circumsto
διὰ λαμπροτάτου βαίνοντες ἁβρῶς αἰθέρος → passing lightly through clear-shining air (Euripides, Medea 829)
Latin > English
circumsto circumstare, circumsteti, circumstatus V :: stand/gather/crowd around, surround, beset; be on either side
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
circum-sto: stĕti, 1, v. n. and
I a. (the perf. and pluperf. having the same form with those of circumsisto, and a similar meaning, it is sometimes doubtful to which verb a form belongs), to stand around in a circle, to take a station round; and, with the acc., to stand around a person or thing, to surround, encircle, encompass.
I Prop. (very freq. and class.).
(a) Absol.: circumstant cum ardentibus taedis, Enn ap. Cic. Ac. 2, 28, 89 (Trag. v. 51 Vahl.): circumstant lacrimis rorantes ora genasque, Lucr. 3, 469: Morini spe praedae adducti circumsteterunt, Caes. B. G. 4, 37: circumstant properi aurigae, Verg. A. 12, 85: ad circumstantes tendens sua bracchia silvas, Ov M. 3, 441: circumstantis exercitūs gratia, Curt. 9, 3, 15: amici, id. 3, 5, 9.—
(b) With acc.: aliquem, Verg. G. 4, 216; Ov. M. 11, 505; Curt. 5, 12, 9: equites Romani qui circumstant senatum, Cic. Cat. 1, 8, 21: sellam, Liv. 8, 32, 14; Suet. Aug. 35: solem, Ov. M. 2, 394: sacra, id. ib. 2, 717: lectum, Curt. 10, 5, 2.—
2 Hence, circumstantes, ĭum, m. subst., the by-standers, Quint. 4, 2, 22; 4, 2, 127; Tac. A. 1, 21; 1, 22; Suet. Caes. 84; id. Aug. 93; Curt. 6, 10, 36.—
B In partic., to surround in a hostile manner, to beset, besiege: circumstare tribunal praetoris urbani, obsidere cum gladiis curiam, etc., Cic. Cat. 1, 13, 32: quem tres Curiatii circumsteterant, Liv. 1, 25, 6: si ambo consules infesti circumstarent tribunum, id. 3, 9, 6: urbem Romanam, id. 27, 40, 6: regis tecta, Verg. A. 7, 585; cf. the foll.—
II Trop., to surround, encompass, occupy, take possession of (freq. in post-Aug prose); absol. or with acc.: cum dies et noctes omnia nos undique fata circumstent, Cic. Phil. 10, 10, 20: circumstant te summae auctoritates, id. Verr. 1, 17, 52: cum tanti undique terrores circumstarent, Liv. 6, 2, 4; cf. id. 30, 3, 3: anceps proelium Romanos circumsteterat, incertos in quem hostem eruptionem facerent, id. 25, 34, 10: ancepsque terror circumstabat, id. 21, 28, 3; 34, 27, 1; Quint. 10, 3, 30: haec me cura, haec difficultas sola circumstat, Plin. Pan. 3, 4: at me tum primum saevus circumstetit horror, Verg. A. 2, 559: scio acerba meorum Circumstare odia ( = meos, qui me oderunt), id. ib. 10, 905: circumsteterat Civilem et alius metus, Tac. H. 4, 79: circumsteterat palatium publica exspectatio, id. ib. 1, 17: paupertas et angustiae rerum nascentes eos circumsteterunt, id. Or. 8.—Subst.: circumstantĭa, ium, n., details, circumstances, in an argument: illa (argumenta) per se fortia non oportet circumstantibus obscurare, Quint. 5, 12, 4.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
circumstō,¹⁰ stĕtī, āre,
1 intr., se tenir autour, être autour : circumstant cum ardentibus tædis Enn. d. Cic. Ac. 2, 89, ils se tiennent en cercle avec des torches allumées ; circumstant lacrimis rorantes ora Lucr. 3, 469, ils se tiennent autour le visage baigné de larmes, cf. Cic. Att. 14, 12, 2
2 tr., entourer : ut me circumsteterint judices Cic. Att. 1, 16, 4, [tu as appris] comme les juges s’empressèrent autour de moi ; cives qui circumstant senatum Cic. Cat. 1, 21, les citoyens qui entourent le sénat [pour le défendre] ; circumstare tribunal prætoris Cic. Cat. 1, 32, investir le tribunal du préteur || [fig.] menacer : nos undique fata circumstant Cic. Phil. 10, 20, la mort nous menace de toutes parts.
Latin > German (Georges)
circum-sto, stetī, stāre, im Kreise herum-, umherstehen, u. mit dem Acc. um jmd. od. etw. herumstehen, stehend umgeben, umringen, I) im allg.: a) eig.: circumstant cum ardentibus taedis, Enn. fr.: componi se in lecto et velut exanimem a circumstante familia plangi iussit, Sen.: c. custodiae causā captivorum venalium greges (v. Soldaten), Gell.: c. sellam, Liv.: dah. Partiz. subst., circumstantes, die auf beiden Seiten Stehenden, die Umstehenden, Liv., Tac. u.a. – b) übtr., circumsteterat interim Palatium publica exspectatio magni secreti impatiens, Tac. hist. 1, 17. – II) insbes., feindlich umgeben, umringen, umlagern, a) eig.: circumstare tribunal praetoris urbani, obsidere cum gladiis curiam, Cic.: urbem Romanam, Liv.: tecta regis, Verg.: undique muros, Ov. – b) übtr. (s. Heräus Tac. hist. 4, 79, 12), cum tanti undique terrores circumstarent, Liv.: cum omnia nos undique fata circumstent, Cic.: quae te circumstent pericula, cernis, Verg.: scio acerba meorum circumstare odia, Verg.
