PeRS^EPBLIS, or PiSRSEPBLIS, is, f. a 
city in Persia, the ruins of which are now 
known by the name of Tschil-Minar. Plin. 
and Curt. 
PeESA 20S, a, um, adj. relating to Persa, 
the mother of Hecate, &c. Val. Flacc. 
PeRS^EVOS (per & sievus), a, um, adj. 
very furious. Mela, fjumina. 
PeRSaLSe (per & salse), adv. very witti¬ 
ly. Cic. 
PeRSaLSOS (per & salsus), a, um. adj. 
very witty. Cic. 
PeRSaI.O'J'aTiQ (persaluto), onis, f. a 
careful saluting of all, or assiduous salu¬ 
tation. Cic. 
PeRSXLuTS (per & saluto), as, avi, 
atum, a. 1. to salute much, often, or as¬ 
siduously; to salute one after the other. 
Cic.JJt omnes nos, vosque persalutet. 
PeRSaNCTe (per &. sancte), adv. very 
2 sacredly, very religiously, for instance, 
to swear. Tevent. 
PeRSaNS (per & sano), as, avi, atum, a. 
2 1. to cure thoroughly or perfectly, heal 
completely. Plin. 
PeRSaNOS (per & sanus), a, um, adj. 
3 perfectly sound. Cato. 
PeRSXPIeNS (per & sapiens), tis, adj. 
very wise. Cic. 
PeRSaPIeNTER (per & sapienter), adv. 
very wisely. Cic. 
PeRSCIeNS (per & scio), tis, particip. 
3 knowing well. Lamprid. 
PeRSCIeNTER (per & scienter), adv. 
very knowingly, very discreetly. Cic. 
PeRSCTNDS (per & scindo), is, idi, is- 
2 sillily a. 3. to rend asunder or to pieces, 
Stappfiyvvpi. Lucret. nubem. Liv. Om¬ 
nia perscindente vento. 
PeRSCISCS (per & scisco), is, a. 3. to 
3 learn thoroughly, to hear, become informed 
of. Diet: Crct. 
PeRSCISSOS, a, um, particip. from per- 
scindo. 
PeRSCiTUS (per & scitus), a, um, adj. 
very clever, very happy, as a remark 
made by some one. Cic. -IT Also, 
very fine, very comely. Terent. Per ecas- 
tor scitus puer natus est Pamphilo, a 
very fine boy. 
PeRSCRTBS (per & scribo), is, psi, ptum, 
a. and n. 3. to write, prepare in writing, 
write down,, and particularly, accurately 
and fully, dyaypiiboz. JVepos. Epistola, 
in qua omnia perscripta erant, written in 
full or at length. Cic. Rationes sunt 
perscripta! scite. Id. litteras, to write 
letters (of the alphabet). Os. Rem 
gestam perscribit (sc. in a letter). With 
accus. and injin. Cws. Perscribit in 
literis, hostes discessisse, &c. Also, to 
write, h. e. treat in writing. Cic. de ali- 
qua re. — Hence, to enter in writinn, in 
the account book, for instance. ° Cic. 
usuras. Id. falsum nomen. Id. sena- 
tus consultum, to register. — Also, to 
describe in order, write an account of’re¬ 
cord. Liv. res populi Rom. a primordio 
urbis. — Also, to write or communicate 
by writing to some one. Cic. Mihi 
plane perscribas, quid videas. Id. om¬ 
nia ad me. Metell. ad Cic. ad aliquern 
de aliqua re. — Also, to send in writing. 
Cic. Mihi frater tuam orationem per- 
scripsit. — Also, to take a sketch of, make 
apian oj. Sallust. Jug. 93. Digus cas- 
telli planitiem perscribit, sc. animo, 
surveys carefully and fixes in his mind. — 
Also, to give an order upon a banker for 
the payment of a sum, to give an order or 
check for. Cic. alicui pecuniam, to give 
him an order for the money. Sueton. Usu¬ 
ras nomine aliquid numerare, aut per- 
scribere. -- IT Also, to write out at 
, not by numbers or abbreviations. 
Suet. Notata'non perscripta erat. summa. 
IeRSCRIPTIS (perscribo), onis, f. a 
drawing up in writing, writing down, 
vitry in writing. Cic. Suarum perscrip- 
tionum, et liturarum adversaria prefer- 
re, non amentia est? Id. Septies mil- 
lies falsis perscriptionibus, donationi- 
nusque avertit, h. e. perscribendo in 
tabulis falsa nomina, et causas pecuniae 
lnsumend®. — Also, a writing, as, a 
Contract, instrument, bill of exchange, 
draught, &c. Cic. — Also, a paying Jy 
(m order or draught, or the givintr of an 
«rder or draught. Cic. ° 
•aSCRIPTITO (frequentat. from per- 
scribo), as, a 1. h. e. saspius scribo. 
82 
Tcrentian. Maur. (Alii legunt preescrip- 
PERSCRIPT8R (perscribo), oris, m. a 
writer, ^ drawer up in writing, notary, 
scribe, dvaypajicbg. Cic. Scribam tuum 
Jiujus perscriptorein fenerationis fuisse. 
PeKSCRiPI uRX (Id.), ib, f. a writing, 
3 drawing up in writing. Pandect, testa¬ 
ment!. 
PeRSCRIPTOS, a, um, particip. from 
jierscribo. 
PeRSCRuTaTTS (perscrutor), onis, f. 
2 a searching through, examining thorough¬ 
ly. Senec. 
PeRSCRuTaTSR (Id.), oris, in. a searcher 
3 through, examiner, investigator. Capi- 
tolin, 
PeRSCRuTS, as, avi, atum, a. 1. same 
3 as Perscrutor. Plant. — Hence, Per- 
scrutatus, a, um, passively. Jlmmian. 
PeRSCRuTOR (per & scrutor), aris, atus 
sum, dep. 1. to search through, search 
thoroughly, examine well. Cic. omnia. 
~ IT Figur. to search through, examine 
or investigate thoroughly, search diligently 
into. Cic. naturam criminum. Id. sen- 
tentiam scriptoris. 
PeRSCuLPTOS (per & sculpo), a, um, 
3 particip. graven into, etched. Coripp. 
Japides. 
PeRSEX (nepata), as, f. a sacred tree in 
2 Egypt, with a sweet edible fruit. Plin. — 
Cliisius takes it to be the Laurus Per- 
sea, L. ; Schreber, the Cordia Myxa, 
L. ; but it is the opinion of later natu¬ 
ralists, that it no longer exists. 
PeRSECS (per & seco), as, eui, ctum, a. 
1. to cut through, cutup, Siarepvco. Cic. 
rerum naturas. Vet. Orator, ap. Quiu- 
til. vomicas reip.- IT Figur. to cut 
up by the roots, bring to an end. Liv. 
Vitium, ne serpat, persecare. Cic. Da 
te in sermonem, et perseca, et confice, 
excita, &c. 
PeRSeCTBR (per & sector), aris, dep. 1. 
3 to pursue or follow industriously. Lucret. 
PeRSECOTIB (persequor), onis f. a pur¬ 
suing, chasing. Pandect, bestiarum._ 
Hence, a judicial prosecution, action. 
Cic. and Pandect. — Also, persecution, 
of Christians, for instance. Tertull. - 
IT Also, a pursuing, following up, prose¬ 
cuting. Apul. incepti negotii. 
PERSECuTSR (Id.), oris, m. a pursuer, 
3 persecutor, particularly of Christians, 
SttoKTr/s. Lactant. -IT Also, a prose¬ 
cutor, plaintiff. Pandect. 
PeRSECuTORiOS. See Prosecutorius. 
PeRSeCuTR jX (persecutor), ~cis, f. sAe 
3 who persecutes. Augustin. 
PeRSECuTOS, a, um, particip. from per¬ 
sequor. 
PERSEDES (per & sedeo), es, edi, sessum, 
2 n. 2. to continue sitting a long time, to sit 
long any where, remain sitting. Liv. 
in equo dies noctesque. 
PeRSeGNIS (per & segnis), e, adj. very 
2 slack, remiss, spiritless or faint. Liv. Pe- 
destre proelium fuit persesne. 
PeRSeTS (Tleporfis), jdis, 'f. sc. femina, 
daughter of Perses or Persa ; h. e. Circe, 
Val. Flacc.; or Hecate, Stat. -IT Also, 
a nymph, the mother of Circe, Pasiphae, 
Hecate, Perses, and JEetes, by Sol. Cic. — 
Hence, magical. Ovid, herbie.-IT Al¬ 
so, sc. musa, a poem. Ovid. 
PeRSETOS (Tlcpofi'tos), a, um, adj. per¬ 
taining or belonging to Perses or Persa. 
Val. Flacc. proles, h. e. JEetes. -IT Al¬ 
so, pertaining or belonging to Perseus. 
Ovid, castra. 
PeRSENeSCB (per & senesco), is, ntii, n. 
3 3. to become old, spend one’s old age any 
_where. Entrap. 
PeRSENeX (per & senex), is, adj. very 
2 old or aged. Sueton. 
PeRSeNTjS (per & sentio), is, ensi, en- 
3 sum. a. and n. 4. to feel or feel deeply. 
Virg. cures pectore. --- IT A ’ so, to per¬ 
ceive, mark, observe. Virg. (.fuam per- 
sensit peste teneri. 
PERSeNTISCS (per & sentisco), is, n. 
3 and a. 3. to feel {deeply) or begin to feel 
{deeply). Lucret. -IT Also, to perceive, 
observe, detect. Terent. 
PeRSEPHBNe (ncpcr£0di/r/), es, f. the 
Greek name of Proserpine. Ovid. — 
Hence, for death. Ovid. 
PeRSEPHONIUM (nepoeebbviov), ii, n. 
3 wild poppy. Apul. 
PERSEP6LIS, is, f. See Persapolis. 
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PeRSeQ.UaX (per & sequax), aeis, adj. 
r. Pursuing stre-auously or zealously. Apul. 
PeRSEQ. JeNS, tis, particip. from perse- 
quor. --IT Adj .following after. Plant. 
uagitii. — Also, revenging. Auct. ad 
Ilerenn. Virum integerriinum, inimici- 
tiarum persequentissimum. 
PeRSEQUOR (per & sequor), eris, quutus 
or eutus sum, dep. 3. to follow, follow 
after, go after, commonly with a certain 
pel severance, napaKoXovSew. Terent. 
-de in Asiam persequens. Cic. vestigia 
alicujus, to follow his footsteps, h. e. to 
imitate. So, Id. aliquern ipsius vestigiis, 
to follow in his stem. Plant, litus, to 
follow the shore, go along the shore. Cic. 
omnes vias, (properly) to tread, go, or 
travel one after the other, h. e. (figur.) 
use all means. Terent. Viam, quam de- 
crevi persequi, to pursue , follow, hold. 
Intrans. Pallad. Gramine persecute 
h. c. having grown again. — Hence, fie- 
ur. to follow after, go after, h. e. to strive 
after, endeavor to get, seek or hunt after, 
hunt up, call in or collect. Terent. Cla- 
mitent, me sycophantam hereditatem 
persequi, am hunting after, angling for. 
Cic. voluptates cujusquemodi.” Id. oti- 
um. Id. Ciui legatione hereditates aut 
syngraphas suas persequuntur, look up, 
call in, collect. Plant, alios deos penates 
sibi, h. e. to seek, procure, furnish one’s 
selj with. — Also, to follow after, h. e. 
busy one’s self with, pursue, cultivate. 
Cic. Has artes perseqjieretur. Id. Non 
omnia deos persequi, busy themselves 
about, or have a care for. Also, to imi¬ 
tate. Cic. iron iam alicujus. — Also, to 
follow, agree with, assent to, approve. 
Cic. Zenonem. And, in particular, to 
be an adherent of a (philosophical) sect, 
to profess the doctrines of a school, &c. 
Cic. Academiam.-IT Also, to pursue, 
follow close, Ciuok'o. Cws. fugienles 
usque ad flumen. Id. civitatem hello. 
JVepos. Romanos armis. Ovid. Perse¬ 
qui feras, to chase. Cic. aliquern judi- 
cio, proceed against. Plant. Mea pro- 
missa non neglexit persequi, h. e. to 
press their fulfilment. — Hence, to re¬ 
venge, avenge, take vengeance upon or 
for ; or seek to avenge, punish, &c. Cic. 
injuries istius {done by that man) per 
vos. Liv. ingratos cives. Cic. mortem 
alicujus. — Also, to seek to obtain or 
maintain. Cic. jus suum, h. e. seek 
legal redress. Id. bona sua lite ac ju- 
dicio, seek restitution of one’s goods by 
legal process. Id. pecuniam ab aliquo, 
demand by law, sue for. Hence, Id. poe- 
nas ab aliquo, or poenas alicujus, take 
vengeance on, punish. — Also, to reach, 
overtake, come zip with, attain to a person 
or thing, find. Cic. Q,ua aut terra aut 
mari persequar eum ? (So, perhaps, 
Hot at. Mors et fugacem persequitur 
virum ; and perhaps some passages in 
Cic.) Hence, to earn, gain. Pandect. 
Also, to take up, call in. Cic. heredi¬ 
tates. Also, to take down in writing 
what, another dictates. Cic. Celeritate 
seribendi, quie dicuntur, persequi.- 
IT Also, to continue, follow zip, carry on, 
proceed with, prosecute, seek to carry 
through. Cic. institutes c;e re monies. 
Id. A quo initio profectam communem 
humani generis societatem persequi- 
mur, continue, carry on further. Cic. 
vitam inopem, to lead. -IT Also, to 
caz-ry through, execute, perform. bz-ing 
abozit, do. Cic. mea mandata. Terent. 
id, ex usu quod est. Plant, imperium 
patris. Liv. incepta. — Hence, to em¬ 
ploy, zise. Cic. Quis opifex tantam 
sollertiam persequi potuisset?-IT Al¬ 
so, to go through with, follow nut. Cic. 
Persequere connexos his funeribus dies, 
rzin over in yozir mind, think over. Id. 
Cluoniam omnia persequimur, sc. in 
treating of my subject. — Hence, to ex¬ 
plain, relate, describe, set forth, treat of. 
Cic. aliquid versibus. Id. philosophi- 
am Latinis litteris. Id. aliquid scriptu¬ 
re, treat of in writing. Mepos. bella. 
Id. plura de vita alicujus.-IT Pas¬ 
sively. Hygin. -IT See, also, Perse¬ 
quens. 
PERSER8 (per & sero), is, sevi, situm, 
3 a. 3. to sozo, plant. Sidon. 
PERSER5 (Id.), is, a. 3. to put through. 
3 Vazr. resticulos per ficos. 
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