antestari
Dictionary entries
- Entry →antesto, antestare, antesteti, antestatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Whitaker
surpass, excel, be superior to; stand before;
pres. pass. infin. - Entry →antestor, antestari, antestatus sum:
Verb · 1st conjugation · Deponent
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
call as a witness (before the opening of the cause);
pres. infin.
Examples
Persa
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...dicam. sed ego in ius voco. DOR. Nonne antestaris? SAT. Tuan ego causa, carnufex, cuiquam mortali libero auris..."Curculio
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...Ther. Non eo. Phaed. Licet [te] antestari? Ther. Non licet. Phaed. Iuppiter te, miles, perdat, intestatus vivito..."Sermones I
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...turpissime?' magna inclamat voce, et 'licet antestari?' ego vero oppono auriculam. rapit in ius; clamor utrimque, undique concursus..."
