insidiatorum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →insidior, insidiari, insidiatus sum:
Verb · 1st conjugation · Deponent
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
lie in wait (to rob/assault; lie in ambush; make treacherous attack (on); plot;; lay traps; act to catch person out; wait and watch; be on lookout (for); lurk;
gen. pl. perf. part.gen. pl. perf. part. - Entry →insidio, insidiare, insidiavi, insidiatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · Intransitive
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
lie in wait (to rob/assault; lie in ambush; make treacherous attack (on); plot;; lay traps; act to catch person out; wait and watch; be on lookout (for); lurk;
gen. pl. perf. pass. part.gen. pl. perf. pass. part. - Entry →insidiator, insidiatoris:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
one lying in ambush/wait (attack/rob); lurker; who plots/sets traps; deceiver;
gen. pl.
Examples
Liber VIII
Gaius Julius Caesar from COMMENTARIORUM LIBRI VII DE BELLO GALLICOCUM A. HIRTI SUPPLEMENTO
"...proximas turmas impetum fecit. Nostri constanter incursum sustinent insidiatorum neque plures in unum locum conveniunt; quod plerumque equestribus..."Liber XXXVI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...tergo captae urbis audito refugientium undique ex siluis insidiatorum caedes facta est. ab Thaumacis altero die consul..."
