previous next
circum-sisto , stĕti (Caes. B. G. 3, 15 Oud.
I.N. cr.; 4, 37; Curt. 15, 9, 10; Verg. A. 2, 559; Tac. A. 15, 15; id. H. 4, 79; cf. circumsto; “rarely circumstiti,” Tac. H. 3, 31), 3, v. a., to place one's self or take one's stand around a person or thing, to surround, go or stand around (class.; most freq. in the histt.; in Cic. perh. only once).
(α). With acc.: “quid me circumsistitis?” Plaut. Men. 5, 7, 9; so * Cat. 42, 10; Caes. B. G. 5, 7 fin.; 7, 5; id. B. C. 1, 20; id. B. G. 4, 26 Oud. N. cr.; Liv. 1, 28, 7; 1, 51, 8; 2, 2, 8; Curt. 7, 5: “ipsumque domumque,” Verg. A. 8, 490 al.; so, “naves,” Caes. B. G. 3, 15: “curiam,” Liv. 2, 23, 11; Tac. A. 5, 4: “lectum,” id. ib. 14, 8: “vias,” id. ib. 15, 15: “signa sua,” id. H. 2, 41.—Pass.: “ne ab omnibus civitatibus circumsisteretur (Caesar),” Caes. B. G. 7, 43; App. Dogm. Plat. 2.—
(β). Absol.: “circumsistamus,” Plaut. As. 3, 3, 28: “haec cum maxime loqueretur, sex lictores circumsistunt (sc. loquentem),” Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 54, § 142: “circumstiterant victores,” Tac. H. 3, 31: “circumsistentia tecta,” Jul. Val. Rer. Gest. Alex. 3, 42; cf. also circumsto.
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.

The National Endowment for the Humanities provided support for entering this text.

hide Dictionary Entry Lookup
Use this tool to search for dictionary entries in all lexica.
Search for in
hide References (20 total)
  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (20):
    • Caesar, Gallic War, 3.15
    • Caesar, Gallic War, 4.26
    • Caesar, Gallic War, 5.7
    • Caesar, Gallic War, 7.43
    • Cicero, Against Verres, 2.5.142
    • Plautus, Asinaria, 3.3
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 8.490
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 2.559
    • Caesar, Civil War, 1.20
    • Tacitus, Annales, 15.15
    • Tacitus, Annales, 5.4
    • Tacitus, Historiae, 3.31
    • Tacitus, Historiae, 2.41
    • Tacitus, Historiae, 4.79
    • Plautus, Menaechmi, 5.7
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 1, 28.7
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 1, 51.8
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 2, 2.8
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 2, 23.11
    • Curtius, Historiarum Alexandri Magni, 7.5
hide Display Preferences
Greek Display:
Arabic Display:
View by Default:
Browse Bar: