luctatio
ἀσμένῳ δέ σοι ἡ ποικιλείμων νὺξ ἀποκρύψει φάος → glad wilt thou be when night, arrayed in spangled garb, shuts out the light
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
luctātĭo: ōnis, f. luctor,
I a wrestling.
I Lit.: sine adversario nulla luctatio est, Cic. Fat. 13, 30: quid prodest multos vincere luctatione vel caestu, ab iracundia vinci, Sen. Ep. 88, 19; Hyg. Fab. 273; Scrib. 101.—
B Transf., a struggle, contest, fight: tetra ibi luctatio erat, Liv. 21, 36, 7; Sen. Q. N. 5, 13, 1: plurium ventorum inter ipsos, id. ib. 7, 9, 2; cf. Cic. Leg. 2, 15, 38.—
II Trop., of mental or moral wrestling, a struggle, contest: nam cum Academicis incerta luctatio est, qui nihil affirmant, Cic. Fin. 2, 14, 43; id. Fat. 6, 12; Lact. 2, 19, 2: una tamen veluti luctatio civitatis fuit, pugnantis cum Caesare senatus populique Romani, ut, etc., Vell. 2, 124, 2: una nobis et magna et praecipua cum carne est, Lact. 4, 25, 9.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
luctātĭō,¹⁵ ōnis, f. (luctor), lutte, combat [pr. et fig.] : Cic. Fato 30 ; Leg. 2, 38 ; Fin. 2, 43 ; Liv. 21, 36, 7 ; Sen. Nat. 7, 9, 2.
Latin > German (Georges)
luctātio, ōnis, f. (luctor), I) das Ringen, der Ringkampf, Cic. de fato 30. Sen. ep. 88, 19. Hyg. fab. 273. Scrib. Larg. 101. – II) übtr.: A) das Ringen = das physische Ankämpfen gegen Schwierigkeiten, der Kampf, Liv. 21, 36, 7. Sen. nat. qu. 5, 12, 5 u. 7, 9, 2: luct. fortunae (mit dem Schicksal), Val. Max. 6, 9, 14: plurium ventorum inter ipsos luctatio, Sen. nat. qu. 7, 9, 2: una nobis et magna et praecipua cum carne luctatio est, Lact. 4, 25, 9. – B) das geistige Ankämpfen gegen Widerspruch, der Wortstreit, der Kampf, magna od. maior cum alqo, Cic. de fato 12. Lact. 2, 19, 2: incerta cum alqo, Cic. de fin. 2, 43: una tamen veluti luctatio civitatis fuit, pugnantis cum Caesare senatus populique Romani, ut etc., Vell. 2, 124, 2.
