I.of or belonging to the Peripatetic (Aristotelian) philosophy, Peripatetic: “peripatetica secta,” Col. 9, 3, 1: “philosophia,” Gell. 1, 3, 10: “disciplina,” id. 19, 5, 2.—As subst.: Pĕrĭpătētĭcus , i, m., a disciple of the Peripatetic school, Gell. 2, 18, 8.— Usually in plur.: Pĕrĭpătētĭci , ōrum, m., philosophers of the Peripatetic (Aristotelian) school, Peripatetics, Cic. Ac. 1, 4, 17; id. Tusc. 4, 3, 6; Col. 1, 1, 7; Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 8. They were so called because Aristotle delivered his lectures while walking about (περιπατῶν).
Pĕrĭpătētĭcus , a, um, adj., = Περιπατητικός,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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