persequor

fugientes usque ad flumen persequuntur
they pursue the fugitives all the way to the river

persequor , secūtus sum, 3, dep. a.: to follow continually; follow, 9.218; pursue, follow closely, 10.562.

per-sĕquor, cūtus and quūtus, 3, v. dep. a. and n. (act. collat. form of the imperat. persece for perseque, Poët. ap. Cic. Att. 13, 23 fin.).

• I Act., to follow perseveringly, to follow after, continue to follow, pursue.
• • A Lit.
  • • 1 In gen.: ille servolum Jubet illum persequi, Plaut. Cist. 1, 3, 35 (148); 4, 2, 30 (700): si vis persequi vestigiis, id. Men. 4, 1, 9 (567): certum est persequi, Ter. Phorm. 551: me in Asiam persequens, id. And. 935: (persequens dicit perseverationem sequentis ostendens. Persequitur enim qui non desinit sequi, Don. ad h. l.): aliquem, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 35, § 91: exercitum, id. Phil. 3, 3, 7: cursim, Petr. 6: Hortensium ipsius vestigiis, Cic. Brut. 90, 307: quā, aut terrā aut mari, persequar eum, qui, etc., id. Att. 7, 22, 2: vestigia alicujus, id. de Or. 1, 23, 105; Verg. A. 9, 218: hanc persecuta mater orare incipit, Phaedr. 1, 28, 5.—With inf. (poet.): atqui non ego te tigris ut aspera ... frangere persequor, Hor. C. 1, 23, 10.—
    • 2 In partic.
    • • a To follow after, press upon, chase, pursue: fugientes usque ad flumen persequuntur, Caes. B. G. 7, 67: bello, id. ib. 1, 14: deterrere hostes a persequendo, Sall. J. 50, 6: feras, Ov. H. 9, 34: beluas, Curt. 8, 14, 26.—
      • b To go through a place in pursuit of any thing, to search through: omnes solitudines, Cic. Pis. 22, 53. —
  • B Transf., to follow up, come up with, overtake: quo ego te ne persequi quidem possem triginta diebus, Cic. Fam. 3, 6, 3; id. Div. 2, 72, 149: mors et fugacem persequitur virum, Hor. C. 3, 2, 14.—
  • C Trop.
  • • 1 In gen., to follow perseveringly, to pursue any thing: omnes vias persequar, Cic. Fam. 4, 13, 6: viam, Ter. Hec. 454: eas artes, Cic. Fin. 1, 21, 72.—
    • 2 In partic.
    • • a With the accessory notion of striving after, to pursue, hunt after, seek to obtain, strive after, = appetere, affectare: quis est, qui utilia non studiosissime persequatur? Cic. Off. 3, 28, 101: ego mihi alios deos penates persequar, Plaut. Merc. 5, 1, 7 (836): Pl. Tene priusquam hinc abeo savium. Ph. Si quidem mi hercle regnum detur, numquam id potius persequar, id. Curc. 1, 3, 55 (212): hereditates, Ter. And. 815: hereditates aut syngraphas, Cic. Leg. 3, 8, 18: cujusquemodi voluptates, id. Fin. 2, 7, 22: ego meum jus persequar, I will pursue or assert my right, Ter. Ad. 163; Cic. Caecin. 3, 8: persequendi juris sui potestas, id. Div. in Caecil. 6, 21: bona tua repetere ac persequi lite atque judicio, id. Verr. 2, 3, 13, § 32: possumus rem nostram persequi, id. Quint. 13, 45 fin.: cum tribunus plebis poenas a seditioso cive per bonos viros judicio persequi vellet, sought to obtain, id. Fam. 1, 9, 15.—
      • • β With inf., to hasten, be eager (rare): nec scimus quam in partem ingredi persequamur, Plaut. Rud. 3, 3, 4 (667).—
      • b To follow, be a follower of; to imitate, copy after a person or thing as a guide or pattern: si vero Academiam veterem persequamur, Cic. Ac. 1, 2, 7: sectam et instituta alicujus, id. Verr. 2, 5, 71, § 183: ego neglectā barbarorum inscitiā te persequar, id. Fam. 9, 3, 2; id. Ac. 2 (Luc.), 23, 74: ut, quae maxime excellant in eo, quem imitabitur, ea diligentissime persequatur, id. de Or. 2, 22, 90.—
      • c To pursue, proceed against, prosecute; to revenge, avenge, take vengeance upon a person or thing: aliquem bello, Caes. B. G. 5, 1: aliquem judicio, Cic. Fl. 20, 47: alicujus injurias ulcisci ac persequi, id. Verr. 2, 2, 3, § 9; so, injuriam, id. Mur. 21, 44; Sall. J. 14, 23; cf. Kritz ad Sall. C. 9, 5: mortem alicujus, Cic. Fam. 9, 3, 2: de persequendis inimicitiis, Caes. B. C. 3, 83 fin.: Trebonii mortem, Cic. Phil. 13, 18, 39; Caes. B. G. 7, 38; Liv. 40, 11 fin.: adulterium, Sen. Contr. 3, 20.—
      • d To persecute for religious belief or practice (eccl. Lat.), Tert. ad Scap. 5; Vulg. Johan. 15, 20; id. Act. 7, 52; id. Rom. 12, 14 et saep.—
      • e To follow in writing, to take down, minute down: celeritate scribendi, quae dicerentur persequi, Cic. Sull. 14, 42: multa diserte dixit, quae notarius persequi non potuit, Sen. Apoc. 9, 2.—
      • f To follow up with action, to follow out, perform, execute, bring about, do, accomplish, etc.: hoc, ut dico, factis persequar, Plaut. Merc. 3, 2, 11 (554): erus quod imperavit persequi, id. Am. 2, 1, 40 (590): imperium patris, id. Stich. 1, 2, 84 (141) sq.: ex usu quod est, id persequar, Ter. Hec. 616: mandata, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 14, 3: si idem extrema persequitur qui inchoavit, id. Prov. Cons. 8, 19: vitam inopem et vagam, to lead, id. Phil. 12, 7, 15.—Absol.: sed tamen ibo et persequar, will go and obey, Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 64 (266). —
      • • β In partic., to follow out in speech or writing, to set forth, treat of, relate, recount, describe, explain, etc.: aliquid voce, Cic. Planc. 23, 56: dum rationes Persequor, set forth, treat of, discuss the reasons, Lucr. 5, 56: quae versibus persecutus est Ennius, Cic. Sen. 6, 16: philosophiam Latinis litteris, id. Ac. 1, 3, 12: aliquid scripturā, id. Fam. 15, 21, 4: obscenas voluptates, id. N. D. 1, 40, 111: res Hannibalis, id. Div. 1, 24, 49: has res in eo libro, id. Off. 2, 24, 87: quae persequerer, si commemorare possem sine dolore, id. Fam. 5, 13, 3: da te in sermonem et persece Et confice, etc., Poët. ap. Cic. Att. 13, 23, 3.—*
• II Neutr., to follow or come after: exacta vindemia gramine persecuto, when the grass has grown again, Pall. 3, 26, 5.☞ In a pass. signif. (post-class.): illa se in mare praecipitavit, ne persequeretur, Hyg. Fab. 198 dub.
• —Hence, persĕquens, entis, P. a., used as subst. *
• • A A pursuer, practiser: flagitii, Plaut. Cas. 2, 1, 13 (156).— *
  • B A revenger, avenger: inimicitiarum persequentissimus, Auct. Her. 2, 19, 29.

per-sequor, secūtus sum, sequī, I) einem Ggstde. beharrlich folgen, nachfolgen, nachgehen, A) eig.: 1) im allg.: alqm ipsius vestigiis, Cic.: vestigia alcis, Cic.: quae te sola persequitur, Verg. – 2) insbes.: a) feindlich verfolgen, nachsetzen, fugientes, Caes.: u. so feras, jagen, Ov.: beluas, Colum.: se mutuo (Ggstz. se mutuo amare), Salv. – absol., deterrere hostes a persequendo, Sall. – b) einen Ort forschend durchgehen, durchforschen, durchsuchen, omnes solitudines, Cic. Pis. 53. – c) der Zeit nach nachfolgen, erfolgen, exactā vindemiā gramine persecuto, nachdem Gras darübergewachsen ist, Pallad. 3, 26, 5. – B) übtr.: 1) im allg.: viam me, quam decrevi, persequi, Ter.: omnes vias, alle Wege einschlagen, alle Mittel ergreifen, Cic. – 2) insbes.: a) eifrig einer Sache nachgehen, nach etwas streben, etwas zu erreichen suchen, aufsuchen, voluptates, Cic.: suavitatem in vocibus, sich anzueignen suchen, Cic.: ebenso eosdem flores, Cic. – b) eifrig einer Sache nachgehen, -mit etwas sich beschäftigen, -etwas betreiben, artes, Cic.: non omnia deos persequi, Cic.: singula, Sen. – c) nachahmen, ironiam, Cic.: ea diligentissime, Cic.: alqm, Cic. – d) einer Sekte anhängen, zu ihr sich bekennen, Academiam, Cic.: sectam et instituta alcis, Cic. – e) rächend verfolgen, -bestrafen, rächen, alqm bello, Caes.: iniurias, Cic.: mortem alcis, Cic.: adulterium, Sen.: mendacia, Sen. – f) gerichtl. usw. verfolgen, α) eine Pers., alqm iudicio, Cic. – β) einen Ggstd. = zu behaupten-, geltend zu machen suchen, zu erlangen suchen, hereditatem, Ter.: ius suum, Cic.: bona sua lite atque iudicio, Cic.: u. so pecuniam ab alqo, einklagen, Cic.: poenas a seditioso cive per bonos viros iudicio, Cic.: ex usu quod est id persequar, Ter. – g) eine Handlung bis zum Ende verfolgen, etwas fortsetzen, mit etwas fortfahren, etwas ausführen, vollziehen, abschließen, mit etw. aufräumen, etw. beseitigen, societatem, fortsetzen, ferner unterhalten, Cic.: quaerendo, fortfahren zu fragen, Liv.: incepta, vollführen, Liv.: mandata, vollziehen, Cic.: vitam inopem et vagam, fort u. fort führen, Cic.: tantam sollertiam in sensibus, den S. eine so große G. verschaffen, Cic.: belli reliquias, Liv. u. Iustin.: si quid operis tibi etiamnum restat, id maximo opere censeo persequendum, Cic. – h) betrachtend-, erklärend-, beschreibend durchgehen, erklären, erzählen, beschreiben, vortragen, dies, omnia, alqd versibus, Cic.: quod non persequar longius, Cic.: ceteros, Cic.: de alcis vita, Nep.: dah. scripturā persequi, schriftlich abhandeln, Cic. – II) prägn., (nachfolgend) erreichen, einholen, nachkommen, zu jmd. od. etw. gelangen, es finden. A) eig.: alqm ne persequi quidem posse triginta diebus, Cic.: mors et fugacem persequitur virum. Hor. – B) übtr.: 1) verdienen, erwerben, erlangen, ICt. – 2) heben, einziehen, einkassieren, hereditates aut syngraphas, Cic. de legg. 3, 18. – 3) nachschreiben, protokollieren, celeritate scribendi, quae dicuntur, Cic. Sull. 42: multa diserte dixit, quae notarius persequi non potuit, Sen. apoc. 9, 2. – ➳ Passiv, illa se in mare praecipitavit, ne persequeretur, Hyg. fab. 198: in David persecutus, Augustin. serm. 166, 2 Mai.

persĕquor, (8) sĕcūtus et sĕquūtus sum, sĕquī, tr., ¶ 1 suivre obstinément, de bout en bout : Cleomenem persecuti sunt Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 91, ils continuèrent à suivre (suivirent jusquʼau bout) Cléomène ; aliquem ipsius vestigiis Cic. Br. 307, suivre qqn pas à pas || celeritate scribendi persequi posse quæ dicuntur Cic. Sulla 42, grâce à la promptitude de lʼécriture, pouvoir suivre les paroles, écrire aussi vite que la parole || omnes solitudines Cic. Pis. 53, ne parcourir que des endroits déserts ; omnes vias Cic. Fam. 4, 13, 6, suivre tous les chemins, tenter tous les moyens ¶ 2 poursuivre : fugientes Cæs. G. 7, 67, poursuivre les fuyards ; bello civitatem Cæs. G. 5, 1, 9, faire la guerre à outrance à une cité || [fig.] a) venger : mortem alicujus Cæs. G. 7, 38, 8, venger la mort de qqn ; b) poursuivre en justice : Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 3 ; Fam, 1, 9, 15 ; [dʼoù] jus suum persequi Cic. Cæc. 8, chercher à faire valoir son droit ¶ 3 [fig.] sʼattacher à, être sectateur de : horum hominum sectam atque instituta persequimur Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 181, voilà les hommes dont je suis fidèlement lʼécole et les principes, cf. Cic. Ac. 1, 7 ; 2, 74 ; de Or. 2, 90 ; laudem cupidissime Cic. Rab. Post. 2, poursuivre passionnément la gloire ¶ 4 suivre qqn jusquʼà lʼatteindre : Cic. Fam. 3, 6, 3 || [fig.] a) mener à bonne fin, accomplir : Cic. Prov. 19 ; Q. 2, 14, 3 ; b) faire rentrer [de lʼargent] encaisser : Cic. Leg. 3, 18 ¶ 5 parcourir par écrit, exposer, raconter : philosophiam Latinis litteris Cic. Ac. 1, 12, traiter la philosophie en langue latine ; ceteros Cic. Phil. 2, 27, citer tous les autres à la suite ; ¶ 6 explorer : persecutus putamen Petr. 33, 8, ayant exploré la coquille [de lʼœuf].

➳ sens passif : Hyg. Fab. 198.

persequor , eris, cutus vel quutus sum, qui. d. 3.
追趕。磨難。效法。繼工。催訟。報仇。吿竣。— feras 打獵。— jus suum 催訟。— aliquid versibus 以詩述事情。— philosophiam Latinis litteris 以辣丁文講格物。— nominatim omnes 指各人之名。— mortem inedia 餓死。— inimicitias paternas 代父報仇。— instituta 繼工。推前意。— poenas a cive seditioso 治衅事之人。Persequens flagitiis 謀犯罪者。

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per-sequor cūtus or quūtus, ī, dep.,

• to follow perseveringly, follow after, follow up, pursue: certum est persequi, T.: me in Asiam, T.: exercitum: Hortensium ipsius vestigiis: alcuius vestigia: te, V.: Hanc persecuta mater, Ph.—With infin: non ego te frangere persequor, H.—To press upon, hunt down, chase, pursue: fugientes usque ad flumen, Cs.: deterrere hostīs a persequendo, S.: feras, O.: beluas, Cu.—To follow up, come up with, overtake: te triginta diebus: Mors fugacem persequitur virum, H.—To search over, to search through: solitudines.—Fig., to follow perseveringly, pursue, follow up: viam, T.: eas artīs.—To pursue, hunt after, seek to obtain, strive after: utilia studiosissime: hereditates, T.: voluptates: meum ius, assert, T.: bona tua lite atque iudicio. —To follow, be a follower of, imitate, copy after: Academiam veterem: te.—To pursue, proceed against, prosecute, revenge, avenge, take vengeance upon: bello civitatem, Cs.: iniurias suas: de persequendis inimicitiis, Cs.—To follow up, follow out, perform, execute, prosecute, bring about, accomplish: ex usu quod est, id persequar, T.: si idem extrema persequitur qui incohavit: vitam inopem et vagam, lead: scelus, O.—To take down, note down, record: quae dicerentur.—To set forth, relate, recount, describe, explain: quae versibus persecutus est Ennius: has res in libro.