prehendo

prĕhendo (prae-) and sync. pren-do (praen-), di, sum, 3, v. a. [prae-hendo; cf. Gr. γεντο, χανδάνω], to lay hold of, to grasp, snatch, seize, catch, take (class.).

• I Lit.
• • A In gen.: prehende auriculis, take by the ear-laps, a form of affectionate salutation, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 78 (668): sine te exorem, sine te prendam auriculis, sine dem savium, id. Poen. 1, 2, 163 (372); cf. Tib. 2, 5, 92: fauces alicui, Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 62 (218): quis me properantem prehendit pallio? catches me by the cloak, id. Ep. 1, 1, 1 (1): dexteram, id. ib. 2, 3, 65 (370).—Of an embrace: alter ubi alterum bilingui manufesto inter se praehendunt, Plaut. Ps. 5, 1, 15 (1260); cf.: aliquem manu, Cic. de Or. 1, 56, 240: perdix aucupem jam jam prehensurum effugiens, Plin. 10, 33, 51, § 103; 30, 5, 12, § 40: pisces, Vulg. Johan. 21, 10.—
  • B In partic.
  • • 1 To seize, occupy suddenly, take violent possession of: Pharum, Caes. B. C. 3, 112, 3: quam prendimus arcem, occupy, take refuge in, Verg. A. 2, 322.—
    • 2 To lay or catch hold of, to detain one in order to speak with him: tuos pater modo me prehendit: ait, etc., Ter. And. 353: prendo hominem solum: Cur non, inquam, id. Phorm. 620: Syrus est prehendendus, atque exhortandus mihi, id. Heaut. 498: dextrā prehensum Continuit, Verg. A. 2, 592; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 11, 2: prende C. Septimium, Cic. Att. 12, 13, 2.—
    • 3 To seize, take by surprise, catch in the act; constr. with in and abl., the simple abl., or gen.: in furto ubi sis prehensus, Plaut. As. 3, 2, 17 (561): in patenti Prensus Aegaeo, Hor. C. 2, 16, 1: prensus manifesto furto, Gell. 11, 18, 7: eā nocte speculatores prensi servi tres, Auct. B. Hisp. 20, 5: quem mendaci praendit manufestum modo, caught in a lie, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 45 (684).—
    • 4 Of trees, to take root: quarum stirpes tellus amplexa prehendit, Cic. Arat. 116: ut cum (pirorum plantae) prehenderint, inserantur, Pall. 3, 25: vites transferre, sine ambiguitate prehendendi, id. 3, 10.—
    • 5 To reach, attain, arrive at (poet.): tandem Italiae fugientes prendimus oras, Verg. A. 6, 61.—
    • 6 Poet., to take in with the eye, to reach with the eye: prendere aliquid oculorum lumine, Lucr. 4, 1143: vix oculo prendente modum, taking in, embracing, Luc. 4, 20.—
• II Trop., of the mind, to seize, apprehend, comprehend (very rare): cum animus ipsum (res omnes) moderantem atque regentem paene praehenderit, Cic. Leg. 1, 23, 61.

prehendo, prehendī, prehēnsum, ere, u. synkop. prēndo, prēndī, prēnsum, ere (prae u. *hando = griech. χανδάνω), fassen, anfassen, angreifen, ergreifen, nehmen, I) im allg.: a) v. Pers.: alqm pallio, beim Mantel, Plaut.: alqm manu, Cic.: dextram, Cic.: ornabat locum, quem prehenderat, Cic. – b) v. Boden, tellus prehendit stirpes, faßt die Stämme, wenn die Bäume bekleiben, Cic. Arat. 116. – c) v. Bäumen, Wurzel fassen, bekleiben, anwurzeln, Pallad. 3, 25, 3 u. 3, 10, 7. – II) insbes.: A) jmd. anfassen, anpacken, um mit ihm zu reden, alqm, Ter. u. Cic. – B) ertappen bei etwas, in furto, Plaut.: qui manifesto furto prensus esset, Gell.: u. so servi furti manifesti prensi, Gell.: u. quem mendaci (= mendacii) prendit manifestum, Plaut. (in den beiden letzteren Stellen der Genet. abhängig v. manifestus): im Passiv m. dopp. Nom., eā nocte speculatores (als Spione) prensi servi tres, Auct. b. Hisp. 20, 5: m. Nom. u. Inf., si intulisse Athenas pedem prensus esset, Taurus bei Gell. 7 (6), 10, 2. – C) gewaltsam ergreifen, fassen, a) jmd., α) übh., in patenti prensus Aegaeo, vom Sturme erfaßt, überrascht, Hor. carm. 2, 16, 1 sq. – β) jmd. aufgreifen, verhaften, Varro fr., Cic., Liv. u.a.: prehende furem! clamant, Petron. – b) eine Örtl. wegnehmen, Pharum, Caes. b. c. 3, 112, 5. – D) meton., erreichen, oras Italiae, Verg.: defessos currus, Sil.: oculis, mit den Augen erfassen, d.i. sehen, Lucr.: vix oculo prendente modum, Lucan.: cum... ipsum ea moderantem et regentem paene prenderit, beinahe leibhaftig erfaßt = ganz deutlich wahrgenommen hat, Cic. de legg. 1, 61. – ➳ Vulg. Perf. prendidi, wov. prendidistis, Vulg. Ioann. 21, 10 u. prendiderunt, ibid. 21, 3.

See: prehendere

prĕhendō, (10) et sync. prendō, dī, sum, ĕre, tr., ¶ 1 saisir, prendre : aliquem manu Cic. de Or. 1, 240, saisir qqn par la main ; alicujus manum Cic. Quinct. 97, saisir la main de qqn ¶ 2 prendre qqn à part : Ter. Andr. 353, etc. ; Cic. Att. 12, 13, 2 ¶ 3 surprendre, prendre sur le fait : furto manifesto prensus Gell. 11, 18, 7, pris en flagrant délit de vol ; [av. gén.] aliquem mendaci Pl. Bacch. 696, surprendre qqn à mentir ; [avec in abl.] Sen. Ep. 92, 21 || prensus avec inf. Gell. 7, 10, 2, surpris à faire qqch. ¶ 4 se saisir de qqn, opérer lʼarrestation de qqn : Cic. Dej. 31 ; Liv. 29, 20, 11 ¶ 5 occuper, prendre possession dʼun lieu : Cæs. C. 3, 112, 5 ; Virg. En. 2, 322 ¶ 6 atteindre : oras Italiæ Virg. En. 6, 61, atteindre le rivage de lʼItalie || [fig.] aliquid oculorum lumine operto Lucr. 4, 1143, se rendre compte de qqch. les yeux fermés || ipsum ea moderantem pæne prehendere Cic. Leg. 1, 61, atteindre (saisir) presque lʼesprit même qui règle tout cela.

➳ pf. prendidi Vulg. Joann. 21, 10 || prændo Fest. 166, 29.

prehendo , is, di, sum, dere. act. n. 3.
拿。獲。捉。捕。— amicos 問候朋友。— mendacii 察出人詐言。

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prehendō (prae-) and prēndo dī, sus, ere

• HED-, to lay hold of, grasp, snatch, seize, catch, take: Crassum manu: prehendi hominem iussit: arbusta, quorum stirpīs tellus amplexa prehendit. —To seize, take violent possession of, occupy, enter: Pharum, Cs.: quam prendimus arcem, take refuge in, V.: Italiae oras, i. e. reach, V.—To catch, hold, check, stop, arrest, detain: tuos pater modo me prendit—ait, etc., T.: Syrus est prendendus, atque exhortandus mihi, T.: (me dea) dextrā prehensum Continuit, V.: Septimium.—To catch, seize, surprise, overtake: in patenti Prensus Aegaeo, H.— Fig., to apprehend, comprehend: cum animus ipsum (res omnīs) moderantem prenderit.