phrase
in occultō
in occultō
Classical[ˈɪn ɔkˈkʊɫ.toː]Ecclesiastical[ˈin okˈkul.to]
Meaning
- adverbialin secret, secretly
- adverbialphrasein hiding, in a secret position, in a concealed place
Legionibusque intra vineas in occulto expeditis, cohortatus ut aliquando pro tantis laboribus fructum victoriae perciperent, eis qui primi murum ascendissent praemia proposuit militibusque signum dedit.
He drew up his soldiers in a secret position within the vineae, and exhorts them to reap, at least, the harvest of victory proportionate to their exertions.c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico VII.27
Origins
in + occultō