peroro
ἰχθύς ἐκ τῆς κεφαλῆς ὄζειν ἄρχεται → the fish stinks from the head, a fish rots from the head down, the fish rots from the head down, fish begin to stink at the head, the fish stinks first at the head, corruption starts at the top, the rot starts at the top
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pĕr-ōro: āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.,
I to speak from beginning to end, to plead or argue throughout, to harangue at length (class.).
I Prop.: QVOM PERORANT AMBO PRAESENTES, Fragm. XII. Tab. ap. Gell. 17, 2, 10: contra tales oratores tantam causam perorare, Cic. Quint. 24, 77: a Quinto Hortensio causa est P. Sestii perorata, id. Sest. 2, 3: et breviter peroratum esse potuit, nihil me commisisse, Liv. 34, 31: jus perorandi, Tac. A. 2, 30; 3, 17: tribus horis, Cic. Fin. 4, 1, 1; id. Clu. 51, 145: in Proculas, Juv. 2, 67.—
II In partic., to bring a speech to a close, to wind up, conclude, finish: strepitu senatūs coactus est, aliquando perorare, Cic. Att. 4, 2, 4: alii jubent antequam peroretur digredi, id. de Or. 2, 19, 80: dicta est a me causa et perorata, id. Cael. 29, 70; id. Inv. 2, 15, 48; id. Leg. 2, 27, 69: brevi, id. Inv. 1, 48, 90: peroratā narratione, Auct. Her. 1, 10, 17: quoniam satis multa dixi, est mihi perorandum, id. Ac. 2, 48, 147: de ceteris perorare, Nep. Epam. 6, 3.—
B In gen., to bring to an end; to conclude, finish a thing: res illo die non peroratur, dimittitur judicium, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 29, § 70: de quā cum dixero totum hoc crimen decumanum perorabo, id. ib. 2, 3, 66, § 154; id. Att. 5, 10, 2.—
2 To persuade: vultus adest precibus faciesque incesta perorat, Luc. 10, 105.—
III (Acc. to oro, II. B.) To pray, to bring a prayer to an end: et hic quidem ita peroravit, Vulg. 2 Macc. 15, 24.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
pĕrōrō,¹¹ āvī, ātum, āre, tr.,
1 exposer de bout en bout par la parole, plaider entièrement : Cic. Quinct. 77 ; Sest. 4 ; Fin. 4, 1 || [pass. impers.] breviter peroratum esse potuit avec prop. inf. Liv. 34, 31, 19, j’aurais pu faire tout mon exposé brièvement en disant que
2 a) achever un exposé, conclure, terminer : totum crimen Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 154, achever l’exposé de tout un chef d’accusation, cf. Verr. 2, 2, 70 ; Att. 5, 10, 2 || dire pour finir : Cic. Nat. 2, 154 ; b) terminer, conclure un discours, faire la péroraison d’un discours : abst] Cic. Amer. 60 ; Or. 131 ; [pass. impers.] de Or. 2, 80 ; causā sero peroratā Cic. Q. 2, 1, 1, le discours ayant fini trop tard, cf. Leg. 2, 69 ; c) faire le dernier discours (v. peroratio ), plaider le dernier (en manière de péroraison) : Cic. Br. 190 ; 217.
