verbthird conjugation
abigō
abigō (present infinitive abigere, perfect active abēgī, supine abāctum)
Classical[ˈa.bɪ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.bi.ɡo]
Meaning
- to drive away (particularly cattle)
- to deter, discourage, frighten away
- to remove a disease
- to force birth, cause an abortion
- to steal the cattle
boves mira specie abegisse
[Hercules] stole his cattle, which were of marvellous beautyLivius, Ab Urbe Condita I, 7
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
vī auferōabigō -ere, -āctum — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 18
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | abigō | abigēbam | abigam | abēgī | abēgeram | abēgerō |
| 2nd sg. | abigis | abigēbās | abigēs | abēgistī | abēgerās | abēgeris |
| 3rd sg. | abigit | abigēbat | abiget | abēgit | abēgerat | abēgerit |
| 1st pl. | abigimus | abigēbāmus | abigēmus | abēgimus | abēgerāmus | abēgerimus |
| 2nd pl. | abigitis | abigēbātis | abigētis | abēgistis | abēgerātis | abēgeritis |
| 3rd pl. | abigunt | abigēbant | abigent | abēgērunt abēgēre, abigērunt | abēgerant | abēgerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | abigam | abigerem | abēgerim | abēgissem |
| 2nd sg. | abigās | abigerēs | abēgerīs | abēgissēs |
| 3rd sg. | abigat | abigeret | abēgerit | abēgisset |
| 1st pl. | abigāmus | abigerēmus | abēgerīmus | abēgissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | abigātis | abigerētis | abēgerītis | abēgissētis |
| 3rd pl. | abigant | abigerent | abēgerint | abēgissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | abigor | abigēbar | abigar |
| 2nd sg. | abigeris abigere | abigēbāris abigēbāre | abigēris abigēre |
| 3rd sg. | abigitur | abigēbātur | abigētur |
| 1st pl. | abigimur | abigēbāmur | abigēmur |
| 2nd pl. | abigiminī | abigēbāminī | abigēminī |
| 3rd pl. | abiguntur | abigēbantur | abigentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | abigar | abigerer |
| 2nd sg. | abigāris abigāre | abigerēris abigerēre |
| 3rd sg. | abigātur | abigerētur |
| 1st pl. | abigāmur | abigerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | abigāminī | abigerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | abigantur | abigerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | abige | abigere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | abigite | abigiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | abigitō | abigitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | abigitō | abigitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | abigitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | abiguntō | abiguntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | abigere | abigī |
| perfect infinitive | abēgisse | abāctum esse |
| future infinitive | abāctūrum esse | abāctum īrī |
| present participle | abigēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | abāctus abācta, abāctā, abāctae, abāctam, abāctārum, abāctās, abācte, abāctī, abāctīs, abāctō, abāctōrum, abāctōs |
| future participle | abāctūrus abāctūra, abāctūrā, abāctūrae, abāctūram, abāctūrārum, abāctūrās, abāctūre, abāctūrī, abāctūrīs, abāctūrō, abāctūrōrum, abāctūrōs, abāctūrum | abigendus abigundus, abigenda, abigendā, abigendae, abigendam, abigendārum, abigendās, abigende, abigendīs, abigendōrum, abigendōs, abigunda, abigundā, abigundae, abigundam, abigundārum, abigundās, abigunde, abigundī, abigundīs, abigundō, abigundōrum, abigundōs, abigundum |
gerundabigendī, abigendō, abigendumsupineabāctum, abāctū
ăb-ĭgo, ēgi, actum, 3, v. a. ago,
I. to drive away.
I. Lit.
A. In gen.:
abigam jam ego illum advenientem ab aedibus, I will drive him away as soon as he comes, Plaut. Am. prol. 150: jam hic me abegerit suo odio, he will soon drive me away, id. As. 2, 4, 40; so Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 47; Varr. R. R. 2, 1; Cic. de Or. 2, 60 al.: uxorem post divortium, to remove from the house, Suet. Tib. 7.—B. In partic.
1. To drive away cattle:
familias abripuerunt, pecus abegerunt, Cic. Pis. 34; so Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 10; 3, 23; Liv. 1, 7, 4; 4, 21; Curt. 5, 13 al.—2. Medic. t. t.
a. To remove a disease:
febres, Plin. 25, 9, 59, § 106; 30, 11, 30 fin.: venenatorum morsus, id. 20, 5, 19.—b. To force birth, procure abortion:
partum medicamentis, Cic. Clu. 11; so Plin. 14, 18, 22; Tac. A. 14, 63; Suet. Dom. 22 al. —II. Trop., to drive away an evil, get rid of a nuisance: pestem a me, Enn. ap. Cic. Ac. 2, 28, 89 (Trag. v. 50 Vahl.):
lassitudinem abs te, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 3: curas, Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 19: pauperiem epulis regum, id. S. 2, 2, 44 al.—Hence, ăbactus, a, um, P. a. A. Of magistrates, driven away, forced to resign their office, Paul. ex Fest. p. 23 Müll.—
B. Abacta nox, i. q. finita, finished, passed, Verg. A. 8, 407.—
C. Abacti oculi, poet., deep, sunken, Stat. Th. 1, 104.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
abigō ēgī, āctus, ere
ab+ago, to drive away, drive off: alqm rus, T.: mercatorem, H.: muscas. —Esp. of cattle, etc., to drive away (as plunder), carry off: pecus: partum sibi medicamentis, to force a birth.—Fig., to drive away, repel, expel: Pauperiem epulis regum, H.: curas, H.
Origins
From ab- (“of, from”) + agō (“do, act, make; drive”), with Old Latin vowel reduction.