τοῖσι ἐμφανέσι τὰ μὴ γινωσκόμενα τεκμαιρόμενος → judge of the unknown by the known
(see also προσκαθέζομαι): sit down before a town
assidere, to sit at, besiege, 1.11.2, 1.26.5, 1.61.3. 1.126.7. 1.134.2. 5.61.4.
