percutiō cussī (percusti, H.), cussus, ere
per+quatio,
to strike through and through, thrust through, pierce, transfix
: gladio percussus: Mamilio pectus percussum,
L.: coxam Aeneae, Iu.: non percussit locum, i. e.
the right place
(for a fatal blow).—
To strike hard, beat, hit, smite, shoot
: cum Cato percussus esset ab eo,
had been struck
: res de caelo percussae,
struck by lightning
: ab imbre percussis solibus, O.:
manu pectus percussa, V.: lyram,
play
, O.: (lacernae) male percussae pectine,
i. e.
poorly woven
, Iu.—
To slay, kill
: aliquem securi,
behead
: collum percussa securi Victima, O.
—Fig.,
to smite, strike, visit, overwhelm, ruin
: percussus calamitate: percussus fortunae
volnere.—
To strike, shock, impress, affect deeply, move, astound
: percussit animum,
it impressed me
: animos probabilitate: amore percussus,
H.: fragor aurem percutit, Iu.—
To cheat, deceive, impose upon
: hominem strategemate.
