dilectus
τὸν ἰητρὸν δοκέει μοι ἄριστον εἶναι πρόνοιαν ἐπιτηδεύειν → it appears to me a most excellent thing for the physician to cultivate prognosis
Latin > English
dilectus dilecta -um, dilectior -or -us, dilectissimus -a -um ADJ :: beloved, loved, dear
dilectus dilectus dilectus N M :: levy/draft/conscription; enlistment, recruiting, mustering; levy/men enrolled
dilectus dilectus dilectus N M :: selection/choosing; choice (between posibilities), discrimination/distinction
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dīlectus: a, um, Part. and P. a., from diligo.
dīlectus: ūs, v. delectus.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) dīlēctus,¹³ a, um, part. de diligo || adjt, chéri : Ov. M. 10, 153 || dilectior Macr. Scip. 2, 1 ; -issimus Stat. Th. 8, 99.
(2) dīlēctŭs, ūs, m., affection, amour : Chalc. Tim. 135.
(3) dīlēctŭs, ūs, m., v. delectus : Pl. Pœn. 838 ; Rud. 1279.
Latin > German (Georges)
(1) dīlēctus1, a, um, PAdi. m. Compar. u. Superl. (v. diligo), lieb, wert, teuer, a) v. Pers.: dilecti tibi poetae, Hor.: Latona supremo dilecta penitus Iovi, Hor.: luce mihi carior dilectiorque fili, Macr.: augur Apollineis modo dilectissimus aris, Stat.: Ioannes dilectissimus domino, Tert. – subst., dīlēcta, ae, f., der Liebling, sit ergo pax dilecta nostra et amica, Augustin. serm. 357, 1: dīlēctī, ōrum, m., die Lieblinge, Suet. Aug. 98. – b) v. Lebl.: dil. Cypros, Hor.: luco omni dilectior laurus, Claud.
(2) dīlēctus2, ūs, m. (diligo), das Lieben, Chalcid. Tim. 135.
(3) dīlēctus3, ūs, m., die Auswahl, Wahl, s. delectus.
