lector
ὁ γὰρ ἀποθανὼν δεδικαίωται ἀπὸ τῆς ἁμαρτίας → anyone who has died has been set free from sin, the person who has died has been freed from sin, someone who has died has been freed from sin (Romans 6:7)
Latin > English
lector lectoris N M :: reader
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
lector: ōris, m. 2. lego,
I one who reads.
I Lit.
A In gen., a reader: cum enim Brutus duos lectores excitasset, et alteri orationem legendam dedisset, etc., Cic. de Or. 2, 55, 223: nihil est aptius ad delectationem lectoris, quam fortunae vicissitudines, id. Fam. 5, 12, 4: se lectori credere, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 214: otiosus, Quint. 4, 2, 4: adsiduo ruptae lectore columnae, Juv. 1, 13.—
B In partic., a slave who read aloud to his master: unum aliquem constituere lectorem, Quint. 2, 5, 6: lectorem inducere, Plin. Ep. 9, 17, 3; cf. id. ib. 1, 15, 2.—
II Transf., an officer in the Christian Church: itaque hodie diaconus, qui cras lector, Tert. adv. Haeretic. 41; Sid. Ep. 4, 25.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
lēctŏr,¹¹ ōris, m. (lego 2),
1 lecteur, qui lit pour soi : Cic. Fam. 5, 12, 4 ; Tusc. 1, 6 || qui lit à haute voix pour le compte de qqn : Cic. de Or. 2, 223 ; [en part.] dans les lectures publiques : Plin. Min. Ep. 9, 17, 3
2 [ép. chrét.] lecteur, le second des quatre ordres mineurs : Tert. Præscr. 41.
Latin > German (Georges)
lēctor, ōris, m. (2. lego, s. Serv. Verg. Aen. 12, 159), I) der Leser, eines Buches usw., lector otiosus, Quint.: lector amice, Mart.: lector optime, Apul.: infrequens lector Plauti, Gell.: aptus ad delectationem lectoris, Cic.: delectatione aliquā allicere lectorem, Cic. – II) der Vorleser, Cic., Quint. u.a.; vgl. O. Jahn im Hermes 2, 420. Anm. 7.
