verb intransitive

circumjăcĕo

2nd PP circum-jăcēre · conj. 2nd

to lie round about; border upon

to lie round about, border upon (rare; not in Cic.).

* Cael. ap. Quint. 4, 2, 123: populi circumjacentes, surrounding, Tac. A. 2,… absol •

Absol., * Cael. ap. Quint. 4, 2, 123: populi circumjacentes, surrounding, Tac. A. 2, 72. —

With dat.: Lycaonia et Phrygia circumjacent Europae, Liv. 37, 54, 11: capiti et… with dative •

With dat.: Lycaonia et Phrygia circumjacent Europae, Liv. 37, 54, 11: capiti et collo, App. de Deo Socr. p. 54, 33.—*

the context figuratively

Trop., in rhet.: circumjăcentĭa, ĭum, n., the context, Qumt. 9, 4, 29.

Perseus ID: n8215 Key: circumjaceo