verbthird (-iō variant) conjugation
accipiō
accipiō (present infinitive accipere, perfect active accēpī, supine acceptum)
Classical[akˈkɪ.pi.oː]Ecclesiastical[atˈt͡ʃiː.pi.o]
acceptus perf. pass. ptcp.№ 110 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- to receive, accept, take
Beatius est magis dare quam accipere.
It is more blessed to give than to receive.c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgate Actus Apostolorum.20.35 - figurativelyto receive, accept, or take in something so as to alter one’s mental or physical state
At nōn īnfēlīx animī Phoenissa, nec umquam / solvitur in somnōs, oculīsve aut pectore noctem / accipit [...].
[Midnight: All of nature is at rest.] But not the Phoenician [Queen], accursed in spirit. She is never released [from her anguish] by sleep, nor does she accept the night into her eyes or heart.29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.529–531 - to hear (of), learn (of), learn
- to bear, endure, suffer (particularly something disagreeable or troublesome)
Uti hoc incommodum acciperetur
That this loss was sustainedc. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico VII.29 - to take, to regard, to interpret (as) (with ad or in + acc.)
et ego ipse, quem tu per iocum sic enim accipio divitias orationis habere dicis
and I myself, whom you declare to be a joke (as I take it) to possess a rich store of language.62 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, Epistulae ad familiares 4.4.1 - to entertain (e.g., guests)
- to treat, to deal with
- to understand (receive as true)
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
quod datur capiō.accipiō -ere accēpī — in Mille Verba, Mercātus
vulneribus acceptīs = cum vulnera accēpēruntreceive
accipiō -ere, -cēpī — in De Bello Gallico III, ch. 2
capiō, sūmōaccipiō -ere — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 5
to receive
accipiō -ere — in Viri Romae Facillimi, ch. 1, 2, 7, 9, 11, 16, 22
receive
accipiō -ere — in De Bello Gallico I and De Bello Gallico II
we received
accēpimus — in Seneca, ch. XXI
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Gratus · Jucundus · Acceptus · Gratiosus
1. Gratum (from κεχαρῆσθαι) means that which is acceptable only in reference to its value with us, as precious, interesting, and worthy of thanks; but jucundum (from juvare) in reference to the joy which it brings us, as delightful. Cic. Att. iii. 24. Ista veritas etiam si jucunda non est, mihi tamen grata est. Fam. v. 18. Cujus officia jucundiora scilicet sæpe mihi fuerunt, nunquam gratiora. And v. 15. xiii. 18. 2. Gratus refers to the feeling, as wished for; acceptus, to its expression, as welcome. 3. The gratus alicui meets with no antipathy, but is liked; the gratiosus apud aliquem is the object of distinguished favor, and enthusiastic attachment, as the favorite or darling. (iii. 254.)
Sumere · Capere · Prehendere · Accipere · Excipere · Recipere · Suscipere · Recuperare
1. Sumere (sub-imere) means to take up any thing, in order to use it, like αἱρεῖν; capere (from κάπτειν) to lay hold on any thing, in order to possess it, like λαβεῖν; lastly prehendere, præhendere (from χανδάνειν) to lay hold on any thing, in order, in a mere physical sense, to have it in one’s hand. Cic. Phil. xii. 7. Saga sumpsimus, arma cepimus. 2. Accipere means to take any thing offered, with willingness, δέχεσθαι; excipere, to intercept, or catch any thing that is escaping, ὑποδέχεσθαι; recipere, to take any thing that wants protection, with a generous feeling; suscipere, to undertake, or take upon one’s self any thing burdensome, with self-denial. The accipiens usually takes in his hand; the excipiens, in his arms; the recipiens, in his bosom; the suscipiens, on his arm or back. 3. Recipere means to receive again, without taking pains; whereas recuperare, to regain by one’s own exertion. Liv. xiii. 53, urbem recipit, by merely taking possession; comp. with xxvi. 39, urbe recuperata, by conquest. (iv. 131.)
Conjugation
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | accipiō | accipiēbam | accipiam | accēpī | accēperam | accēperō |
| 2nd sg. | accipis | accipiēbās | accipiēs | accēpistī | accēperās | accēperis |
| 3rd sg. | accipit | accipiēbat | accipiet | accēpit | accēperat | accēperit |
| 1st pl. | accipimus | accipiēbāmus | accipiēmus | accēpimus | accēperāmus | accēperimus |
| 2nd pl. | accipitis | accipiēbātis | accipiētis | accēpistis | accēperātis | accēperitis |
| 3rd pl. | accipiunt | accipiēbant | accipient | accēpērunt accēpēre | accēperant | accēperint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | accipiam | acciperem | accēperim | accēpissem |
| 2nd sg. | accipiās | acciperēs | accēperīs | accēpissēs |
| 3rd sg. | accipiat | acciperet | accēperit | accēpisset |
| 1st pl. | accipiāmus | acciperēmus | accēperīmus | accēpissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | accipiātis | acciperētis | accēperītis | accēpissētis |
| 3rd pl. | accipiant | acciperent | accēperint | accēpissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | accipior | accipiēbar | accipiar |
| 2nd sg. | acciperis accipere | accipiēbāris accipiēbāre | accipiēris accipiēre |
| 3rd sg. | accipitur | accipiēbātur | accipiētur |
| 1st pl. | accipimur | accipiēbāmur | accipiēmur |
| 2nd pl. | accipiminī | accipiēbāminī | accipiēminī |
| 3rd pl. | accipiuntur | accipiēbantur | accipientur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | accipiar | acciperer |
| 2nd sg. | accipiāris accipiāre | acciperēris acciperēre |
| 3rd sg. | accipiātur | acciperētur |
| 1st pl. | accipiāmur | acciperēmur |
| 2nd pl. | accipiāminī | acciperēminī |
| 3rd pl. | accipiantur | acciperentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | accipe | accipere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | accipite | accipiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | accipitō | accipitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | accipitō | accipitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | accipitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | accipiuntō | accipiuntor |
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | accipere | accipī |
| perfect infinitive | accēpisse | acceptum esse |
| future infinitive | acceptūrum esse | acceptum īrī |
| present participle | accipiēns accipiente, accipientem, accipientēs, accipientī, accipientia, accipientibus, accipientis, accipientīs, accipientium | — |
| perfect participle | — | acceptus accepta, acceptā, acceptae, acceptam, acceptārum, acceptās, accepte, acceptī, acceptīs, acceptō, acceptōrum, acceptōs |
| future participle | acceptūrus acceptūra, acceptūrā, acceptūrae, acceptūram, acceptūrārum, acceptūrās, acceptūre, acceptūrī, acceptūrīs, acceptūrō, acceptūrōrum, acceptūrōs, acceptūrum | accipiendus accipiundus |
gerundaccipiendī, accipiendō, accipiendumsupineacceptum, acceptū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- accepimus
- we know; we have been told.
- cladem accipere
- to suffer a defeat.
- iniuriam accipere
- to be the victim of an injustice.
- nuntio allato or accepto
- on receiving the news.
- in maius accipere aliquid
- to overestimate a thing.
- iugum servitutis accipere
- to submit to the yoke of slavery.
- hereditate aliquid accipere
- to inherit something.
- calamitatem accipere, subire
- to suffer mishap.
21 more phrases
- omen accipere (opp. improbare)
- to accept as a happy omen.
- populum in deditionem accipere
- to accept the submission of a people.
- vulnera adverso corpore accepta
- wounds (scars) on the breast.
- salute data (accepta) redditaque
- after mutual greeting.
- nummulis acceptis (Att. 1. 16. 6)
- for a trifle, a beggarly pittance.
- accipere, vertere aliquid in omen
- to interpret something as an omen.
- litteras inter se dare et accipere
- to be in correspondence with...
- auditione et fama accepisse aliquid
- to know from hearsay.
- detrimentum capere, accipere, facere
- to suffer loss, harm, damage.
- fide data et accepta (Sall. Iug. 81. 1)
- having exchanged pledges, promises.
- in bonam (malam) partem accipere aliquid
- to take a thing in good (bad) part.
- codex or tabulae ratio accepti et expensi
- account-book; ledger.
- vulnus (grave, mortiferum) accipere, excipere
- to be (seriously, mortally) wounded.
- alicui acceptum referre aliquid (Verr. 2. 70. 170)
- to put down to a man's credit.
- hospitio aliquem accipere or excipere (domum ad se)
- to welcome a man as a guest in one's house.
- ex eo navium concursu magnum incommodum est acceptum
- much damage was done by this collision.
- multis et illatis et acceptis vulneribus (B. G. 1. 50)
- after many had been wounded on both sides.
- pecuniam fenori (fenore) alicui dare, accipere ab aliquo
- to lend, borrow money at interest.
- pacis condiciones accipere, subire (opp. repudiare, respuere)
- to accept the terms of the peace.
- ratio acceptorum et datorum (accepti et expensi) (Amic. 16. 58)
- the account of receipts and expenditure.
- accipere aliquem (bene, copiose, laute, eleganter, regio apparatu, apparatis epulis)
- to entertain, regale a person.
ac-cĭpĭo, cēpi, ceptum, 3, v. a. (
I. fut. perf. accepso = accepero, Pac. ap. Non. 74, 31, or Rib. Trag. Rel. 118) [capio], to accept.
I. In gen., to take a person or thing to one's self: leno ad se accipiet hominem et aurum, will take the man and his money to himself (into his house), Plaut. Poen. 1, 1, 51.
a. Of things received by the hand, to take, receive: cette manus vestras measque accipite, Enn. ap. Non. 85, 1 (Trag. v. 320 ed. Vahl.):
ex tua accepi manu pateram, Plaut. Amph. 2, 2, 132; hence, trop. of the word given, the promise, with which a grasping of the hand was usually connected: accipe daque fidem, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 1 (Ann. v. 33 ed. Vahl.; so in the Gr. πιστὰ δοῦναι καὶ λαβεῖν); cf. Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 87; so Verg. A. 8, 150; in Ter. of a person to be protected: hanc (virginem) accepi, acceptam servabo, Ter. And. 1, 5, 62; cf. Cic. Fam. 7, 5, and Sall. C. 6, 5, —b. Of things received or taken by different parts of the body: accipite hoc onus in vestros collos, Cato ap. Non. 200, 23:
gremio, Verg. A. 1, 685: oculis aut pectore noctem (i. e. somnum), id. ib. 4, 531.—c. In gen., very freq.,
(a). as implying action, to take, to take possession of, to accept (Gr. δέχεσθαι);
(b). of something that falls to one's share, to get, to receive, to be the recipient of (Gr. λαμβάνειν).—
(a). To take, accept:
hanc epistulam accipe a me, take this letter from me, Plaut. Ps. 2, 2, 52; 4, 2, 26; cf. id. Ep. 3, 4, 26: persuasit aliis, ut pecuniam accipere mallent, Cic. Off. 2, 23, 82: condicionem pacis, Caes. B. G. 2, 15: armis obsidibusque acceptis Crassus profectus est, after he had taken into his possession the arms and hostages, id. ib. 3, 23: divitias, Nep. Epam. 4, 3: aliquid a patre, to inherit, id. Timoth. 1, 1; id. Att. 1: accipe et haec, manuum tibi quae monumenta mearum sint, Verg. A. 3, 486 al.—Hence to receive or entertain as guest: haec (tellus) fessos placidissima portu accipit, Verg. A. 3, 78: Laurentes nymphae, accipite Aenean, id. ib. 8, 71; 155; Ov. M. 8, 655 al.—Of admittance to political privileges: Nomentani et Pedani in civitatem accepti, Liv. 8, 14; cf. Cic. Off. 1, 11, 35: magnifice volo summos viros accipere, Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 34: in loco festivo sumus festive accepti, id. ib. 5, 19; so id. Cist. 1, 1, 12; id. Men. 5, 2, 44; id. Pers. 1, 1, 32, etc.; Ter. Eun. 5, 9, 52; Lucr. 3, 907; Cic. Att. 16, 6; Ov. F. 2, 725 al.—Hence also ironically, to entertain, to treat, deal with: ego te miseris jam accipiam modis, Plaut. Aul. 4, 4, 3: hominem accipiam quibus dictis maeret, id. Men. 5, 1, 7: indignis acceptus modis, Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 12. Perh. also Lucil. ap. Non. 521, 1: adeo male me accipiunt decimae, treat or use me ill, deal harshly with me; and ib. 240, 8: sic, inquam, veteratorem illum vetulum lupum Hannibalem acceptum (Non. explains the latter in a very unusual manner, by deceptum).— (b). To get, to receive, to be the recipient of, Pac. ap. Non. 74, 31; Lucr. 1, 819, 909; 2, 762, 885, 1009:
ictus, id. 4, 1048 (cf. Verg. A. 3, 243: vulnera accipiunt tergo): aridior nubes accipit ignem, takes or catches fire, Lucr. 6, 150; Caes. B. G. 1, 48: humanitatem iis tribuere debemus, a quibus accepimus, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 9: pecuniam ob rem judicandam, Cic. Verr. 1, 38: luna lumen solis accipit, id. de Or. 3, 45; cf. Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 17: praeclarum accepimus a majoribus morem, Cic. Off. 3, 10, 44: praecepta, Caes. B. G. 2, 6: accepi tuas litteras (in another sense than above), I have received your letter, it has reached me (allatae sunt ad me), Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 14; 2, 1, 1; 10, 1 al.: acceptā injuriā ignoscere quam persequi malebant, Sall. C. 9, 3; Caes. B. G. 2, 33: calamitatem, ib. 1, 31: detrimenta, ib. 5, 22; cf. Cic. Mur. 21, 44 al. So often of dignities and offices: provinciam, id. Fam. 2, 10, 2: consulatum, Suet. Aug. 10: Galliam, id. Caes. 22 al.II. In partic.
A. To take a thing by hearing, i. e.,
1. To hear, to perceive, to observe, to learn (cf. opp. do = I give in words, i. e. I say): hoc simul accipe dictum, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 1, 12, 38 (Ann. v. 204): quod ego inaudivi, accipite, Pac. ap. Non. 126, 22 (Rib. Trag. Rel. p. 81): hoc etiam accipe quod dico, Lucil. ap. Non. 240, 1:
carmen auribus, Lucr. 4, 983 (so id. 6, 164); 1, 270; cf. Verg. A. 2, 65: voces, Lucr. 4, 613 (so 6, 171): si te aequo animo ferre accipiet, Ter. And. 2, 3, 23: quae gerantur, accipies ex Pollione, Cic. Fam. 1, 6; 1, 9, 4; Liv. 1, 7. —Hence very freq. in the histt., to get or receive intelligence of any thing, to learn: urbem Romam, sicuti ego accepi, condidere atque habuere initio Trojani, as I have learned, Sall. C. 6, 1, and so al.—2. To comprehend or understand any thing communicated:
haud satis meo corde accepi querelas tuas, Plaut. Cas. 2, 2, 18: et si quis est, qui haec putet arte accipi posse, Cic. de Or. 1, 25, 114: ut non solum celeriter acciperet, quae tradebantur, etc., Nep. Att. 1, 3; so Quint. 1, 3, 3; 2, 9, 3 al.—3. With the accessory idea of judging, to take a thing thus or thus, to interpret or explain, usually constr. with ad or in c. acc.:
quibus res sunt minus secundae . . . ad contumeliam omnia accipiunt magis, the more unfortunate one is, the more inclined is he to regard every thing as an insult, Ter. Ad. 4, 3, 15: in eam partem accipio, id. Eun. 5, 2, 37; cf. Cic. Fam. 10, 6; id. Att. 16, 6; Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 2: non recte accipis, you put a wrong construction upon this, id. And. 2, 2, 30: quae sibi quisque facilia factu putat, aequo animo accipit, Sall. C. 3, 2.— Hence: accipere aliquid omen, or in omen, to regard a thing as a (favorable) omen, to accept the omen (cf. δέχεσθαι τὸν οἰωνόν), Cic. Div. 1, 46, 103; 2, 40, 83; Liv. 1, 7, 11; 21, 63 fin.; Tac. H. 1, 62; id. A. 1, 28; 2, 13; Flor. 4, 12, 14 al.—Hence poet.: accipio agnoscoque deos, Verg. A. 12, 260; cf. Ov. M. 7, 620.—B. To take a thing upon one's self, to undertake (syn. suscipio):
accipito hanc ad te litem, Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 23: meā causā causam accipite, Ter. Hec. alt. prol. 47; cf. Cic. Fam. 7, 24; so Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 22; Quint. 20 al.—Hence also, C. To bear, endure, suffer any thing disagreeable or troublesome:
hanccine ego ut contumeliam tam insignem ad me accipiam! Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 1: nil satis firmi video, quamobrem accipere hunc me expediat metum, id. Heaut. 2, 3, 96; 5, 1, 59; id. Eun. 4, 6, 24; id. Ad. 2, 1, 53; id. Ph. 5, 2, 4; Cic. Tusc. 5, 19, 56: calamitatem, id. Off. 3, 26: injuriam, id. ib. 1, 11 al.— D. To accept a thing, to be satisfied with, to approve: dos, Pamphile, est decem talenta; Pam.:
Accipio, Ter. And. 5, 4, 48: accepit condicionem, dein quaestum accipit, id. ib. 1, 1, 52: visa ista ... accipio iisque interdum etiam assentior, nec percipio tamen, Cic. Ac. 2, 20, 66: preces suas acceptas ab dis immortalibus ominati, Liv. 42, 30, 8 Drak. Cf. Herz, Caes. B. G. 5, 1: equi te esse feri similem, dico.
Ridemus et ipse Messius: accipio.
E. In mercant. lang., t. t., to receive or collect a sum:
pro quo (frumento) cum a Varinio praetore pecuniam accepisset, Cic. Fl. 45; hence subst.: acceptum, i, n., the receipt, and in account-books the credit side: in acceptum referre alicui, to carry over to the credit side, to place to one's credit, Cic. Verr. 1, 36, 57; id. Rosc. Com. 2; id. Phil. 2, 16; id. Caec. 6, 17; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 234 (opp. datum or expensum).—Hence also trop., to owe or be indebted to one, in a good or a bad sense: ut esset nemo qui non mihi vitam suam, liberos, remp. referret acceptam, Cic. Phil. 2, 5: omnia mala, quae postea vidimus, uni accepta referemus Antonio, ascribe, id. ib. 22; Caes. B. G. 8, 58; id. B. C, 3, 57: Acceptum refero versibus, esse nocens, Ov. Trist. 2, 10. —F. In the gram m., to take a word or phrase thus or thus, to explain a word in any manner:
adversus interdum promiscue accipitur, Charis. p. 207 P. al.—(Syn. nanciscor and adipiscor: he to whom something is given, accipit; he who gets by a fortunate occurrence, nanciscitur; he who obtains it by exertion, adipiscitur. Sumimus ipsi: accipimus ab alio, Vel. Long. p. 2243 P.—Inter tenere, sumere et accipere hoc interest, quod tenemus quae sunt in nostra potestate: sumimus posita: accipimus data, Isid. Diff. 1).—Hence, acceptus, a, um, P. a., welcome, agreeable, acceptable (syn. gratus. Acceptus is related to gratus, as the effect to the cause; he who is gratus, i. e. dear, is on that account acceptus, welcome, acceptable; hence the usual position: gratus atque acceptus).—First, of persons: essetne apud te is servus acceptissimus? Plaut. Cap. 3, 5, 56: plebi acceptus erat, Caes. B. G. 1, 13; acceptus erat in oculis, Vulg. 1 Reg. 18, 5.— Of things: dis et hominibus est acceptum quod, etc., Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 5: quod vero approbaris. id gratum acceptumque habendum, Cic. Tusc. 5, 15, 45: munus eorum gratum acceptumque esse, Nep. Hann. 7, 3: quorum mihi dona accepta et grata habeo, Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 56: rem populo Romano gratam acceptamque, Cic. Phil. 13, 50; tempore accepto exaudivi, Vulg. 2 Cor. 6, 2.—Comp., Plaut. Pers. 4, 4, 96; Cic. Rep. 6, 13; Tac. A. 6, 45 al.—Sup., see above.—Adv. accepte does not occur.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
accipiō cēpī, ceptus, ere
ad+capio, to take without effort, receive, get, accept. — Of voluntary taking, to take, accept, take into possession, receive: obsides, Cs.: divitias, N.: aliquid a patre, inherit, N.: suspitio acceptae pecuniae ob rem iudicandam (of a bribe): pecuniam per Volcatium, by the hands of: alqm gremio, V.: milites urbe tectisve, L.: sucos ore aut volnere, O. — Fig.: oculis aut pectore noctem, V.—To admit, let in: armatos in arcem, L.: alqm in amicitiam: (parentes) in civitatem, to citizenship, L.—To take under protection: (virginem) accepi, acceptam servabo, T.: taedā accepta iugali, i. e. wedded, O.—To receive as a guest, entertain, welcome: Laurentes nymphae, accipite Aenean, V.: quam Delos orantem accepit, O.: (eum) in vestram fidem, into your confidence.— Ironically, to entertain, deal with, treat: indignis modis, T.: quo te modo accepissem, nisi iratus essem: eum male acceptum ... coegit, etc. (of a defeated enemy), N.—In busines, to collect (money): a praetore pecuniam. — acceptus, P., received, collected: accepta pecunia. — Esp. in the phrase, referre acceptum (alqd), to credit, give credit for: amplius sestertium ducentiens acceptum hereditatibus rettuli, entered to the credit of inheritance, i. e. owe to bequests: alcui vitam suam referre acceptam, acknowledge that he owes his life, etc.: salutem imperi uni omnes acceptam relaturos, Cs. — In law: sponsionem acceptam facere, to discharge the bond, acknowledge payment of the sponsio.—Of involuntary taking, to receive, get, be the recipient of, take, submit to, suffer, bear: volnera tergo, V.: graviore volnere accepto, Cs.: cum semel accepit solem (leo), has felt the power of, H.: hunc metum, i. e. take this risk, T.: contumeliam, T. — Esp. of places, to admit, take in, receive, open to: Strophadum me litora primum Accipiunt, V.: nullae eum urbes accipiunt, nulla moenia, L.: illum unda accipit sinu vasto, V. — Fig., of perception and thought: quae accepi auribus, T.: mandata auribus: quem ipse accepi oculis animoque sensum, hunc, etc., the impression I received.—In gen., to take, hear, attend to, perceive, understand, learn: Accipe nunc Danaum insidias, listen to, V.: sicut ego accepi, as I have heard, S.: ut accepi a senibus: accipite ... veterem orationem Archytae: quae postea acciderant, Cs.: reliquos ne famā quidem acceperunt, have not heard of them, Cs.: si te aequo animo ferre accipiet, T.: hoc sic fieri solere accepimus: ex parente ita accepi, munditias mulieribus convenire, S.: ut celeriter acciperet quae tradebantur, understood, N.—Absol: non recte accipis, T.: volenti animo de ambobus acceperant, had eagerly welcomed news of both, S.—In partic., of a word or pledge, take: accipe daque fidem, i. e. exchange solemn assurances, V.—Praegn., to take, interpret, explain: ad contumeliam omnia, to regard as an insult, T.: his in maius acceptis, being exaggerated, L.: hoc in bonam partem, take kindly: alqd durius: facinus severe accipere, with displeasure: aliter tuom amorem atque est, T.: aequo animo, S. — Accipere aliquid in omen, to regard a thing as an omen, accept the omen: id a plerisque in omen magni terroris acceptum, L.; but accipere omen, to receive as a (favorable) omen, L.—With ellips. of omen: Accipio, adgnoscoque deos, I accept (the omen) and, etc., V.—To accept, be satisfied with, approve: dos, Pamphile, est decem talenta. Pam. Accipio, T.: ‘equi te esse feri similem, dico.’ Ridemus et ipse Messius, ‘accipio,’ I allow it, exactly so, H.: ab hoste armato condicionem, Cs.— To take upon one, undertake, assume, undergo: bellum, quod novus imperator noster accipiat, in which ... succeeds to the command: causam: eos (magistratūs): iudicium (of the defendant), stand the trial: iudicium accipere pro Quinctio, i. e. agree for Q. to stand trial.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinaccipiō
substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin accipiō From ad- (“towards”) + capiō (“to take”).
Descendants
- Spanishaccipir
In English words that came into English from accipiō
- acceptaccepto
- acceptoracceptor
- acceptableacceptābilis
- acceptilationacceptilatio
- accipientaccipiēns
- acceptionacceptiō