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cursito

From LSJ

Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil

Plato, Laws, 626e

Latin > English

cursito cursitare, cursitavi, cursitatus V INTRANS :: run about/to-and-fro/habitually; race/run races; resort frequently; be in motion

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

cursito: āre,
I v. freq. n. curso, to run about, run hither and thither (rare).
I In gen.: sursum deorsum, * Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 47; cf.: huc et illuc, Hor. C. 4, 11, 10; id. S. 2, 6, 107: modo ad Celsum modo ad Nepotem, Plin. Ep. 6, 5, 5; Suet. Tib. 38: excalciatos, id. Vesp. 10.—
II In partic.
   A To race, run races: quomodo Ladas aut Boius cum Sicyoniis cursitarint, Auct. Her. 4, 3, 4.—
   B Of the motion of atoms: huc et illuc casu et temere, Cic. N. D. 2, 44, 115.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

cursĭtō,¹³ āvī, ātum, āre, intr., fréq. de curso, courir çà et là : Ter. Eun. 278 ; Cæl. d. Cic. Fam. 8, 3, 1 || courir [en parl. d’athlètes] : Her. 4, 4 ; [en parl. des atomes] Cic. Nat. 2, 115.

Latin > German (Georges)

cursito, āvī, āre (Intens. v. curso), oft –, hin u. her laufen, -rennen, sursum deorsum, Ter.: huc et illuc, Hor.: modo ad Celsum modo ad Nepotem, Plin. ep.: cursitare et ne cubiti quidem mensuram progredi, Suet. – So nun insbes.: a) v. Wettlaufen: quomodo Ladas aut Boius Sicyonius cursitarint, Cornif. rhet. 4, 4. – b) v. Lauf der Atome: huc et illuc casu et temere, Cic. de nat. deor. 2, 115.

Latin > Chinese

cursito, as, are. n. :: 妄跑