trāĭcĭo — Lewis & Short
trāĭcĭo and transĭcĭo (so always in Cæs.); also trājĭcĭo and transjĭcĭo, jēci, jectum, 3, v. a. and n.trans-jacio,
I to throw across.
I With the person or thing that moves as object, to cause to cross, cause to go across, over, or through.
A In gen., to throw, hurl, cast, or fling over, to shoot over or across:
neque ullum interim telum transiciebatur,Caes. B. C. 3, 19:
quae concava trajecto cumba rudente vehat (te),Ov. Am. 3, 6, 4:
arreptum vexillum trans vallum hostium trajecit,Liv. 25, 14, 4:
cum trans vallum signum trajecisset,id. 41, 4, 2:
pontibus transjectis,thrown across, Hirt. B. G. 8, 9:
malis antennisque de nave in navem trajectis,Liv. 30, 10, 5:
volucrem trajecto in fune columbam suspendit,Verg. A. 5, 488:
tela alio,Prop. 2, 12 (3, 3), 18:
pecora nunc in hibernos nunc in aestivos saltus,drives over, Just. 8, 5, 7.—Poet.:
pedes super acervos,to step over, Prop. 4 (5), 4, 76.
membra per ardentes acervos celeri pede,Ov. F. 4, 782.—
B In partic.
1 To transfer, cause to go over or across (from one place, etc., to another):
est etiam aurigae species Vertumnus et ejus, Traicit alterno qui leve pondus equo,i. e. leaps lightly from horse to horse, Prop. 4 (5), 2, 36.
anulum in dextram manum,Petr. 74:
quod est levissimum ac summum, ut traiciant in alia vasa,decant, pour over, Varr. R. R. 1, 64, 1:
cerussam in cacabum,Scrib. Comp. 45.—
2 Of soldiers, baggage, etc., to cause to cross (a stream, etc.), to transport, ship across, lead or conduct over, ship over, transfer: dum Brutus traiceret exercitum, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 18, 2:
legiones quattuor equitatumque omnem transjecit,Caes. B. C. 1, 40:
omnibus ferme suis trans Rhodanum trajectis,Liv. 21, 26, 6:
res suas trans Halyn,id. 38, 25, 7:
quae ibi legiones essent, eas ... in Siciliam traiceret,id. 23, 31, 4:
ut classem in Italiam traiceret,id. 28, 36, 1:
pecuniam in provinciam,id. 26, 7, 8; 48, 13, 9:
huc legionem postea transicit,Caes. B. C. 1, 54:
magnam partem fortunarum eodem trajecit,Nep. Att. 2, 2:
eas (sues) si quo traicere vult, in plostrum imponat,Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 11:
ut praedatum milites trans flumen per occasiones aliis atque aliis locis traiceret,Liv. 2, 11, 2.— Pass.: Marius trajectus in Africam, Cic. Red. Quir. 8, 20:
equitum innumerabilem vim traici Hellesponto in Europam,Liv. 35, 48, 3:
classis Punica in Sardiniam trajecta,id. 27, 6, 13:
(exercitus) Pado trajectus Cremonam,id. 21, 56, 4; 30, 24, 11:
inermes in Boeotiam trajecti,id. 32, 17, 3:
in Galliam trajecti forent,Tac. A. 12, 39.—
(b) With second acc. of the stream or place crossed:
equitum magnam partem flumen transjecit,Caes. B. C. 1, 55:
Caesar Germanos flumen traicit,id. ib. 1, 83 fin.:
si se Alpes Antonius trajecerit,Cic. Fam. 11, 9, 2: exercitum Rhodanum, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 9, 3:
copias Rhodanum,id. ib. 10, 11, 2:
quos in Africam secum traiceret,Liv. 29, 22, 12.—
(g) With se:
ad Achillam sese ex regiā trajecit,Caes. B. C. 3, 112: si quo etiam casu Isaram se trajecerint, Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 13, 4:
ducem Romanum in Africam trajecisse sese in hostilem terram,Liv. 28, 18, 10.—
(d) Poet., of the eyes:
quocumque oculos trajecimus,i. e. to look, Lucr. 4, 424.—
3 To pass through, make a way through.
(a) Of soldiers:
pars magna equitum mediam trajecit aciem,broke through, Liv. 42, 7, 7.—
(b) To strike through, stab through, pierce, penetrate, transfix, transpierce:
unum ex multitudine,Caes. B. G. 5, 44:
aliquem pilis,id. ib. 7, 82:
aliquem scorpione, a latere dextro,id. ib. 7, 25:
lictorem gladio, Auct. B. Alex. 52: cuspide serpentem,Ov. M. 4, 571:
lanceā infestā medium femur,Hirt. B. G. 8, 48:
femur tragulā,Caes. B. G. 5, 35:
pectus ferro,Liv. 41, 11, 6:
cava tempora ferro,Verg. A. 9, 634:
harundine linguam,Ov. M. 11, 325:
terga sagittā,id. ib. 9, 128:
exuentem se ac nudatum gladio trajecit,Just. 3, 1, 8:
sagittā sub mammā trajectus,id. 12, 9, 12:
aliquid acu,Cels. 7, 8 and 9.—With se, to stab one's self:
se uno ictu infra laevam papillam,Suet. Oth. 11.—
C Trop.
1 In gen., to transfer, cause to pass:
cum ex illius invidiā deonerare aliquid et in te traicere coeperit,Cic. Div. in Caecil. 14, 46:
culpam in alium,Quint. 9, 2, 4:
arbitrium litis trajecit in omnes,Ov. M. 12, 628.—Mid.:
in cor Trajecto lateris capitisque dolore,having thrown itself, Hor. S. 2, 3, 29.—
2 In partic., in rhet.:
verba,to transpose, Cic. Or. 69, 229:
verba in clausulas,Quint. 9, 4, 31 Spald.—
II To cross over, pass over, cross.
A With the place or thing passed over as object:
si Hannibal ad portas venisset murumque jaculo trajecisset,Cic. Fin. 4, 9, 22:
trajecto amni,Liv. 21, 27, 3:
Hiberum,id. 21, 30, 3:
occupavit Scipio Padum traicere,id. 21, 39, 10:
ratibus Trebiam,id. 21, 56, 8:
mare,id. 33, 31, 10:
flumen,id. 38, 2, 10; 38, 27, 6:
fretum,Sen. Ep. 14, 8:
amnem,Curt. 7, 7, 13; 8, 13, 23:
utribus amnem,id. 4, 7, 16; 4, 1, 10:
Rhenum,Suet. Tib. 18:
mare,Sen. Ben. 6, 15, 6:
Padum,Tac. H. 2, 22:
sinum maris,Vell. 2, 43, 1:
flumina nando,Suet. Caes. 57:
Tiberim clipeo,Claud. VI. Cons. Hon. 186:
Aurora Jam medium aetherio cursu trajecerat axem,Verg. A. 6, 536; cf. pass.:
postquam cernant Rhodanum trajectum,Liv. 21, 30, 5:
ut transjaci (nemora) ne sagittis quidem possint,Sol. 52, 46.—
B Absol.:
ad Aethaliam insulam trajecit,Liv. 37, 13, 3:
ut classe Hasdrubal Aegimurum traiceret,id. 30, 24, 11:
ne qua classis ex Africā traiceret,id. 30, 2, 1:
sed traicere in Euboeam erat propositum,id. 40, 4, 10:
(ei) paranti traicere in Africam nuntiatum est,id. 28, 36, 1; cf.:
Romanae naves Samum traicerunt,id. 37, 13, 6:
primo quoque tempore in Africam traiciendum,id. 29, 22, 11:
ad nos trajecturum illud incendium esse,id. 7, 30, 12; cf. id. 31, 48, 7:
piscatoriā scaphā trepidus trajecit,Just. 2, 13, 9:
trajecisse veteres Iberos,Tac. Agr. 14. —
C Trop., to overstep, transgress:
traicit et fati litora magnus amor,Prop. 1, 19, 12.