lapido
λόγος γέ τοί τις ἔστι τῶν γεραιτέρων, ὅσ' ἂν ἀνόητ' ἢ µῶρα βουλευσώµεθα, ἅπαντ' ἐπὶ τὸ βέλτιον ἡµῖν ξυµφέρειν → there is in fact a saying among the elders, that whatever thoughtless, stupid decisions we make, they all turn out for the best for us
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
lăpĭdo: āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. and n. lapis,
I to throw stones at a person or thing, to stone ( = lapidibus obruo, percutio; not ante-Aug.).
I With personal object: exercitus imperatorem lapidavit, Flor. 1, 22; Petr. 93: eum lapidare coeperunt, Auct. B. Hisp. 23: Stephanum, Vulg. Act. 7, 58: Paulum, id. ib. 14, 18.—
(b) To cast stones upon, to bury: praeteriens aliquis nos lapidabit, Petr. 114, 11.—
(g) With an inanim. object: quo defunctus est die, lapidata sunt templa, Suet. Calig. 5.—
B Trop., to assail, assault, strike at: notantes impotentiam ejus hac dicacitate lapidatam, Macr. S. 2, 7 init.—
II Impers.: lapidat, it rains stones: quia Veiis de caelo lapidaverat, Liv. 27, 37: Reate imbri lapidavit, id. 43, 13.—In the pass. form: quod de caelo lapidatum esset, Liv. 29, 14, 4: propter crebrius eo anno de caelo lapidatum, id. 29, 10, 4.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
lăpĭdō,¹⁴ āvī, ātum, āre (lapis),
1 tr., a) attaquer à coups de pierres, lapider : Suet. Cal. 5 ; Flor. 1, 22 || [fig.] Macr. Sat. 2, 7 ; b) recouvrir de pierres : Petr. 114, 11
2 imp., v. lapidat.
Latin > German (Georges)
lapido, āvī, ātum, āre (lapis), Steine werfen, I) tr.: 1) jmd. od. etw. mit Steinen werfen, nach jmd. od. etw. Steine werfen, schleudern, jmd. steinigen (vgl. Quint. 8, 2, 5), alqm, Flor. 1, 22, 2. Petron. 93, 3. Auct. b. Hisp. 22, 4. Augustin. epist. 36, 5. Vulg. exod. 17, 4 u.a.: templa, Suet. Cal. 5. – übtr., notantes impotentiam eius hāc dicacitate lapidatam, wir »gegeißelt«, Macr. sat. 2, 7, 5. – 2) einen Toten mit einem Steine bedecken, Petron. 114, 11. – II) impers., lapidat, es regnet Steine, es fallen Steine (vom Himmel) herab, Veiis de caelo lapidaverat, Liv. 27, 37, 1: Reate imbri lapidavit, Liv. 43, 13, 4: in passiver Form, de caelo lapidatum est, Liv. 29, 10, 4 u. 29, 14, 4.
