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electo

From LSJ

Δεῖ τοὺς φιλοῦντας πίστιν, οὐ λόγους ἔχειν → Non bene stat intra verba amicorum fidesVertrauen müssen Freunde sich, viel reden nicht

Menander, Monostichoi, 115

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

ēlecto: āre, v. freq. a. elicio,
I to get out artfully, worm out a secret (a Plautin. word), Plaut. As. 2, 2, 29; id. Merc. 1, 2, 111; cf.: electabo, eliciam, Paul. ex Fest. p. 76, 6.
ēlecto: āre, v. freq. a. eligo,
I to choose, select: legionem, Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 27.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

ēlēctō, āre, tr.,
1 fréq. de elicio, séduire, tromper : Pl. As. 295
2 fréq. de eligo, choisir : Pl. Truc. 496.

Latin > German (Georges)

(1) ēlecto1, āre (Intens. v. elicio), lockend ausforschen, Plaut. asin. 295 u.a.
(2) ēlēcto2, āre (Intens. v. eligo), auswählen, iam electat legionem, Plaut. truc. 508 (Schöll liest letat).

Latin > Chinese

electo, as, are. :: 諂媚