adeptio
τοῦ δὲ πολέμου οἱ καιροὶ οὐ μενετοί → in war, opportunities won't wait | the chances of war will not wait (Thucydides 1.142.2)
Latin > English
adeptio adeptionis N F :: act of obtaining, attainment, achievement
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ădeptĭo: ōnis, f. adipiscor,
I an obtaining, attainment: nos beatam vitam non depulsione mali, sed adeptione boni judicemus, Cic. Fin. 2, 13, 41: bonorum (opp., malorum evitatio), Quint. 5, 10, 33: alicujus commodi, Cic. Part. Or. 32, 113.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ădeptĭō, ōnis, f. (adipiscor), acquisition : Cic. Part. 113 ; Domo 36 ; Fin. 2, 41.
Latin > German (Georges)
adeptio, ōnis, f. (adipiscor), die Erlangung, filii, Cic.: boni (Ggstz. depulsio mali), Cic. u. Boëth.: bonorum (Ggstz. evitatio malorum), Quint.: commodi (Ggstz. vitatio incommodi), Cic.: virtutis, Boëth.: absol., Augustin. serm. 21, 1.
Latin > Chinese
adeptio, onis. f. :: 得
