deflexus
διὸ καὶ μεταλάττουσι τὴν φυσικὴν χρῆσιν εἰς τὴν παρὰ φύσιν αἱ δοκοῦσαι παρθένοι τῶν εἰδώλων → therefore those professing to be virgins of the idols even change the natural use into the unnatural (Origen, commentary on Romans 1:26)
Latin > English
deflexus deflexus N M :: bend (in a line); deviation (behavior); transition; bending/turning aside (L+S)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dēflexus: a, um, Part., from deflecto.
dēflexus: ūs, m. deflecto,
I a bending, turning aside (post-class.), in the trop. sense: humani animi ab odio ad gratiam deflexus, Val. Max. 4, 2; cf. id. 7, 3: a virtute, Ambros. in Psa. 1, § 23.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) dēflexus, a, um, part. p. de deflecto.
(2) dēflexŭs, ūs, m., [fig.] action de se détourner, de passer de... à : Val. Max. 4, 2.
Latin > German (Georges)
(1) dēflexus1, ūs, m. (deflecto), die Ablenkung, Abbiegung, egregius humani animi ab odio ad gratiam deflexus, Val. Max. 4, 2 in. (ähnlich Val. Max. 7, 3 in.): multi a virtute deflexus, Ambros. in psalm. 1. § 23.
(2) dēflexus2, a, um, PAdi. m. Compar. (deflecto), abbeugend, ablenkend, Chalcid. Tim. 88 in.
