administer

From LSJ

οὔποτε ποιήσεις τὸν καρκίνον ὀρθὰ βαδίζειν → thou shalt never make the crab walk straight

Source

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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verb transitive

P. and V. οἰκεῖν, νέμειν (Thuc. 8, 70), Ar. and P. διοικεῖν, μεταχειρίζεσθαι, ταμιεύειν, ἐπιτροπεύειν, P. διαχειρίζειν.

supply: P. and V. παρέχω, παρέχειν (or mid.); see supply.

administer oath to: P. ἐξορκοῦν (acc.).

Latin > English

administer administri N M :: assistant, helper, supporter; one at hand to help, attendant; priest, minister

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ad-mĭnister: tri, m.,
I he who is near to aid or assist, a servant, an attendant, assistant; lit. and trop. (class.)—Absol.: Jovi se consiliarium atque administrum datum, Cic. Leg. 3, 19, 43: cum neque bellum gerere sine administris posset, Sall. J. 74.— With gen.: puer victūs cotidiani administer, Cic. Rosc. Am. 28, 77: administri et satellites Sexti Naevii, id. Quint. 25, 80: satelles atque administer audaciae, id. Cat. 1, 3, 4: administer ipsius cupiditatum, id. Verr. 2, 2, 54: rerum transactor et administer, id. ib. 2, 69: socius et administer omnium consiliorum, Sall. J. 29, 2.—With ad: administris ad ea sacrificia Druidibus utuntur, Caes. B. G. 6, 16.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

admĭnister,¹² trī, m., celui qui prête son aide, son ministère : aide, agent : cupiditatum Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 136, agent de ses plaisirs, cf. Verr. 2, 3, 76 ; Cat. 1, 7 || sine administris Sall. J. 74, 1, sans aides ; opus et administras tutari Sall. J. 76, 3, protéger l’ouvrage et les travailleurs.

Latin > German (Georges)

ad-minister, strī, m., der zur Hand geht, Handreichung tut, I) im engern Sinne, der Diensttuende, Diener, hinc Casmilus nominatur Samothreces mysteris dius quidam administer diis magnis, Varr. LL. 7, 34: opus et administros (Arbeit u. Arbeiter) tutari, Sall. Iug. 76, 3. – II) im weitern Sinne, der Leiter, Mitleiter, Mitarbeiter, Gehilfe, Beistand, im üblen Sinne das Werkzeug, der Helfershelfer (vgl. Kritz Sall. Iug. 29, 2), Iovi se consiliarium atque administrum datum, Cic.: administris ad ea sacra druidibus utuntur, wobei die Dr. die gottesdienstlichen Handlungen leiten, Caes.: bellum sine administris geri, Sall.: alqo adminiculatore et quasi administro in studiis litterarum uti, Gell. – im üblen Sinne, administri et satellites Naevii, Cic.: C. Manlius, audaciae satelles atque administer tuae, Cic.: socius et administer omnium consiliorum assumitur Scaurus, Sall.: rerum huiusmodi omnium transactor et administer, Cic. – / Cic. Rosc. Am. 77 jetzt victus cotidiani minister.

Latin > Chinese

administer, tri. m. :: 代管事者監督