verbthird conjugation
clepō
clepō (present infinitive clepere, perfect active clepsī, supine cleptum)
Classical[ˈkɫɛ.poː]Ecclesiastical[ˈklɛː.po]
Meaning
- archaicto steal
si quis clepsit, ne populo scelus esto neve cui cleptum erit
If someone steals it, let no wickedness befall the people or to the one from whom it was stolen27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita 22 - archaicto listen secretly, overhear
- archaicto hide, steal away, dissemble
Levis est dolor qui capere consilium potest et clepere sese
2018 translation by John G. Fitch The pain is slight that can deliberate and dissemble (literally, “Light is the pain which is able to take counsel and to steal itself”)c. 4 BCE – 65 CE, Seneca Minor, Medea 155-156
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | clepō | clepēbam | clepam | clepsī | clepseram | clepserō |
| 2nd sg. | clepis | clepēbās | clepēs | clepsistī | clepserās | clepseris |
| 3rd sg. | clepit | clepēbat | clepet | clepsit | clepserat | clepserit |
| 1st pl. | clepimus | clepēbāmus | clepēmus | clepsimus | clepserāmus | clepserimus |
| 2nd pl. | clepitis | clepēbātis | clepētis | clepsistis | clepserātis | clepseritis |
| 3rd pl. | clepunt | clepēbant | clepent | clepsērunt clepsēre | clepserant | clepserint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | clepam | cleperem | clepserim | clepsissem |
| 2nd sg. | clepās | cleperēs | clepserīs | clepsissēs |
| 3rd sg. | clepat | cleperet | clepserit | clepsisset |
| 1st pl. | clepāmus | cleperēmus | clepserīmus | clepsissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | clepātis | cleperētis | clepserītis | clepsissētis |
| 3rd pl. | clepant | cleperent | clepserint | clepsissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | clepor | clepēbar | clepar |
| 2nd sg. | cleperis clepere | clepēbāris clepēbāre | clepēris clepēre |
| 3rd sg. | clepitur | clepēbātur | clepētur |
| 1st pl. | clepimur | clepēbāmur | clepēmur |
| 2nd pl. | clepiminī | clepēbāminī | clepēminī |
| 3rd pl. | clepuntur | clepēbantur | clepentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | clepar | cleperer |
| 2nd sg. | clepāris clepāre | cleperēris cleperēre |
| 3rd sg. | clepātur | cleperētur |
| 1st pl. | clepāmur | cleperēmur |
| 2nd pl. | clepāminī | cleperēminī |
| 3rd pl. | clepantur | cleperentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | clepe | clepere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | clepite | clepiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | clepitō | clepitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | clepitō | clepitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | clepitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | clepuntō | clepuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | clepere | clepī |
| perfect infinitive | clepsisse | cleptum esse |
| future infinitive | cleptūrum esse | cleptum īrī |
| present participle | clepēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | cleptus clepta, cleptā, cleptae, cleptam, cleptārum, cleptās, clepte, cleptī, cleptīs, cleptō, cleptōrum, cleptōs |
| future participle | cleptūrus cleptūra, cleptūrā, cleptūrae, cleptūram, cleptūrārum, cleptūrās, cleptūre, cleptūrī, cleptūrīs, cleptūrō, cleptūrōrum, cleptūrōs, cleptūrum | clependus clepundus, clependa, clependā, clependae, clependam, clependārum, clependās, clepende, clependīs, clependōrum, clependōs |
gerundclependī, clependō, clependumsupinecleptum, cleptū
clĕpo, psi, ptum (not clepi, v. Neue, Formenl. 2, 493; Madv. ad Cic. Fin. 5, 25, 74), 3, v. a. root klep- of κλέπτω, whence also clipeus; kindred with celo, cella, occul-o, clam,
I. to steal (rare, and mostly anteclass. for furor): sacrum qui clepsit rapsitve, old form. ap. Cic. Leg. 2, 9, 22: si quis clepsit, etc., old form. ap. Liv. 22, 10, 5; Att. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 10, 23; id. ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 27, 68; Plaut. Ps. 1, 2, 6; Lucil. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 94 Müll.; Auct. ap. Cic. Rep. 4, 5, 11 (v. Non. p. 20, 14; cf. Madvig. ad Cic. Fin. 5, 25, 75); Manil. 1, 27; Prud. Psych. 562.—
II. Trop.: sermonem, to listen secretly to, Pac. ap. Non. p. 20, 18; so,
verba nostra auribus, Att. ib. p. 12: se opificio, to withdraw secretly from the work, Varr. ib. p. 20: se, to conceal one's self, Sen. Med. 156; id. Herc. Fur. 799.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
clepō psī, —, ere
CLEP-, to steal (rare): sacrum qui clepsit (for clepserit): si quis clepsit, etc., L. (old law).
Origins
From Proto-Italic *klepō, from Proto-Indo-European *klep- (“steal”). Cognates include Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō) and Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌰𐌽 (hlifan).