendo, pondero): rem, Liv. 4, 41: virtutes, Gell. 1, 4, 1: aliquid morosissime, Suet. Aug. 16; id. Caes. 30; Tac. A. 12, 17: malui omnia a te pensitari quam electa laudari, Plin. Ep. 4, 14, 6; 4, 15, 8; 7, 9, 3: de aliquā re, Gell. 2, 27, 3.—With a relative-clause: Tiberius saepe apud se pensitato, an, etc., Tac. A. 3, 52: diu pensitares, quem potissimum eligeres, Plin. Ep. 4, 15, 9.—
C To compare by examining (post-class.): philosophorum sectatores cum veteribus Pythagoricis pensitans, Gell. 1, 9, 11: incommoda cum emolumento spei, id. 1, 13, 5.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
pēnsĭtō,¹² āvī, ātum, āre (intens. de penso ), tr.,
1 peser exactement : Plin. 7, 44
2 peser, examiner : Liv. 4, 41, 3 ; Plin. Min. Ep. 4, 14, 6, etc. ; [avec interr. indir.] Plin. Min. Ep. 4, 15, 9 || [part. n. abl. abs.] sæpe apud se pensitato, an Tac. Ann. 3, 52, la question ayant été pesée longuement en lui-même de savoir si... || [qqf.] comparer : Gell. 1, 9, 11 ; 1, 13, 5
3 payer : vectigalia Cic. Pomp. 16, payer les impôts || prædia quæ pensitant Cic. Agr. 3, 9, les terres qui paient l’impôt.
