delectus

dēlectus, a, um, Part., from 1. deligo.

dēlectus or dīlectus (so often in best MSS., and adopted by Halm in Quint. and Cic., Weissenb. in Liv., Dietsch in Sall., and by Brambach, etc.; but Bait. and Kay. in Cic., Dinter and Nipperdey in Caes., delectus), ūs, m. [1. deligo], a choosing or picking out, a selecting; a selection, choice, distinction (freq. and class.).

• I In gen.: utrimque tibi nunc dilectum para, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 157 (386): mihi quidem etiam lautius videtur, quod eligitur, et ad quod delectus adhibetur, Cic. Fin. 5, 30, 90: earum rerum hic tenetur a sapiente delectus, ut, etc. (shortly before: cum soluta nobis est eligendi optio), id. ib. 1, 10, 33: in hoc verborum genere propriorum delectus est quidam habendus, id. de Or. 3, 37, 150; so, verborum, Caes. ap. Cic. Brut. 72, 253; Quint. 12, 9, 6; cf.: rerum verborumque agendus, id. 10, 3, 5: verbis delectum adhibere, Tac. Or. 22: cujus (εὐφωνίας) in eo dilectus est, ut, etc., Quint. 1, 5, 4: judicum, Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13: omnium rerum delectum atque discrimen pecunia sustulisset, id. Verr. 2, 2, 50; so with discrimen, id. Fin. 4, 25, 69: magnus hominum et dignitatum, id. Rep. 1, 34: dignitatis, id. Clu. 46; id. Off. 1, 14, 45: acceptorum beneficiorum sunt delectus habendi, id. ib. 1, 15, 49: non delectu aliquo aut sapientia ducitur ad judicandum, id. Planc. 4: sine ullo delectu, sine populi Rom. notione, sine judicio senatus, id. Agr. 2, 21 fin.; cf. Ov. M. 10, 325; and on the contrary, cum delectu, making a selection, Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 180; Plin. Ep. 2, 13, 18.—
• II Milit. t. t., a levy, a recruiting: per legatos delectum habere, Caes. B. G. 6, 1; so, delectum habere, a standing phrase for recruiting, id. ib. 7, 1; id. B. C. 1, 2; 1, 6; Cic. Phil. 5, 12; Sall. C. 36, 3; Liv. 2, 28; Tac. A. 13, 35 al.; cf. the post-Aug. agere, Quint. 12, 3, 5; Plin. 7, 29, 30, § 107; Tac. H. 2, 16; Suet. Calig. 43 al.: conficere, Liv. 25, 5: quas (legiones) ex novo delectu confecerat, Caes. B. C. 1, 25: exercitus superbissimo delectu collectus, Cic. Prov. Cons. 2 fin.: provincialis, made in the province, provincial, id. Fam. 15, 1 fin.: in bella, Plin. 6, 19, 22, § 66.—
• • B Meton. (abstr. pro concreto), the men levied, a levy: e Britannico delectu octo milia sibi adjunxit, Tac. H. 2, 57.

dēlēctus u. dīlēctus, ūs, m. (deligere), die Auswahl, Wahl, I) im allg.: rerum, Cic.: habere dilectum verborum, Genauigkeit in der Wahl der Ausdrücke beobachten, Cic.: delectum rerum verborumque agere (treffen), Quint.: de eius dilectu (seine Auserkorenen), immo vero de complexu eius ac sinu (seine Herzens- u. Busenfreunde), Cic.: cum delectu, mit Auswahl, Plin. nat. hist. u. Plin. ep.; Ggstz. sine delectu, Cic. u.a. – Plur., acceptorum autem beneficiorum sunt dilectus habendi, Cic. de off. 1, 49. – II) als milit. t. t. = die Aushebung, Rekrutierung, acerbus, Liv.: superbus, Cic.: provincialis, in der Provinz gehalten, Cic.: dilectum habere, Cic., od. agere, Plin., od. instituere, Caes.: delectus acerbe actus, Liv. epit. – Plur., dilectus adversum vos habiti, Sall. fr.: neque delectus agere nec copias contrahere, Quint. – ➳ Die Schreibung dilectus (oft in guten Hdschrn. u. Inschrn.) ist von Halm u. Müller im Cicero, von Dietsch im Sallust, von Weißenborn u.a. im Livius aufgenommen; dagegen delectus von Nipperdey u. Dinter im Cäsar u. von Kritz im Sallust überall beibehalten worden.

1 delectus [cf. OF delit, It. diletto] , delight. †nundum [l. nondum] audivimus de illis secretis que pertinent ad ~um spiritus cum sapientia, ut de paradiso, purgatorio et inferno M. Scot Part. 293; hec ‥ sufficiant ad presens de recitatione mirabilium mundi, que Deus fecit cum magno ~u ad instar joculatoris et adhuc facit continue Ib. 298n.

2 delectus, ~um v. deligere

3 delectus v. delinquere(2c)

4 delectus v. dilectus

5 delectus v. diligere

1 dēlēctus, a, um, part. p. de deligo 2.

2 dēlēctŭs (14) ou dīlēctus, ūs, m. , ¶ 1 discernement, choix, triage : Pl. Ps. 391 ; Virg. G. 3, 72 ; sine delectu Cic. Agr. 2, 57, sans choix, au hasard ; judicum Cic. Phil. 5, 13, choix des juges ; acceptorum beneficiorum sunt dilectus habendi Cic. Off. 1, 49, il faut discerner entre les bienfaits reçus, cf. 1, 45 ; 3, 46 ; 3, 71 ¶ 2 levée de troupes : delectum habere Cic. Fam. 15, 1, 5, lever des troupes, recruter des soldats( Cæs. G. 6, 1, etc. ) ¶ 3 troupes levées, recrues : Tac. H. 2, 57.

delectus , us. m.
揀。 Habere vel agere delectum 調兵。

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delectus , a, um. part. p. v. deligo.


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dēlēctus (1) adj.

• P. of 1 deligo, picked, choice, select, chosen: legio, Cs.: iuventus, V.: equites, S.: cum delectis tentare omnia, picked men, S.

dēlēctus (2) ūs, m

• see dilectus.

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