ratiocinor
ὥσπερ σελήνη γ' ἡλίῳ· τὴν μὲν χρόαν ἰδεῖν ὁμοιόν ἔστι θάλπει δ' οὐδαμῶς → like the moon to the sun: its color is similar to the eye, but it does not give off any heat
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
rătĭōcĭnor: ātus, 1,
I v. dep. n. and a. ratio (rare, but good prose).
I Lit., to reckon, compute, calculate: in summo apud illos (sc. Graecos) honore geometria fuit: itaque nihil mathematicis illustrius; at nos metiendi ratiocinandique utilitate hujus artis terminavimus modum, Cic. Tusc. 1, 2, 5: de pecuniā ratiocinari, id. Inv. 2, 39, 115; 2, 32, 125; Vitr. 10, 15.—
II Transf.
A To consider, deliberate, meditate: quo pacto cum illis occipiam, id ratiocinor, Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 18: socii profecto ratiocinati essent quid possent facere, si quidem suā sponte facerent, Auct. Her. 4, 11, 16.—
B To reason, argue, to infer or conclude from a consideration of circumstances: id ex partibus juris sumi oportebit et ratiocinari, quid in similibus rebus fieri soleat, et videre, utrum, etc., Cic. Inv. 2, 20, 61; cf. Auct. Her. 2, 23, 35; Quint. 7, 1, 61: etenim sic ratiocinabantur ... aperte jam ac perspicue nulla esse judicia, etc., Cic. Verr. 1, 7, 20; cf. id. Mil. 12, 32; id. Phil. 2, 22, 55.—Rarely with acc.: mores atque parsimoniam alicujus, App. M. 1, p. 113, 5.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
rătĭōcĭnor,¹⁴ ātus sum, ārī,
1 calculer : Cic. Rep. 5, 4 ; Tusc. 1, 5 ; de pecunia Cic. Inv. 2, 115, faire des calculs d’argent
2 [fig.] raisonner : Cic. Mil. 32 ; Phil. 2, 55 ; parum Cic. Nat. 3, 66, raisonner insuffisamment || [av. interr. ind.] calculer, examiner : quo pacto... occipiam, id ratiocinor Pl. St. 75, comment commencer, voilà ce que je me demande, cf. Cic. Inv. 2, 61 ; Her. 4, 16 || conclure par raisonnement : [av. interr. ind.] Her. 2, 36 ; [av. prop. inf.] Cic. Verr. 1, 1, 20.
