antestor

antestor, ātus, 1, v. dep [acc. to Corssen, Ausspr. II. p. 564, from an-, the Gr. ἀνά, as in anhelo, q. v. fin., and testor; acc. to others, from ante and testor], a word peculiar to judicial proceedings,

• to call up as a witness before the opening of the cause, to call as a witness (the formula was: licet antestari? and the person gave his assent by offering the tip of his ear, which the summoner touched; cf. Smith, Dict. Antiq.); so in 1 Fragm. in XII. Tab.: SI. IN. IVS. VOCAT. NI. IT. ANTESTATOR. IGITVR. EM. CAPITO: Ph. Licet te antestari? Th. Non licet, Plaut. Curc. 5, 2, 23 (621); cf. id. ib. 5, 2, 25 (623); id. Pers. 4, 9, 10 (747); so id. Poen. 5, 4, 59 (1232); 5, 4, 60 (1233): magnā Inclamat voce, et Licet antestari? Ego vero Oppono auriculam, * Hor. S. 1, 9, 76: est in aure imā memoriae locus, quem tangentes antestamur, Plin. 11, 45, 103, 251.—In Cic. once, in gen. sense, not pertaining to judic. proceedings: te, magne, antestaretur, quod nunc etiam facit, (ante testaretur PHI)Mil. 25, 68 fin.—In a pass. signif., Liv. Andron. ap. Prisc. p. 792 P.
• —Hence, antestātus, a, um, P. a.; subst., a witness, Gai. Inst. 1, 6, 3.

antestor, ātus sum, ārī (zsgz. aus antetestor), jmd. vor (ante) Einleitung der Klage zum Zeugesein (testari) auffordern, zum Zeugen anrufen (wobei die Anrede war: licet antestari? und der Aufgeforderte die Einwilligung gab durch Hinhalten des Ohrläppchens, das der Auffordernde mit dem Worte memento berührte), alqm, Plaut., Hor. u.a.; vgl. die Auslgg. zu Hor. sat. 1, 9, 76. – u. außer der Gerichtssphäre, Cic. Mil. 68; vgl. die Auslgg. zu d. St. – ➳ a) Pass. = zum Zeugen aufgefordert werden, Aelius b. Prisc. 8, 16: Partiz. Perf. passiv, antestatus, Corp. inscr. Lat. 2, 5042, 5 u. 6, 10247, 12. – b) Imperat. antestamino, XII tabb. 1, 1 (b. Porphyr. Hor. sat. 1, 9, 76).

antestor, (14) ātus sum, ārī, tr., appeler comme témoin : Pl. Curc. 623 ; Cic. Mil. 68.

➳ antestatus, [sens pass.] pris comme témoin : cf. Prisc. Gramm. 8, 16 ; impér. antestamino xii T. d. Pomp. Porphyr. Hor. S. 1, 9, 76.

antestor , aris, atus sum, ari. d.
請做 證。被請證。

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antestor ātus, ārī, dep.

• an- (for ambi-) + testor, in law, to call as a witness, summon to testify(the summoner said, licet antestari? the summoned offered his ear to be touched): Licet antestari? Ego vero Oppono auriculam, H.—In gen., to call to witness, invoke: te.