ē-lĭgo Copy link Outline I. In gen., picked, selected; select, ...II. In eccl. Lat., chosen of God, elected ... ⓘēlĭgitur: pres ind pass 3rd sg • ē-lĭgo, lēgi, lectum, 3, v. a. [lĕgo], to pick out, choose, elect (class.; esp. in the trop. sense; cf.: coöpto, designo, deligo, seligo): pedes e capite et e collo pullorum, Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 14: uvam ad edendum (with legere), id. ib. 1, 54, 2: herbas, to pluck up, to weed out, id. ib. 1, 47; Col. 4, 5; cf. trop., Cic. Tusc. 3, 34, 83 and 84: ex malis minima, Cic. Off. 3, 1, 3: ut de tribus Antoniis eligas quem velis, id. Phil. 10, 2, 5: a multis commodissimum quodque, id. Inv. 2, 2, 5: ut in comparando difficile ad eligendum sit, quid maxime velis, id. Rep. 1, 35 fin. et saep.—Absol., to choose correctly, make a proper selection: haud semper errat fama; aliquando et elegit, Tac. Agr. 9 fin.—Hence, ēlectus, a, um, P. a. I. In gen., picked, selected; select, choice, excellent: par columbarum, Petr. 85, 6: viri electissimi civitatis, Cic. Quint. 2: pugiles, Suet. Calig. 18: quisque, id. ib. 49: electissima verba, Cic. Fin. 3, 7 fin. Madv. N. cr.; Auct. Her. 4, 26, 36; cf.: electius verbum, id. ib.; scripta, Cat. 36, 6: res, Petr. 36, 4 et saep.—In the neutr. subst.: ēlecta, ōrum, selections, Plin. Ep. 3, 5, 17.—Adv.: ēlecte choicely, Cic. Inv. 1, 30, 49.—Comp., Gell. 18, 7, 2.— II. In eccl. Lat., chosen of God, elected to be saved, Vulg. Col. 3, 12 et saep.
ēlĭgō Copy link Outline 1 arracher en cueillant, enlever, ôter :2 choisir, trier, élire : de plusieurs maux choisir le moindre ; [avec ... ⓘēlĭgitur: pres ind pass 3rd sg • ēlĭgō, ēgī, ēctum, ĕre (e, lego), tr., 1. arracher en cueillant, enlever, ôter : Varro R. 3, 9, 14 ; Cic. Tusc. 3, 33 ; Col. Rust. 4, 5 2. choisir, trier, élire : ex malis minima Cic. Off. 3, 3, de plusieurs maux choisir le moindre ; [avec de] Phil. 10, 5 ; a multis commodissimum quidque Cic. Inv. 2, 5, emprunter à plusieurs ce qu'il y a de meilleur || [abst] faire un choix heureux : Tac. Agr. 9 ; v. electus.
eligo Copy link ⓘēlĭgitur: pres ind pass 3rd sg ELIGO egi, ectum, ere. [ἐκλέγω, αἱρέομαι, ἐπιλέγω, αἱρετίζω, προκρίνω] Est e multis, quorum fiat optio, aliquid assumere. […] 🗁 Page Scan