I.an encircling, enclosing (mostly post - Aug.).
I. Lit., of surrounding wild beasts with nets, in hunting: “dum trepidant alae, saltusque indagine cingunt,” Verg. A. 4, 121: “densos indagine colles Claudere,” Tib. 4, 3, 7: “rates captae quasi per indaginem,” Flor. 4, 2, 32: “indaginis modo sylvas persultare,” Tac. Agr. 37. —
B. Transf., an enclosing, surrounding of enemies: “efferam gentem, ritu ferarum, quasi indagine debellabat,” Flor. 4, 12, 48; cf. id. 3, 6, 11; so, “velut indagine aliquem insidiis circumdare,” Hirt. B. G. 8, 18; cf.: “cum praemissus eques velut indagine dissipatos Samnites ageret,” Liv. 7, 37, 14: “vastaque feras indagine claudit,” Luc. 6, 42: “(delatores) in illa poenarum indagine inclusos,” Plin. Pan. 35, 2.—Of legacy-hunting: “testamenta et orbos velut indagine capi,” Tac. A. 13, 42.—
II. Trop., a searching into, examining after, investigation: “multis persuasisse doctrinae indaginibus,” Plin. 9, 7, 6, § 16: “cupediarum,” Gell. 7, 16, 6: “ampliorem exposcere indaginem,” Cod. Just. 4, 31, 14: “consilium occulta scrutari indagine,” Amm. 15, 5, 30.
