sator

sător, ōris, m. [1. sero].

• Lit., a sower, planter, Varr. R. R. 1, 45, 3; Lucr. 2, 1168; Cic. N. D. 2, 34; Col. 3, 15, 3; Plin. 15, 1, 1, § 3; Vulg. Jer. 50, 16.—
• • B Poet., transf., a begetter, father, creator: caelestum sator, i. e. Jupiter, Cic. poët. Tusc. 2, 9, 21; also termed hominum sator atque deorum, Verg. A. 1, 254; 11, 725: hominum (with deorum genitor), Phaedr. 3, 17, 10: rerum, Sil. 4, 432: aevi, id. 9, 306: verus Alcidae sator, Sen. Herc. Fur. 357: annorum nitidique mundi, i.e. Janus, Mart. 10, 28, 1: qui et sator omnium deorum fuit, Lact. 1, 23, 5.—
• II Trop., a sower, promoter, author (very rare; not in Cic.): sator sartorque scelerum, Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 3 (661): litis, Liv. 21, 6, 2: turbarum. Sil. 8, 260.

sator, ōris, m. (v. sero, sevi etc.), I) der Säer, Pflanzer, Varro u. Colum.: omnium rerum seminator et sator est mundus, Cic. – personif. als Gottheit, Serv. Verg. georg. 1, 21. – II) übtr., der Zeuger, Hervorbringer, Vater, Urheber, sator sartorque scelerum et messor maxume, Plaut. capt. 661: aeternûm humanûm (= deorum hominumque) sator, *Pacuv. fr.: caelestum sator (Iuppiter), Cic. poët.: sator hominum deorumque, v. Jupiter, Verg.: omnium deorum (v. Saturnus), Lact.: turbarum, Sil.: so auch litis, Liv.: v. Vater, Fronto ad Anton. imp. 1, 3.

sator [CL] 1 one who sows or plants; b (fig.). nullus arator arat nisi qui artem agri culturae didicit. nemo seminat nisi ~or Ælf. Ep. 2. 148; sator et medicus et navita tempora servant Garl. Tri. Eccl. 29.  b sancte Sator, suffragator, / legum lator, largus dator Cerne 131; Antonius, caelestis aratri stibarius et evangelici seminis ~or [gl.: seminator], a quo ‥ per Aegiptum fertilis coenubiorum seges ‥ granigeris germinavit spicis Aldh. VirgP 28; stupendum esse non autumo, quod talis celeberrimus divini segetis ~or [sc. Beda] dictitare tanta prevaluisset Byrht. Man. epil. 245. 2 progenitor, father: a (of man); b (of pagan god); c (of God the Father); d (of Christ). e one who exercises paternal care. a nonne sator soboles stupro cognovit adultas / ebrius? Aldh. VirgV 2521.  b nonnulli Saturnum ‘sacrum sensum’, id est divinam providentiam omnia procreantem, sive ~orem omnium interpretantur Alb. Lond. DG 2. 6; [Plutonem] Statius in Thebaide et ~orem rerum vocat et finitorem quod de terra, cui preest Pluto, corpora omnia procreentur Ib. 6. 1.  c sic Sator electis ‥ aurea caelestis largitur praemia regni Aldh. VirgV 2004; 930 cum Juda proditore qui a ~oris pio sato ‘filius perditionis’ dicitur CS 1343; o Deus omnipotens, hominum Sator atque Redemptor Wulf. Swith. II 366; 1245 movetque / cuncta Sator stabilis, qui frigore temperat ignem Garl. Myst. Eccl. 594.  d semen est ergo Verbum Dei, ~or, filius hominis, sed ipse Dei Verbum; unde semen et ~or idem Is. Stella Serm. 18. 4. 1750B.  e a705 tibi, sagacissime ~or, transmittens dicavi (Æthelwald) Ep. Aldh. 2 (7) p. 497. 3 (transf.) one who sows the seeds of (w. obj. gen.), promoter, originator: a (of good); b (of bad); c (w. ref. to Satan). a morum summus in orbe sator [sc. Pythagoras] J. Sal. Enth. Phil. 744.  b ~or discordiarum erat Guido quidam W. Malm. GR III 230; Edelredus ‥ sevicie ~or, fomes inclemencie Map NC V 4 f. 61.  c irarum ~or zabulus nec complices ejus ‥ possent ‥ amicitiam solvere Map NC V 4 f. 61v; 1343 reges ‥ faciente ~ore zizanie, periculose quamplurimum ad invicem diffidebant (Lit. Cardinalium) Ad. Mur. Chr. 129.

sătŏr, (13) ōris, m. (sero 3), planteur : Cic. Nat. 2, 86 ; Col. Rust. 3, 15, 3 || créateur, auteur, père : Virg. En. 1, 254 || semeur, auteur, artisan : Pl. Capt. 661 ; Liv. 21, 6, 2 ; Sil. 8, 260.

sator ōris, m

• 1 SA-, a sower, planter, C.— Fig., a father, creator: caelestūm, i. e. Jupiter: hominum atque deorum, V.—A sower, promoter, author: litis, L.