LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbthird (-iō variant) conjugation, no perfect or supine stems

concupiō

concupiō (present infinitive concupere)
Classical[kɔŋˈkʊ.pi.oː]Ecclesiastical[koŋˈkuː.pi.o]

Meaning

  1. to covet, long for

Conjugation perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.concupiōconcupiēbamconcupiam———
2nd sg.concupisconcupiēbāsconcupiēs———
3rd sg.concupitconcupiēbatconcupiet———
1st pl.concupimusconcupiēbāmusconcupiēmus———
2nd pl.concupitisconcupiēbātisconcupiētis———
3rd pl.concupiuntconcupiēbantconcupientconcupivēre——
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.concupiamconcuperem——
2nd sg.concupiāsconcuperēs——
3rd sg.concupiatconcuperet——
1st pl.concupiāmusconcuperēmus——
2nd pl.concupiātisconcuperētis——
3rd pl.concupiantconcuperent——
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.concupiorconcupiēbarconcupiar
2nd sg.concuperis
concupere
concupiēbāris
concupiēbāre
concupiēris
concupiēre
3rd sg.concupiturconcupiēbāturconcupiētur
1st pl.concupimurconcupiēbāmurconcupiēmur
2nd pl.concupiminīconcupiēbāminīconcupiēminī
3rd pl.concupiunturconcupiēbanturconcupientur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.concupiarconcuperer
2nd sg.concupiāris
concupiāre
concuperēris
concuperēre
3rd sg.concupiāturconcuperētur
1st pl.concupiāmurconcuperēmur
2nd pl.concupiāminīconcuperēminī
3rd pl.concupianturconcuperentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.concupeconcupere
pres. 2nd pl.concupiteconcupiminī
fut. 2nd sg.concupitōconcupitor
fut. 3rd sg.concupitōconcupitor
fut. 2nd pl.concupitōte—
fut. 3rd pl.concupiuntōconcupiuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveconcupereconcupī
present participleconcupiēns—
future participle—concupiendus
concupiundus, concupienda, concupiendā, concupiendae, concupiendam, concupiendārum, concupiendās, concupiende, concupiendīs, concupiendōrum, concupiendōs
gerundconcupiendī, concupiendō, concupiendum

concŭpĭo, ĕre,
I. v. n., to be very desirous, to long much for; as verb finit. (late Lat.), Commod. 64, 4.—Hence, con-cŭpĭens. entis, P. a., very desirous, warmly desiring, coveting (only in the foll. exs.); with gen.: regni, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 48, 107.—With inf., Capitol. Max. 13, 3.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latinconcupiō

Proto-Indo-European *kwep- Proto-Indo-European *kup-yé-tider. Proto-Italic *kupjō Latin cupiō Latin concupiō From con- + cupiō.

Descendants
  • Italianconcupire

In English words that came into English from concupiō

  • concupiscenceconcupīscentia
  • concupiscentconcupiscens
  • concupiscibleconcupīscibilis

Quick answers

What does concupiō mean in Latin?
concupiō, a verb, means “to covet, long for”.
How do you pronounce concupiō?
In classical Latin, [kɔŋˈkʊ.pi.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [koŋˈkuː.pi.o].
Where does concupiō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin concupiō.
Which English words come from concupiō?
English words that go back to Latin concupiō include concupiscent, concupiscence and concupiscible.