verb deponent

aurīgo

2nd PP aurīgāre · 3rd PP aurīgāvi · 4th PP ātum · conj. 1st

(, , , Varr. ap. Non. p. 70, 17), auriga

to be a charioteer; a contender in the chariot-race; to drive a chariot

to be a charioteer or a contender in the chariot-race, to drive a chariot, to contend in the chariot-race.

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Lit. (post-Aug.; most freq. in Suet.), Plin. 33, 5, 27, § 90; Suet. Calig. 54; id. Ner. 24; 4; 22; 53; id. Calig. 18; id. Vit. 4; 17.—

to rule; direct figuratively •

Trop., to rule, direct: quo natura aurigatur non necessitudo, Varr. ap. Non. l. l.: si (homines) nihil suā sponte faciunt, sed ducentibus stellis et aurigantibus, Gell. 14, 1, 23.

Perseus ID: n4570 Key: aurigo