verbthird (-iō variant) conjugation
ēiciō
ēiciō (present infinitive ēicere, perfect active ēiēcī, supine ēiectum)
Classical[eːˈjɪ.ki.oː]Ecclesiastical[eˈjiː.t͡ʃi.o]
Meaning
- to cast, thrust or drive out
- to expel, drive into exile, banish, eject; reject
- reflexiveto exit, go out, rush toward
Qui se [...] ex oppido eiecerunt
Who fled from the townc. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico VII.28se foras eiciunt
they rushed towards the doorsLivius, Ab Urbe Condita I, 40 - to drive a ship to land; run aground, cast ashore, wreck, strand
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
forās iaciō, expellōēiciō -ere — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 5, 7, 15, 19
throw out
ēiciō -ere, -iēcī — in De Bello Gallico II and De Bello Gallico III
Conjugation
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ēiciō | ēiciēbam | ēiciam | ēiēcī | ēiēceram | ēiēcerō |
| 2nd sg. | ēicis | ēiciēbās | ēiciēs | ēiēcistī | ēiēcerās | ēiēceris |
| 3rd sg. | ēicit | ēiciēbat | ēiciet | ēiēcit | ēiēcerat | ēiēcerit |
| 1st pl. | ēicimus | ēiciēbāmus | ēiciēmus | ēiēcimus | ēiēcerāmus | ēiēcerimus |
| 2nd pl. | ēicitis | ēiciēbātis | ēiciētis | ēiēcistis | ēiēcerātis | ēiēceritis |
| 3rd pl. | ēiciunt | ēiciēbant | ēicient | ēiēcērunt ēiēcēre | ēiēcerant | ēiēcerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ēiciam | ēicerem | ēiēcerim | ēiēcissem |
| 2nd sg. | ēiciās | ēicerēs | ēiēcerīs | ēiēcissēs |
| 3rd sg. | ēiciat | ēiceret | ēiēcerit | ēiēcisset |
| 1st pl. | ēiciāmus | ēicerēmus | ēiēcerīmus | ēiēcissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | ēiciātis | ēicerētis | ēiēcerītis | ēiēcissētis |
| 3rd pl. | ēiciant | ēicerent | ēiēcerint | ēiēcissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ēicior | ēiciēbar | ēiciar |
| 2nd sg. | ēiceris ēicere | ēiciēbāris ēiciēbāre | ēiciēris ēiciēre |
| 3rd sg. | ēicitur | ēiciēbātur | ēiciētur |
| 1st pl. | ēicimur | ēiciēbāmur | ēiciēmur |
| 2nd pl. | ēiciminī | ēiciēbāminī | ēiciēminī |
| 3rd pl. | ēiciuntur | ēiciēbantur | ēicientur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | ēiciar | ēicerer |
| 2nd sg. | ēiciāris ēiciāre | ēicerēris ēicerēre |
| 3rd sg. | ēiciātur | ēicerētur |
| 1st pl. | ēiciāmur | ēicerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | ēiciāminī | ēicerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | ēiciantur | ēicerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | ēice | ēicere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | ēicite | ēiciminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | ēicitō | ēicitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | ēicitō | ēicitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | ēicitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | ēiciuntō | ēiciuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | ēicere | ēicī |
| perfect infinitive | ēiēcisse | ēiectum esse |
| future infinitive | ēiectūrum esse | ēiectum īrī |
| present participle | ēiciēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | ēiectus ēiecta, ēiectā, ēiectae, ēiectam, ēiectārum, ēiectās, ēiecte, ēiectī, ēiectīs, ēiectō, ēiectōrum, ēiectōs |
| future participle | ēiectūrus ēiectūra, ēiectūrā, ēiectūrae, ēiectūram, ēiectūrārum, ēiectūrās, ēiectūre, ēiectūrī, ēiectūrīs, ēiectūrō, ēiectūrōrum, ēiectūrōs, ēiectūrum | ēiciendus ēiciundus |
gerundēiciendī, ēiciendō, ēiciendumsupineēiectum, ēiectū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- e senatu eicere
- to expel from the senate.
- amorem ex animo eicere
- to banish love from one's mind.
- in litus eici (B. G. 5. 10)
- to be stranded.
- de, e civitate aliquem eicere
- to banish a person, send him into exile.
- in exsilium eicere or expellere aliquem
- to banish a person, send him into exile.
- histrionem exsibilare, explodere, eicere, exigere
- to hiss an actor off the stage.
- illae sententiae iam pridem explosae et eiectae sunt (Fin. 5. 8. 23)
- those ideas have long ago been given up.
ē-ĭcĭo (or ejicio), jēci, jectum, 3 (eicit, dissyl., Lucr. 3, 877; 4, 1272), v. a. jacio,
I. to cast, thrust, or drive out; to eject, expel (class.).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.:
aliquem e senatu, Cic. de Sen. 12 fin.; Liv. 43, 15; cf.: ex oppido, Caes. B. C. 1, 30, 3: de senatu, Liv. 40, 51; 41, 26: de collegio, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 5: a suis diis penatibus, id. Quint. 26, 83: finibus, Sall. J. 14, 8: domo, Plaut. As. 1, 3, 9; Caes. B. G. 4, 7, 3; cf.: aedibus foras, Plaut. As. 1, 2, 1: omnes amasios foras, id. Truc. 3, 1, 14: aliquem, Cic. Rep. 1, 42; id. Mil. 38 fin.; Caes. B. G. 7, 4, 4; id. B. C. 2, 19 fin.: aliquem in exsilium, Cic. Cat. 2, 7; cf.: o fortunatum rem publicam, si hanc sentinam hujus urbis ejecerit, id. ib. 2, 4, 7; so, eicere alone, Nep. Lys. 1, 5 et saep.; cf. of a rider, to throw, Verg. A. 10, 894: vitem ex se, to shoot forth, Varr. R. R. 1, 31, 3: sanguinem, to throw up, to vomit, Plin. 24, 5, 10, § 15; cf. Cic. Fam. 14, 7; Cels. 1, 3; Quint. 11, 3, 27.—Absol. (sc. fetum), to miscarry, Dig. 9, 2, 27, § 22; cf. Lucr. 4, 1272: linguam, to thrust out, Cic. de Or. 2, 66, 266: cervicem, to dislocate (luxare), Veg. Vet. 3, 41, 1; cf. armum, id. ib. 2, 45, 7; Verg. A. 10, 984: oculum, Vulg. Marc. 9, 46: coxas, Hyg. Fab. 57: voces pectore ab imo, to utter, Lucr. 3, 58: fauces, e quibus eici vocem et fundi videmus, Cic. Tusc. 2, 24, 57 (al. elicere, v. elicio).—2. Se (ex aliquo loco), to rush out, sally forth, Caes. B. G. 4, 15, 1; 5, 15, 3; 5, 21, 5; id. B. C. 3, 16, 3; Cic. Cat. 1, 12 fin. et saep.; cf.:
sese in terram e navi, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 35: se in agros, Liv. 6, 3 (also in Caes. B. G. 5, 19, 2, inst. of the vulg. reading effunderet): se foras, id. 1, 40 fin. —B. In partic., as a naut. t. t., to drive a ship to land.
1. To bring to land:
naves, Caes. B. C. 3, 25, 4; cf.: navem in terram, id. ib. 3, 28, 5: naves ad Chium, Liv. 44, 28.—Far more freq., 2. To run aground, cast ashore; to strand, wreck.
(a). Of vessels, etc.:
scapham, Plaut. Rud. 1, 2, 80 sq. (v. the passage in connection): naves in litore, Caes. B. G. 5, 10, 2; cf.: naves in litora, Liv. 29, 18: classem ad Baleares insulas, id. 23, 34 fin.: naves apud insulas, Tac. A. 2, 24 et saep.—(b). Of persons, esp. in perf. part. pass., wrecked, Plaut. Rud. 2, 7, 4; 2, 3, 78; 1, 5, 14; Ter. And. 1, 3, 18; 5, 4, 20; Cic. Rosc. Am. 26, 72; Verg. A. 4, 373; Ov. M. 13, 536; id. H. 7, 89 et saep.—Hence,
b. Meton. (causa pro effectu):
ejectus homo, a broken, ruined man, Cic. Quint. 19 fin. (Acc. to others, an outcast, acc. to II. B.)II. Trop.
A. In gen., to expel:
curam ex animo, Plaut. Cas. prol. 23; cf. Cic. Rosc. Am. 19, 53; Liv. 28, 28; 30, 13: mollitiem animi, Ter. Eun. 2, 1, 16: superstitionis stirpes, Cic. Div. 2, 72.—Poet.: ejectus die, i. e. deprived of light, Stat. Th. 4, 617. —b. With se: voluptates subito se nonnumquam profundunt atque eiciunt universae, etc., rush forth, break forth or out, Cic. Cael. 31, 75.—
B. In partic., like ἐκβάλλειν, to reject disapprovingly:
Cynicorum ratio tota est eicienda, Cic. Off. 1, 41, 148; cf. id. Clu. 31, 86; id. Fin. 5, 8, 23 (in both passages with explodere), id. de Or. 1, 32, 146; id. Att. 2, 24, 2.—Esp. of players, public speakers, etc., to hiss or hoot off, Cic. de Or. 3, 50 fin.; Auct. Her. 4, 47 (with deridere); cf.: cantorum ipsorum vocibus eiciebatur, Cic. Sest. 55, 118.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ēiciō (pronounced but not written ē-iiciō), iēcī, iectus, ere
ex + iacio, to cast out, thrust out, drive away, put out, eject, expel : linguam: eiecto armo, dislocated , V.: ex senatu eiectus: hunc de civitate: a suis dis penatibus: finibus, S.: cadavera cellis, H.: in exsilium Catilinam.— To drive into exile, banish : a me eiectus: revocemus eiectos: Tarquinium eiectum accipere, from exile , V.— With se, to rush out, sally forth : se ex castris, Cs.: si se eiecerit secumque suos eduxerit: se foras, L.—Of ships, etc., to bring to land, land : navīs, Cs., L.— To run aground, cast ashore, strand, wreck : navīs in litore, Cs.: classem ad insulas, L. — Of persons, P. perf., wrecked, shipwrecked : hanc eiectam recepisse, T.: commune litus eiectis: eiectum litore Excepi, V.—Fig., to expel, drive away, free oneself from : sollicitudines: amorem ex animo: memoriam ex animis, L.—With se, to break forth, break out : voluptates se eiciunt universae.— To hoot (off the stage), condemn, reject, disapprove : cantorum ipsorum vocibus eiciebatur: quod tum explosum et eiectum est.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinēiciō
Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-kt Proto-Indo-European *(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁kéntder. Latin iaciō Latin ēiciō From ex- (“out of”) + iaciō (“throw, hurl”).