verbfirst conjugation, deponent
scrūtor
scrūtor (present infinitive scrūtārī or scrūtārier, perfect active scrūtātus sum)
Classical[ˈskruː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈskruː.tor]
Meaning
- deponentto search carefully, search into or out, examine thoroughly, explore a thing, investigate
Scrutamini Scripturas, quia vos putatis in ipsis vitam aeternam habere: et illae sunt quae testimonium perhibent de me: et non vultis venire ad me ut vitam habeatis.
You search the scriptures, because you think you will have eternal life in them: and they are those which testify about me. But you do not want to come to me in order to have life.c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgate John.5.39–40 - deponentto seek for
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
dīligenter quaerōscrūtor -ārī — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 21
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Quærere · Scrutari · Rimari · Investigare · Indagare
1. Quærere denotes seeking, in a general sense, as the wish and want to get at something; whereas scrutari, rimari, investigare, and indagare, involve the accessory notion of taking pains. 2. Scrutari and rimari mean to search for something hidden; scrutari (from γρύτη) by rummaging, with evident interest and eagerness; rimari, by digging for, with evident exertion and skill on the part of the searcher; whereas investigare and indagare mean to search after something at a distance; investigare, like the huntsman, who cautiously follows the visible track of the wild animal; indagare (from δέχεσθαι, δήειν) like the hound who, guided by instinct, follows the scent. Curt. ix. 10. 11. Famem sentire cœperunt, radices palmarum ubique rimantes: comp. with ix. 9. 5. Scrutati omnia tuguria tandem latentes reperere. Or, Tac. Ann. vi. 3. Rimans secreta omnium; that is, what were intentionally kept secret; with xii. 52. Quasi finem principis per Chaldæos scrutaretur; which was done without opposition. (v. 121.)
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | scrūtor | scrūtābar | scrūtābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | scrūtāris scrūtāre | scrūtābāris scrūtābāre | scrūtāberis scrūtābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | scrūtātur | scrūtābātur | scrūtābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | scrūtāmur | scrūtābāmur | scrūtābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | scrūtāminī | scrūtābāminī | scrūtābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | scrūtantur | scrūtābantur | scrūtābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | scrūter | scrūtārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | scrūtēris scrūtēre | scrūtārēris scrūtārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | scrūtētur | scrūtārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | scrūtēmur | scrūtārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | scrūtēminī | scrūtārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | scrūtentur | scrūtārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | scrūtāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | scrūtāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | scrūtātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | scrūtātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | scrūtantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | scrūtārī scrūtārier | — |
| perfect infinitive | scrūtātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | scrūtātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | scrūtāns | — |
| perfect participle | scrūtātus | — |
| future participle | scrūtātūrus | scrūtandus |
gerundscrūtandī, scrūtandō, scrūtandumsupinescrūtātum, scrūtātū
scrūtor, āri, ātus,
I. v. dep. a. [scruta; cf.: γρυτεύει, scrutatur, Gloss. Philox.], qs. to search even to the rags, i. e. to search carefully, examine thoroughly, explore a thing; to search, examine a person (syn.: indago, rimo).
I. Lit., of things:
domos, naves, Cic. Vatin. 5, 12: loca abdita, Sall. J. 12, 5: omnia foramina parietum scrutatur, Petr. 98, 1: paleam, id. 33, 4: terraï abdita ferro, Lucr. 6, 809: ignem gladio, Hor. S. 2, 3, 276: lumina manibus, Sen. Oedip. 965: scrutatus sum quae potui et quae vidi omnia: inveni duos solos libellos, etc., Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 74, § 182; cf. Tac. H. 4, 1: L. Crassus spiculis prope scrutatus est Alpes, Cic. Pis. 26, 62: occulta saltuum, Tac. A. 1, 61: mare, id. Agr. 30; id. G. 45; cf.: scrutandi orbis gratiā, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 9: canis scrutatur vestigia (ferarum), id. 8, 40, 61, § 147: venantium latibula scrutatus, Curt. 6, 5, 17: vias presso ore (canis), Sen. Thyest. 499: equorum delicta scrutantes, Amm. 14, 6, 25.—Of personal objects: Eu. Ostende huc manum dexteram ... Nunc laevam ostende ... Jam scrutari mitto, to search you, Plaut. Aul. 4, 4, 24: non excutio te, non scrutor, Cic. Rosc. Am. 34, 97; so of searching, Asin. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 31, 1: consuetudinem salutantes scrutandi, Suet. Vesp. 12 fin.; and of a searching for spoil, Tac. H. 3, 25.—B. Transf., to seek for, search out a thing (post-Aug. and very rare):
venas melini inter saxa, Plin. 35, 6, 19, § 37: iter, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 172; cf. infra, II. B.—II. Trop., to examine thoroughly; to explore, investigate: quod est ante pedes nemo spectat: caeli scrutantur plagas, Enn. ap. Cic. Rep. 1, 18, 30; Cic. Div. 2, 13, 30 (Trag. v. 277 Vahl.):
omnes sordes, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 3, § 11; cf: nomina ac vultus, alacritatem tristitiamque coëuntium, Tac. A. 16, 5: animos ceterorum secretis sermonibus, id. H. 4, 55: voluntatem, Quint. 2, 4, 26: locos, ex quibus argumenta eruamus, Cic. de Or 2, 34, 146; cf. id. Part. 3, 8: desinamus aliquando ea scrutari, quae sunt inania, id. Rosc. Am. 30, 83; cf.: quod non ratione scrutabimur, non poterimus invenire nisi casu, Quint. 5, 10, 22: interiores et reconditas litteras, Cic. N. D. 3, 16, 42: origines nominum, Quint. 1, 4, 25: omnia minutius et scrupulosius, id. 5, 14, 28: inferiora quoque, id. 7, 1, 27: exoletos auctores, id. 8, 2, 12: scripturas, Vulg. Johan. 5, 39.—Absol.: totum diem mecum scrutor, facta ac dicta mea remetior, Sen. Ira, 3, 36, 3.—B. Transf. (cf. supra, I. B.), to search into; to search out, find out a thing (so not till after the Aug. per.):
fibras Inspiciunt, mentes deum scrutantur in illis, Ov. M. 15, 137: finem principis per Chaldaeos, Tac. A. 12, 52: sua Caesarisque fata, id. ib. 16, 14: arcanum ullius, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 37: ut causas hujus infinitae differentiae scrutetur, Tac. Or. 15; cf. Plin. Ep. 4, 30, 11: harenarum numerum et montium pondera scrutari, Amm. 14, 11, 34.—P. a.: scrūtans, antis (late Lat.), perh. only in sup., that most closely examines: militaris rei ordinum scrutantissimus, Amm. 30, 9, 4.— Hence, adv.: scrūtanter, searchingly, Ambros. Ep. 80.Act. collat. form scrūto, āre, acc. to Prisc. p. 799 P; cf. γρυτεύω, scruto, Gloss. Philox.—Hence, b. scrūtor, ātus, pass., Amm. 28, 1, 10; 15, 8, 16; Aur. Vict. Orig. 6, 3.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
scrūtor ārī, ātus, dep.
scruta, to ransack, search carefully, examine thoroughly, explore, search, examine : domos, navīs: loca abdita, S.: ignem gladio, H.: mare, Ta.: venantium latibula, Cu.: num irā actus esset, Cu.: non excutio te, si quid forte ferri habuisti, non scrutor.—Fig., to examine thoroughly, inquire into, explore, investigate : caeli plagas, Enn. ap. C.: locos, ex quibus argumenta eruamus: ante tempus haec.— To search into, search out, find out, read : mentīsque deum, O.: Arcanum illius, H.
Origins
From scrūta, as the original sense of the verb was to search through trash. Compare the possibly parallel development of Old High German scrutōn. Compare also Old English sċrūtnian (“to examine, scrutinise”).
Descendants
- Catalanescrutar
- Englishscrutinize
- Englishscrutate
- Frenchscruter
- Italianscrutare
- Portugueseescrutar
- Romanianscruta
- Spanishescrutar
- Galicianescrutar
- Piedmontesescruté