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scrūtor , āri, ātus,
I.v. dep. a. [scruta; cf.: γρυτεύει, scrutatur, Gloss. Philox.], qs. to search even to the rags, i. e. to search carefully, examine thoroughly, explore a thing; to search, examine a person (syn.: indago, rimo).
B. Transf., to seek for, search out a thing (post-Aug. and very rare): “venas melini inter saxa,Plin. 35, 6, 19, § 37: “iter,Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 172; cf. infra, II. B.—
II. Trop., to examine thoroughly; to explore, investigate: quod est ante pedes nemo spectat: caeli scrutantur plagas, Enn. ap. Cic. Rep. 1, 18, 30; Cic. Div. 2, 13, 30 (Trag. v. 277 Vahl.): “omnes sordes,id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 3, § 11; “cf: nomina ac vultus, alacritatem tristitiamque coëuntium,Tac. A. 16, 5: “animos ceterorum secretis sermonibus,id. H. 4, 55: “voluntatem,Quint. 2, 4, 26: “locos, ex quibus argumenta eruamus,Cic. de Or 2, 34, 146; cf. id. Part. 3, 8: “desinamus aliquando ea scrutari, quae sunt inania,id. Rosc. Am. 30, 83; cf.: “quod non ratione scrutabimur, non poterimus invenire nisi casu,Quint. 5, 10, 22: “interiores et reconditas litteras,Cic. N. D. 3, 16, 42: “origines nominum,Quint. 1, 4, 25: “omnia minutius et scrupulosius,id. 5, 14, 28: “inferiora quoque,id. 7, 1, 27: “exoletos auctores,id. 8, 2, 12: “scripturas,Vulg. Johan. 5, 39.—Absol.: “totum diem mecum scrutor, facta ac dicta mea remetior,Sen. Ira, 3, 36, 3.—
B. Transf. (cf. supra, I. B.), to search into; to search out, find out a thing (so not till after the Aug. per.): “fibras Inspiciunt, mentes deum scrutantur in illis,Ov. M. 15, 137: “finem principis per Chaldaeos,Tac. A. 12, 52: “sua Caesarisque fata,id. ib. 16, 14: “arcanum ullius,Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 37: “ut causas hujus infinitae differentiae scrutetur,Tac. Or. 15; cf. Plin. Ep. 4, 30, 11: “harenarum numerum et montium pondera scrutari,Amm. 14, 11, 34.—P. a.: scrūtans , antis (late Lat.), perh. only in sup., that most closely examines: “militaris rei ordinum scrutantissimus,Amm. 30, 9, 4.— Hence, adv.: scrūtanter , searchingly, Ambros. Ep. 80.Act. collat. form scrūto , āre, acc. to Prisc. p. 799 P; cf. γρυτεύω, scruto, Gloss. Philox.—Hence,
b. scrūtor , ātus, pass., Amm. 28, 1, 10; 15, 8, 16; Aur. Vict. Orig. 6, 3.
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