instigator

instīgātor, ōris, m. [instigo],

• a stimulator, instigator (post-Aug.): sibi quisque dux et instigator, Tac. H. 1, 38: superfluus, Aus. Ep. 17 fin.: accusationis, Dig. 3, 2, 20.

īnstīgātor, ōris, m. (instigo), der Anstachler, Anreizer, Antreiber, sibi quisque dux et instigator, jeder kommandierte u. trieb sich selbst, Tac. hist. 1, 38: si quid invitis quoque nobis naturā fit, superfluus instigator agitabo, Auson. epist. 17 extr. p. 178, 7 Schenkl: mit Genet. pers., inst. pueruli huius, Apul. apol. 74: m. Genet. rei (zu), inst. insaniae, Arnob. 5, 7: talium peccatorum suasor et inst. occultus, Augustin. de civ. dei 14, 3, 3: videris accusationis instigator fuisse, Papin. dig. 3, 2, 20.

instigator [CL] 1 instigator: a one who inspires or prompts to good; b one who incites to evil; c (w. ref. to the Devil). a Deus, qui est ‥ meditationum et omnium bonarum voluntatum ~or Asser Alf. 76 p. 61.  b quem ‥ exploratorem, stimulum, ~orem crudelitatis habent Map NC IV 6 f. 49; c1213 ab inicio suggestor eorum [sc. turpium] fuerat, auctor et ~or Gir. Ep. 7 p. 242; qui non ~or talium et tam turpium, sed pocius extinctor, non fultor quidem, sed ultor, esse deberet Ib. p. 254.  c ~or illarum [sc. cogitationum] diabolus Anselm (Ep. 414) V 361; est peccati caput et origo vel inventor et operator, ~or seu procurator Spec. Laic. 65. 2 accuser. 1425 premissa articulatur et probare intendit promotor et ~or antedictus, conjunctim et divisim, non artans se ad singula probanda, sed ad ea que sufficient in hac parte vestrum benignum officium ‥ implorando Reg. Cant. III 128.

īnstīgātŏr, (16) ōris, m. (instigo), celui qui excite, instigateur : Tac. H. 1, 38 ; Aus. Ep. 17 || accusationis Papin. Dig. 3, 2, 20, auteur dʼune accusation.

īnstīgātor ōris, m

• instigo, a stimulator, instigator: sibi quisque, Ta.