previous next
ē-mētĭor , mensus, 4,
I.v. dep. a., to measure out (not freq. till after the Aug. per.).
I. Lit.: “spatium oculis,” Verg. A. 10, 772: “longitudines et altitudines vocis,” Gell. 16, 18, 4.—
II. Transf.
A. To pass through, pass over, traverse a certain space: “cum freta, cum terras omnis, tot inhospita saxa Sideraque emensae ferimur,” Verg. A. 5, 628; 11, 244; Tib. 3, 4, 17; Liv. 27, 43; 31, 24; 38, 17 fin.; Plin. 7, 20, 20, § 84; Tac. A. 11, 32; 15, 16 al.; cf. poet.: “pelagi terraeque laborem,” Sil. 4, 53; “and in Tacitus, of time: Galba quinque principes prosperā fortunā emensus,” i. e. having survived, Tac. H. 1, 49.—
B. To impart, beslow: non aliquid patriae tanto emetiris acervo? * Hor. S. 2, 2, 105: ego voluntatem tibi profecto emetior, sed rem ipsam nondum posse videor, * Cic. Brut. 4, 16.!*? ēmensus , a, um, Part. in pass. signif. (acc. to II. A. and B.).
1. Passed through, traversed: “multo major pars itineris,” Liv. 21, 30, 5; so id. 43, 21 fin.; Verg. G. 1, 450; Val. Fl. 5, 182; 4, 351.—
2. Imparted, distributed, Sen. Q. N. 4, 4.
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 (16 total)
  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (16):
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 10.772
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 5.628
    • Vergil, Georgics, 1.450
    • Horace, Satires, 2.2.105
    • Tacitus, Annales, 11.32
    • Tacitus, Historiae, 1.49
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 7.84
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 27, 43
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 31, 24
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 21, 30
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 43, 21
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 38, 17
    • C. Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica, 4.351
    • C. Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica, 5.182
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 16.18.4
    • Cicero, Brutus, 4.16
hide Display Preferences
Greek Display:
Arabic Display:
View by Default:
Browse Bar: