Logeion | devius

dē-vĭus, a, um, adj. [via], lying off the high-road; out of the way, devious (class.; for syn. cf.: avius, invius).

I Lit.: iter, a by-way, Cic. Att. 4, 3, 4; 14, 10, 1 (cf. avius); Suet. Galb. 20: oppidum, Cic. Pis. 36 fin.: saltus, Liv. 41, 19: calles, id. 22, 14: rura, Ov. M. 1, 676.—Subst.: dēvia, ōrum, n., lonely, unfrequented places: per aspera ac devia, Suet. Tib. 60: in devia terrarum, Luc. 4, 161.—
- B Transf., of living beings dwelling in out-of-the-way places, retired, sequestered: Anagnini, cum essent devii, etc., Cic. Phil. 2, 41, 106: gens, Liv. 34, 20: montani, id. 34, 16: civitas, Suet. Vesp. 4: mihi devio nemus Mirari libet, wandering about in unfrequented places: Hor. Od. 3, 25, 12: uxores (i. e. capellae), id. ib. 1, 17, 6: scortum, i.e. retired, shy, id. ib. 2, 11, 21: avis (i. e. the great owl, which dwells in lonely places), Ov. H. 2, 118: equus, leaping aside, Stat. Th. 9, 804.—
- - 2 Poet., inaccessible: limina, Prop. 4 (5), 9, 27.—
II Trop., inconstant, erroneous, inconsistent, foolish: quid potest esse tam flexibile, tam devium, quam animus ejus, qui, etc., Cic. Lael. 25, 93: vita, id. Fragm. ap. Lact. 6, 24: via, Lact. 3, 11, 4; id. 4, 30, 3: nihil quasi devium loqui, i.e. out of the way, impertinent, Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 44: noster Plato nihil ab hac secta vel paululum devius, Ap. Flor. 2, p. 352, 23: homo in omnibus consiliis praeceps et devius, Cic. Phil. 5, 13, 37; Ov. Tr. 3, 7, 30.—Poet. with gen.: devius aequi, Sil. 1, 57; cf.: pectora recti, id. 8, 318: devius promissi es, Mart. Cap. poet. 3 init.—Adv. does not occur.

dē-vius, a, um (de u. via), von der (eigentlichen) Straße abgehend, = abführend, außerhalb der Straße liegend, wohin keine Straße führt, entlegen, I) eig.: A) v. Örtl.: oppidum, Cic.: saltus, Liv.: calles, Liv.: tugurium, Liv.: posticum, Liv.: itinera, Schleichwege, ungebahnte Wege, Cic.: limina, unzugängliche, Prop.: devii anfractus (Ggstz. iter rectum), Lact.: derupta, devia loca, Abgründe u. ungangbare Wege (Ggstz. planiora), Arnob.: iter (Zug, Marsch) tam longum ac tam devium, Liv.: devium est (Tusculanum) τοις ἀπαντῶσιν, liegt ab vom Wege, Cic. – subst., a) dēvia, ōrum, n., Schleichwege, ungebahnte Wege, invia ac devia assueti, Liv.: devia montis, Tibull.: per devia, Amm. – b) dēvia, ae, f., der Abweg (übtr.), im Wortspiel, nihil dubium est, quin hae ad beatitudinem viae deviae quaedam sint, Boëth. de cons. phil. 3, 8 in. – prägn., v. leb. Wesen, außer der Straße-, seitwärts- od. abwärts wohnend, nicht leicht zugänglich, entlegen, gens, montani, Liv.: scortum, nicht jedem zugängliche, Hor.: avis, einsam lebend, Ov.: esse devios (Ggstz. in via habitare), Cic. – od. (poet.) pfadlos irrend, -weidend usw., mihi devio, Hor.: uxores (i.e. capellae), Hor.: equus, seitwärts springend, Stat. – II) übtr.: A) v. Thema abschweifend, nihil quasi devium loqui, Plin. ep. 5, 6, 44. – od. von einer Lehre, noster Plato nihil ab hac secta vel paululum devius, Apul. flor. 15 extr. p. 19, 17 Kr. – B) sich nicht treu bleibend, unstet, in Gesinnung u. Handlung, homo in omnibus consiliis praeceps et devius, Cic.: vita d., unstetes, ausschweifendes, Cic. fr.: vita saecularis ac devia, Lact. – poet. m. Genet., devius aequi, Sil. 1, 57: devia recti pectora, Sil. 8, 316.

devius [CL] 1 out of the way, inaccessible: a (of place); b (of person). c (as sb. n.) out of the way place. a oberrantes per devia / dumosi ruris limina (Æthelwald)) Carm. Aldh. 2. 61; ~ia †callus [l. callis], horweg stig GlC D 72; loca ~ia, ungefera stowa GlS 213; s1400 ~iarum cavernarum (v. delitescere b). b hostillarius ‥ ita disponet quod omnes adventantes ‥ collacioni intersint et benediccionem ‥ recipiant, nisi forte tali hora cum ~ius fuerit abbas Cust. Westm. 85. c ~ium, sloh; ~ia, †sive [l. sc.] sunt loca secreta et abdita, quasi extra †via [l. viam] vel invia, sine via, orwegnes GlH D 356–7; R. Cant. Malch. IV 620 (v. cursitare a); disgregati ‥ Romani partim ~ia et nemora, cogente timore, carpebant G. Mon. X 12; s1100 visibiliter diabolus apparuit hominibus in saltibus et ~iis, transeuntes allocutus W. Malm. GR IV 331; 1444 (v. 2 dangerium 2b). 2 (fig.) straying, erring. b (as sb. n.) deviation, error. c false trail. d devious device. ut ad corrigendos ~ios nec desit in ore correptio nec dormitet in corde oratio W. Malm. GP V 215; a fide ‥ ~ios Diceto YH 318 (v. cauteriare 1c); 1514 (v. divinator). b ~iis, erroribus GlH D 358; cum manifestum sit quod ipsa [ecclesia] deviat, ‥ ipsi [cardinales] principaliter causant hoc ~ium Wycl. Blasph. 67. c ipse, regularem normam secutus, una cum sibi subjectis ~ia quaeque declinans Ælf. Æthelwold 10; etsi aliqui, relicto veritatis tramite, per ~ia erroris incedere maluerunt Lanfr. Corp. & Sang. 426C; artis ‥ viam sine ~iis permeare volenti Balsh. AD rec. 2 18; 1339 omni dimisso ~io ad viam obediencie redeat omnemque faciat semitam suam rectam (Lit. Regis) G. Ed. III Bridl. 146; 1342 (v. devitare a); Jesu ‥, via sine ~io, veritas sine nubilo et vita sine termino Ric. Armagh AP 18; terminus potencie et officii ministri ecclesie, ne evagetur in ~ium, est signandus Wycl. Blasph. 66. d notato toto ~io quo potest injuste occupare bona ecclesie Wycl. Ver. III 49.

dēvĭus, (11) a, um (de, via), ¶ 1 hors de la route, écarté, détourné : oppidum devium Cic. Pis. 89, ville écartée ; iter devium Cic. Att. 4, 3, 4, chemin détourné || [pl. n. ] devia terrarum Luc. 4, 161, des contrées inconnues || qui se trouve sur des chemins détournés, qui habite à lʼécart, qui sort de la route, qui sʼégare : Anagnini, cum essent devii, descenderunt Cic. Phil. 2, 106, les habitants dʼAnagni, nʼhabitant pas sur la route, descendirent ; mihi devio mirari libet Hor. O. 3, 25, 12, jʼaime dans ma course vagabonde à admirer...; devius equus Stat. Th. 9, 904, cheval qui se jette de côté ; devia avis Ov. H. 2, 118, oiseau solitaire ¶ 2 [fig.] a) qui sʼécarte du droit chemin, qui sʼégare, qui est dans lʼerreur : homo præceps et devius Cic. Phil. 5, 37, homme irréfléchi et qui déraisonne ; b) qui sʼécarte : nihil devium loqui Plin. Min. Ep. 5, 6, 44, parler sans digression ; devius æqui Sil. 1, 57, qui sort de la justice, cf. 8, 316.

dē-vius, a, um (< de via)

1. ver weg gelegen, afgelegen [rura; itinera sluipwegen; oppidum; saltus; limina]; — subst. dēvia, ōrum n ongebaande wegen, sluipwegen; ➤ per aspera ac -a;
2. afgelegen wonend, eenzaam (levend, wonend) [gens; avis; civitas]; ➤ Anagnini, cum essent devii;
3. verdwaald, afgedwaald [capellae];
4. (metaf.) onrustig, rusteloos, wispelturig [animus; homo; vita];
5. (postklass.) van het thema afdwalend.

devius , a, um. adj.
無路。失路者。— aequi 背理。Nihil est tam devium quam animus ejus 其改變無比。 Devia secutus 失路。

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dēvius adj.

de + via, off the road, out of the way, devious: iter, a by-way: oppidum: calles, L.: rura, O.—Retired, sequestered: Anagnini: gens, L.: mihi devio libet, etc., wandering in byways, H.: avis, i. e. the solitary owl, O.—Plurn. as subst, by-ways, Tb.—Fig., inconstant, erroneous, inconsistent, foolish: quid tam devium, quam animus eius, qui, etc.: in consiliis.

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