I.“intellexes for intellexisses,” Plaut. Cist. 2, 3, 81; subj. perf.: “intellegerint,” Sall. H. Fragm. 1, 41, 23 Dietsch), 3, v. a. inter-lego, to see into, perceive, understand.
I. Lit.
A. To perceive, understand, comprehend: “qualem autem deum intellegere nos possumus nulla virtute praeditum,” Cic. N. D. 3, 15, 38 Schoemann ad loc.: “haec dumtaxat in Graecis intellego, quae ipsi, qui scripserunt, voluerunt a vulgo intellegi,” Cic. de Or. 2, 14: “puderet me dicere non intellegere, si vos ipsi intellegeretis, qui ista defenditis,” id. N. D. 1, 39: “corpus quid sit intellego,” id. ib. 1, 26: “quare autem in his vis deorum insit, tum intellegam cum cognovero,” id. ib. 3, 24: “quam sis audax hinc omnes intellegere potuerunt, quod,” id. Rosc. Am. 31: “magna ex parvis,” id. Off. 1, 41: “intellexi ex tuis litteris, te audisse,” id. Att. 6, 9: “de gestu intellego, quid respondeas,” id. Vatin. 15: “intellegere et sapere plus quam ceteros,” id. Off. 2, 14: “cernere aliquid animo atque intellegere,” id. Top. 5: “facile intellectu est,” Nep. Dion. 9: “intellegi necesse est: esse deos,” Cic. N. D. 1, 17; id. Tusc. 3, 5: “quocirca intellegi necesse est, in ipsis rebus invitamenta inesse,” id. Fin. 5, 11.—In answers, intellego corresponds to our I understand, go on, very well, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 63; Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 93.— Abl. absol.: intellecto; with rel. clause: “quidam bonorum caesi, postquam, intellecto in quos saeviretur, pessimi quoque arma rapuerant,” Tac. A. 1, 49; “intellecto quantum bellum suscitaret,” Just. 38, 3, 6.—
B. In partic., to have an accurate knowledge of or skill in a thing, to be a connoisseur: “faciunt intellegendo ut nihil intellegant,” Ter. And. prol. 17: “tametsi non multum in istis rebus intellego,” Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 94: “hoc nugatorium sciebam esse, ista intellegere,” id. ib. 2, 4, 14, § “33: quoniam non intellexerunt in operibus domini,” Lact. 4, 13, 18: “illi qui linguam ejus intellegebant,” Petr. S. 73, 3; Sen. Apoc. 5, 2.—
C. To distinguish: “oraculorum praestigias profani a veritate intellegere non possunt,” Lact. 2, 16.—
D. To see, perceive, observe by the understanding: “vehementer nunc mihi est irata: sentio atque intellego,” Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 64: “ubi neque cohortationes suas neque preces audiri intellegit,” Caes. B. C. 2, 42: “illi, ante inito, ut intellectum est, consilio,” id. B. G. 2, 33: “intellego, quid loquar,” Cic. Lig. 5.—
E. Of persons, to understand, comprehend, judge rightly (post-Aug.): “quod Catonem aetas sua parum intellexisset,” Sen. de Const. Sap. 1: “quando Socrates ab hominibus sui temporis parum intellegebatur,” Quint. 11, 1, 10; Vell. 2, 114, 5; Tac. A. 3, 3: “quem legatum tribunus ita et intellexit et cepit, ut, etc.,” Plin. Ep. 8, 23, 5. —
F. To understand a language: isti qui linguam avium intellegunt, Pac. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 57, 131 (Trag. v. 83 Rib.): “in iis linguis quas non intellegimus,” Cic. Tusc. 5, 40, 116: “quantum ego Graece scripta intellegere possum,” id. de Or. 2, 13, 55: “linguam ejus,” Sen. de M. Claud. 5, 2; Petr. 73.—
G. To understand by any thing, to take a thing to mean.
1. With in or sub aliqua re, or per aliquid: illa est εὐταξία, in qua intellegitur ordinis conservatio, Cic. Off. 1, 40, 142: “sub hoc themate intellegere non hoc, sed, etc.,” Sen. Contr. 9, 28, 10: “intellego sub hoc verbo multa,” id. ib. 1, 2, 15: “per nemo homo,” Donat. ad Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 1: “solem sub appellatione Jovis,” Macr. S. 1, 23, 5: “per sagittas vim radiorum,” id. ib. 1, 17, 12. —
2. With two acc.: “non habeo quod intellegam bonum illud,” Cic. Tusc. 3, 18, 41. —
3. With acc. and abl.: consuetudo omnibus his nominibus Argesten intellegi, Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 121.—
II. Transf., to perceive, discern by the senses; to see, feel, notice. Alcumenam ante aedis stare saturam intellego, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 35: Si. Statum vide hominis, Callipho.... Ca. Bene confidenterque astitisse intellego, id. Ps. 1, 5, 41: “illa quidem primo nullos intellegit ignes,” Ov. M. 9, 456: “frigus,” Col. Arbor. 13: “vestigia hominum intellegi a feris,” Plin. 8, 16, 21, § 58; 28, 4, 14, § 55.— Hence, in-tellĕgens , entis, P. a., that has understanding or that understands a thing; intelligent, acquainted with.
A. In gen.: “semperne vulgi judicium cum intellegentium judicio congruit?” Cic. Brut. 49: “intellegens dicendi existimator,” id. ib. 54: “judicium,” id. Opt. Gen. Or. 4: “vir,” id. Fin. 3, 5.—With gen.: “cujusvis generis ejus intellegens,” id. ib. 2, 20.—Comp.: “aliquid intellegentiore mente discutere,” Aug. Retract. 1, 19.—
B. In partic.
1. Intellegens alicujus, that understands a person, rightly estimates his character: “intellegens principis nostri, cujus videbam hanc esse laudem,” Plin. Ep. 6, 27, 2 Döring ad loc.—
2. Well skilled in matters of taste, a connoisseur: “signa pulcherrima quae non modo istum hominem, ingeniosum atque intellegentem, verum etiam quemvis nostrum, quos iste idiotas appellat, delectare possent,” Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 2, § 4: “ut putetur in istis rebus intellegens esse,” id. ib. 2. 4, 15, § 33.—Adv.: intellĕgenter , intelligently: “ut amice, ut intelligenter, ut attente audiamur,” Cic. Part. 8, 28: “lectitare,” Plin. Ep. 5, 16, 3.
