obsideo

omnes aditus armati obsidebant
armed men were blockading all approaches

obsideō, sēdī, sessus, 2, n. and a.: to sit in or on; abide; hold, occupy, 3.421; besiege, beset, 2.441; throng, 12.133; obstruct, fill up, choke. (ob and sedeō)

ob-sĭdĕo, ēdi, essum, 2, v. n. and a. [sedeo].

• I Neutr., to sit, stay, remain, abide anywhere (only poet.): servi ne obsideant, liberis ut sit locus, Plaut. Poen. prol. 23: domi obsidere, Ter. Ad. 718: in limine, Val. Fl. 2, 237.—
• II Act., to sit at, on, or in, to remain on or in, to haunt, inhabit, frequent a place.
• • A In gen.: aram, Plaut. Rud. 3, 3, 36 (699): ranae stagna et rivos obsident, frequent marshes, Plin. 11, 18, 19, § 62: obsedit limina bubo, Sil. 8, 636: Apollo umbilicum terrarum obsidet, Cic. Div. 2, 56.—
  • B In partic.
  • • 1 Milit. t. t., to sit down before, to hem in, beset, besiege, invest, blockade a place (cf. oppugno): cum omnes aditus armati obsiderent, Cic. Phil. 2, 35, 89: Curio Uticam obsidere instituit, Caes. B. C. 2, 36: consiliis ab oppugnandā urbe ad obsidendam versis, Liv. 2, 11: propius inopiam erant obsidentes quam obsessi, id. 25, 11: ut Carthaginem crederent extemplo Scipionem obsessurum, id. 30, 7: totam Italiam, Cic. Agr. 2, 28, 75: vias, Caes. B. G. 3, 23: vallis obsessa, Verg. A. 10, 120: egregias Lateranorum aedīs, Juv. 10, 17.—
    • 2 To occupy, fill, possess: corporibus omnis obsidetur locus, is filled, Cic. N. D. 1, 23, 65: senatum armis, id. Phil. 7, 5, 15: palus obsessa salictis, full of osier-thickets, Ov. M. 11, 363: Trachasque obsessa palude, i. e. surrounded, id. ib. 15, 717.—
    • • b Trop., to occupy, possess, take possession of: alicujus animum, Just. 42, 4, 21: qui meum tempus obsideret, who took up my time, Cic. Verr. 1, 2, 6; id. Or. 62, 210: cum obsideri aures a fratre cerneret, that they were continually besieged by his brother, Liv. 40, 20 fin.—
    • 3 To have one's eye upon, to watch closely, be on the look-out for: jacere humi ... ad obsidendum stuprum, Cic. Cat. 1, 10, 26: rostra, id. Fl. 24, 57.

obsideo, sēdī, sessum, ēre (ob u. sedeo), I) intr. irgendwo sitzen, sich aufhalten, servi ne obsideant, sollen nicht dasitzen, Plaut. Poen. prol. 23: obs. domi, Ter. adelph. 718: in limine, Val. Flacc. 2, 238. – II) tr. vor od. in od. auf etwas sitzen, A) im allg.: aram, Plaut.: ranae stagna obsident, Plin.: regiam, umlagern, Curt.: Apollo, qui umbilicum terrarum obsides, den Mittelpunkt der Erde bewohnst, Poëta b. Cic. – B) insbes. besetzt halten, besetzen, einschließen, blockieren, 1) eig.: totam Italiam suis praesidiis obsidere atque occupare, Cic.: totam Italiam suis opibus obsidere, Cic.: omnes aditus, Cic.: viam, Caes.: vias cum ferro, wegelagern, Lact.: fores, Nep.: urbem, Cic.: homines, Nep.: Capua obsidebatur acrius quam oppugnabatur (berannt), Liv. – 2) übtr.: a) besetzt halten, innehaben, nihil est, quod vacet corpore; corporibus omnis obsidetur locus, mit K. ist jeder Raum angefüllt, Cic.: palus obsessa salictis, Ov.: fauces obsessae, eingeengter, Verg. – bildl., aures (patris), Liv.: animum alcis, Iustin.: qui tempus meum obsideret, der sich meiner Zeit bemächtigte, sie mir wegnähme, Cic.: tribunatus obsessus, eingeschränkt, behindert, Cic.: ab oratore iam obsessus est, er (der Zuhörer) ist vom Redner schon ganz in Anspruch genommen, Cic. – b) auf etw. lauern, passen, achtgeben, die gelegene Zeit zu etw. abpassen, stuprum, Cic.: rostra, Cic.

obsĭdĕō, (8) sēdī, sessum, ēre (ob et sedeo), intr. et tr.

I intr., être assis, installé qq. part : Pl. Pœn. 23 ; Ter. Ad. 718.

II tr., ¶ 1 occuper un lieu où lʼon sʼest installé : Apollo, qui umbilicum terrarum obsides Poet. d. Cic. Div. 2, 115, Apollon, toi qui as ton siège au centre de la terre, cf. Pl. Rud. 698 ; Plin. 11, 62 ¶ 2 assiéger, bloquer, investir : Uticam Cæs. C. 2, 36, 1, investir Utique, cf. Cæs. G. 3, 23, 7 ; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 145 ; Agr. 2, 75 ; Phil. 2, 89 ; faucibus obsessis Liv. 29, 32, 4, les défilés étant gardés par des troupes ; corporibus omnis obsidetur locus Cic. Nat. 1, 65, tout lʼespace est garni par des corps || [fig.] tenir investi, tenir sous sa dépendance, être maître de : ab oratore obsessus est Cic. Or. 210, [lʼauditeur] est investi par lʼorateur, cf. Cic. Verr. 2, pr. 6 ; Sen. Clem. 1, 8, 2 ; Liv. 40, 20, 5 ; speculari atque obsidere rostra Cic. Fl. 57, observer et tenir sous sa dépendance la tribune aux harangues.

obsideo , es, edi, essum, idere. n. act. 2.
坐。圍城。— aditus 占各門。— tempus ejus 躭悮其時。— stuprum 等候可奸之時。— domi 在家坐。

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obsideō ēdī, essus, ēre

• ob+sedeo, to sit, stay, remain, abide: domi, T.—To beset, haunt, frequent: umbilicum terrarum.—In war, to hem in, beset, besiege, invest, blockade: quod (oppidum) neque capi neque obsideri poterat, S.: omnīs aditūs: Uticam, Cs.: consilia ad obsidendam (urbem) versa, L.: obsessa Ilion, H.: Dextrum Scylla latus Obsidet, V.: aedīs, Iu.: omnibus rebus obsessi, hampered in every way, Cs.—Supin. acc.: proficiscitur obsessum turrim, S.—Poet.: obsessae fauces, choked, V.: obsessum frigore corpus, O.—To occupy, fill, possess: corporibus omnis obsidetur locus, is filled: milite campos, V.: Trachas obsessa palude, i. e. surrounded, O.: meum tempus, take up: cum obsideri aurīs a fratre cerneret, besieged, L.—To watch closely, look out for: iacere ad obsidendum stuprum.