verbthird conjugation, no supine stem
dēposcō
dēposcō (present infinitive dēposcere, perfect active dēpoposcī)
Classical[deːˈpɔs.koː]Ecclesiastical[deˈpɔs.ko]
Meaning
- to demand
- to require
- to challenge
- to pray earnestly
In the readers how our graded readers gloss it
demand
dēposcō -ere — in De Bello Gallico III
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēposcō | dēposcēbam | dēposcam | dēpoposcī | dēpoposceram | dēpoposcerō |
| 2nd sg. | dēposcis | dēposcēbās | dēposcēs | dēpoposcistī | dēpoposcerās | dēpoposceris |
| 3rd sg. | dēposcit | dēposcēbat | dēposcet | dēpoposcit | dēpoposcerat | dēpoposcerit |
| 1st pl. | dēposcimus | dēposcēbāmus | dēposcēmus | dēpoposcimus | dēpoposcerāmus | dēpoposcerimus |
| 2nd pl. | dēposcitis | dēposcēbātis | dēposcētis | dēpoposcistis | dēpoposcerātis | dēpoposceritis |
| 3rd pl. | dēposcunt | dēposcēbant | dēposcent | dēpoposcērunt dēpoposcēre | dēpoposcerant | dēpoposcerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēposcam | dēposcerem | dēpoposcerim | dēpoposcissem |
| 2nd sg. | dēposcās | dēposcerēs | dēpoposcerīs | dēpoposcissēs |
| 3rd sg. | dēposcat | dēposceret | dēpoposcerit | dēpoposcisset |
| 1st pl. | dēposcāmus | dēposcerēmus | dēpoposcerīmus | dēpoposcissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | dēposcātis | dēposcerētis | dēpoposcerītis | dēpoposcissētis |
| 3rd pl. | dēposcant | dēposcerent | dēpoposcerint | dēpoposcissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēposcor | dēposcēbar | dēposcar |
| 2nd sg. | dēposceris dēposcere | dēposcēbāris dēposcēbāre | dēposcēris dēposcēre |
| 3rd sg. | dēposcitur | dēposcēbātur | dēposcētur |
| 1st pl. | dēposcimur | dēposcēbāmur | dēposcēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dēposciminī | dēposcēbāminī | dēposcēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēposcuntur | dēposcēbantur | dēposcentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | dēposcar | dēposcerer |
| 2nd sg. | dēposcāris dēposcāre | dēposcerēris dēposcerēre |
| 3rd sg. | dēposcātur | dēposcerētur |
| 1st pl. | dēposcāmur | dēposcerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | dēposcāminī | dēposcerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | dēposcantur | dēposcerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | dēposce | dēposcere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | dēposcite | dēposciminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | dēposcitō | dēposcitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | dēposcitō | dēposcitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | dēposcitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | dēposcuntō | dēposcuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | dēposcere | dēposcī |
| perfect infinitive | dēpoposcisse | — |
| present participle | dēposcēns | — |
| future participle | — | dēposcendus dēposcundus, dēposcenda, dēposcendā, dēposcendae, dēposcendam, dēposcendārum, dēposcendās, dēposcende, dēposcendīs, dēposcendōrum, dēposcendōs |
gerunddēposcendī, dēposcendō, dēposcendum
dē-posco, pŏposci, 3,
I. v. a., to demand, require, request earnestly (freq. and class.).
I. In gen.:
unum ab omnibus sociis et civibus ad id bellum imperatorem deposci atque expeti, Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 2, 5; cf. id. 15, 44: id non modo non recusem, sed etiam appetam atque deposcam, id. Phil. 3, 13, 33; so opp. recusare, id. Fl. 38 fin.: sibi naves, Caes. B. C. 1, 56, 3: pugnam, Suet. Oth. 9; Front. Strat. 1, 11, 1; 2, 1, 3: pericula (opp. detrectare), Tac. Agr. 11 et saep. —Absol.: de proelio cogitandum, sicut semper depoposcimus, Caes. B. C. 3, 85 fin.: omnibus pollicitationibus deposcunt, qui belli initium faciant, id. B. G. 7, 1, 5.—II. In partic.
A. To demand, request for one's self the performance of any duty or business:
sibi id muneris, Caes. B. C. 1, 57: tibi partis istas, Cic. Rosc. Am. 34, 45: primas sibi partes, Suet. Calig. 56: illam sibi officiosam provinciam, Cic. Sull. 18 fin.; cf.: consulatum sibi, Suet. Aug. 26: sibi has urbanas insidias caedis atque incendiorum, Cic. Cat. 2, 3, 6: coloniam tutandam, Suet. Vit. 1.—B. To demand a person, in order to bring him to punishment:
aliquem ad mortem, Caes. B. C. 3, 110, 5; cf.: aliquem ad supplicium, Hirt. B. G. 8, 38, 3: aliquem ad poenam, Suet. Tit. 6: aliquem morti, Tac. A. 1, 23: ad ducem ipsum in poenam foederis rupti deposcendum, Liv. 21, 6: auctorem culpae, id. 21, 10; cf. Hannibalem, Just. 32, 4, 8: ausum Talia deposcunt, Ov. M. 1, 200; Luc. 5, 296 et saep.: altera me deposcere putabatur, to demand my death, Cic. post red. in Sen. 13, 33.—C. (Transf. from the gladiator's t. t.) To call out, challenge one to fight, Liv. 2, 49, 2; cf.
hostes, Val. Fl. 5, 635.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
dē-pōscō popōscī, —, ere,
to demand, require, request earnestly, call for: unum ad id bellum imperatorem deposci: imperatorem Caesarem: sibi navīs, Cs.: pericula, Ta.: sicut semper depoposcimus, Cs.: omnibus pollicitationibus deposcunt, qui belli initium faciant, Cs.—To demand, request, claim (a duty or office): sibi id muneris, Cs.: tibi partīs istas: sibi procurationem incendendae urbis.—To demand (for punishment): aliquem ad mortem, Cs.: alqm morti, Ta.: Pompeium interficiendum: auctorem culpae, L.: ausum Talia, O.: altera me deposcere putabatur, to demand my death.—To call out, challenge: Volscos sibi, L.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindēposcō
Latin dē- Latin poscō Latin dēposcō From dē- + poscō (“demand”).