verbfirst conjugation
beō
beō (present infinitive beāre, perfect active beāvī, supine beātum)
Classical[ˈbe.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈbɛː.o]
Meaning
- to bless
- to gladden
- to enrich (with)
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | beō | beābam | beābō | beāvī | beāveram | beāverō |
| 2nd sg. | beās | beābās | beābis | beāvistī | beāverās | beāveris |
| 3rd sg. | beat | beābat | beābit | beāvit | beāverat | beāverit |
| 1st pl. | beāmus | beābāmus | beābimus | beāvimus | beāverāmus | beāverimus |
| 2nd pl. | beātis | beābātis | beābitis | beāvistis | beāverātis | beāveritis |
| 3rd pl. | beant | beābant | beābunt | beāvērunt beāvēre | beāverant | beāverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | beem | beārem | beāverim | beāvissem |
| 2nd sg. | beēs | beārēs | beāverīs | beāvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | beet | beāret | beāverit | beāvisset |
| 1st pl. | beēmus | beārēmus | beāverīmus | beāvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | beētis | beārētis | beāverītis | beāvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | beent | beārent | beāverint | beāvissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | beor | beābar | beābor |
| 2nd sg. | beāris beāre | beābāris beābāre | beāberis beābere |
| 3rd sg. | beātur | beābātur | beābitur |
| 1st pl. | beāmur | beābāmur | beābimur |
| 2nd pl. | beāminī | beābāminī | beābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | beantur | beābantur | beābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | beer | beārer |
| 2nd sg. | beēris beēre | beārēris beārēre |
| 3rd sg. | beētur | beārētur |
| 1st pl. | beēmur | beārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | beēminī | beārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | beentur | beārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | beā | beāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | beāte | beāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | beātō | beātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | beātō | beātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | beātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | beantō | beantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | beāre | beārī |
| perfect infinitive | beāvisse | beātum esse |
| future infinitive | beātūrum esse | beātum īrī |
| present participle | beāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | beātus |
| future participle | beātūrus | beandus |
gerundbeandī, beandō, beandumsupinebeātum, beātū
Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879
bĕo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. akin to benus, bonus, and, acc. to Fick, connected with δειδω, δεινός,
I. to make happy, to bless (as verb. finit. rare, and mostly poet. for fortuno, beatum efficio; not in Cic.).
I. In gen., to gladden, rejoice, refresh:
hoc me beat, Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 12: foris aliquantillum etiam quod gusto, id beat, id. Capt. 1, 2, 34: ecquid beo te? does that gladden thee? Ter. Eun. 2, 2, 47.—Hence, in colloq. lang. beas or beasti, that delights me, I am rejoiced at that, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 66; Ter. And. 1, 1, 79.— II. Aliquem aliquā re, to make happy, reward with, enrich:
caelo Musa beat, Hor. C. 4, 8, 29: seu te... bearis Interiore notā Falerni, id. ib. 2, 3, 7: ne dominus Munere te parvo beet, id. Ep. 1, 18, 75: Latium beabit divite linguā, id. ib. 2, 2, 121.—Hence, bĕātus, a, um, P. a. A. Happy, prosperous, blessed, fortunate (very freq. in prose and poetry; cf.:
felix, fortunatus): neque ulla alia huic verbo, cum beatum dicimus, subjecta notio est, nisi, secretis malis omnibus, cumulata bonorum complexio, Cic. Tusc. 5, 10, 29: hic tyrannus ipse judicavit quam esset beatus, id. ib. 5, 20, 61: qui beatus est, non intellego, quid requirat, ut sit beatior: si est enim quod desit, ne beatus quidem est, id. ib. 5, 8, 23: beatus, ni unum hoc desit, Ter. Phorm. 1, 3, 18; Afran. ap. Non. p. 517, 17: beatus ille, qui procul negotiis, etc., Hor. Epod. 2, 1: nihil est ab omni Parte beatum, id. C. 2, 16, 28: beatissima vita, Cic. Tusc. 5, 8, 23.—2. Transf.:
satisne videtur declarasse Dionysius nihil ei esse beatum, cui, etc., a cause of happiness, Cic. Tusc. 5, 21, 62.—3. Subst.
(a). bĕāti, ōrum, m., the happy, fortunate persons:
istam oscitantem sapientiam Scaevolarum et ceterorum beatorum concedamus, Cic. de Or. 2, 33, 144: Phraaten numero beatorum Eximit Virtus, Hor. C. 2, 2, 18.—(b). bĕātum, i, n. ( = beatitas, beatitudo, q. v.), happiness, blessedness:
in quā sit ipsum etiam beatum, Cic. Fin. 5, 28, 84: ex bonis, quae sola honesta sunt, efficiendum est beatum, id. Tusc. 5, 15, 45.—B. Esp.
1. Of outward prosperity, opulent, wealthy, rich, in good circumstances:
Dionysius tyrannus fuit opulentissumae et beatissumae civitatis (sc. Syracusarum), Cic. N.D. 3, 33, 81: res omnes quibus abundant ii, qui beati putantur, id. ib. 2, 37, 95; Plaut. Curc. 3, 1: ut eorum ornatus... hominis non beatissimi suspicionem prae, beret, Nep. Ages. 8, 2; Hor. C. 2, 4, 13; 2, 18, 14; 3, 7, 3; 3, 16, 32; 3, 29, 11; id. S. 2-8, 1; id. Epod. 16, 41; Ov. Am. 1, 15, 34.— As subst.: bĕāti, ōrum, m., the rich: noli nobilibus, noli conferre beatis, Prop. 2, 9, 33.—b. Poet., of inanimate things, rich, abundant, excellent, splendid, magnificent:
gazae, Hor. C. 1, 29, 1: arces, id. ib. 2, 6, 21: Cyprus, id. ib. 3, 26, 9: copia, id. C.S. 59: rus, id. Ep. 1, 10, 14.—With abl., Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 139: nectar, Mart. 9, 12, 5; Cat. 68, 14: argentum felix omnique beatius auro, Ov P 2, 8, 5.— Trop.: ubertas, overflowing, Quint. 10, 1, 109: copia, id. 10, 1, 61: eventus, Tac. Dial. 9.—2. Late Lat., blessed, i. e. deceased, dead:
quem cum beatum fuisse Sallustius respondisset, intellexit occisum, Amm. 25, 3, 21: beatae memoriae, of blessed memory, Hier. Ep. ad Marc. 24; cf.: si nobis, cum ex hac vitā emigraverimus, in beatorum insulis inmortale aevum, ut fabulae ferunt, degere liceret, Cic. ap. Aug. Trin. 14, 9 (Fragm. Hortens. 40 B. and K.).—3. Beatissimus, in late Lat., a title of the higher clergy, Cod. 1, 4, 13; Auct. Collat. 9, 6; Novell. 123, 3 al. —Hence, adv.: bĕātē, happily, Cat. 14, 10:
vivere, Cic. Ac. 1, 9, 33; id. Div. 2, 1, 2; id. Tusc. 2, 12, 29; id. Fin. 2, 27, 86; id. Par 1, 3, 15.—Comp., Sen. Ep. 92, 24.—Sup., Sen. Cons. Helv. 9, 4.Origins
Perhaps a denominative verb from Proto-Italic *dwejos, itself possibly related to Latin bonus (“good”) (from Proto-Italic *dwenos). However, this etymology is uncertain and it is difficult to connect the term to Proto-Indo-European. Moreover, it is equally possible that the verb was formed from an adjective of the shape *bejo- or a noun *bejā-.