exhibeō
Meaning
- to hold forth, present, show, exhibit, display, reveal
- to deliver, give up, produce; furnish, supply, provide, render
- Late Latinto show, confer
- to maintain, support, sustain
- to exhibit, employ, occasion, cause
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Præbere · Exhibere · Præstare · Representare
Præbere and exhibere denote a voluntary act of the giver, by which a want or wish of the receiver is satisfied; the præbens (præhibens) is considered in relation to the receiver, to whom he gives up what he himself before possessed; the exhibens, in relation to the world at large, and generally gives to him who has the best claim, what he himself before possessed; whereas præstare and repræsentare denote an involuntary act of the giver, who only fulfils a duty, as to perform or discharge; the præstans releases himself from an obligation by discharging it, in opp. to being longer in a state of liability; the repræsentans fulfils a promise, in opp. to longer putting off. (iv. 132.)
Conjugation conjugation 2
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | exhibeō | exhibēbam | exhibēbō | exhibuī | exhibueram | exhibuerō |
| 2nd sg. | exhibēs | exhibēbās | exhibēbis | exhibuistī | exhibuerās | exhibueris |
| 3rd sg. | exhibet | exhibēbat | exhibēbit | exhibuit | exhibuerat | exhibuerit |
| 1st pl. | exhibēmus | exhibēbāmus | exhibēbimus | exhibuimus | exhibuerāmus | exhibuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | exhibētis | exhibēbātis | exhibēbitis | exhibuistis | exhibuerātis | exhibueritis |
| 3rd pl. | exhibent | exhibēbant | exhibēbunt | exhibuērunt exhibuēre | exhibuerant | exhibuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | exhibeam | exhibērem | exhibuerim | exhibuissem |
| 2nd sg. | exhibeās | exhibērēs | exhibuerīs | exhibuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | exhibeat | exhibēret | exhibuerit | exhibuisset |
| 1st pl. | exhibeāmus | exhibērēmus | exhibuerīmus | exhibuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | exhibeātis | exhibērētis | exhibuerītis | exhibuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | exhibeant | exhibērent | exhibuerint | exhibuissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | exhibeor | exhibēbar | exhibēbor |
| 2nd sg. | exhibēris exhibēre | exhibēbāris exhibēbāre | exhibēberis exhibēbere |
| 3rd sg. | exhibētur | exhibēbātur | exhibēbitur |
| 1st pl. | exhibēmur | exhibēbāmur | exhibēbimur |
| 2nd pl. | exhibēminī | exhibēbāminī | exhibēbiminī |
| 3rd pl. | exhibentur | exhibēbantur | exhibēbuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | exhibear | exhibērer |
| 2nd sg. | exhibeāris exhibeāre | exhibērēris exhibērēre |
| 3rd sg. | exhibeātur | exhibērētur |
| 1st pl. | exhibeāmur | exhibērēmur |
| 2nd pl. | exhibeāminī | exhibērēminī |
| 3rd pl. | exhibeantur | exhibērentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | exhibē | exhibēre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | exhibēte | exhibēminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | exhibētō | exhibētor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | exhibētō | exhibētor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | exhibētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | exhibentō | exhibentor |
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | exhibēre | exhibērī |
| perfect infinitive | exhibuisse | exhibitum esse |
| future infinitive | exhibitūrum esse | exhibitum īrī |
| present participle | exhibēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | exhibitus exhibita, exhibitā, exhibitae, exhibitam, exhibitārum, exhibitās, exhibite, exhibitī, exhibitīs, exhibitō, exhibitōrum, exhibitōs |
| future participle | exhibitūrus exhibitūra, exhibitūrā, exhibitūrae, exhibitūram, exhibitūrārum, exhibitūrās, exhibitūre, exhibitūrī, exhibitūrīs, exhibitūrō, exhibitūrōrum, exhibitūrōs, exhibitūrum | exhibendus exhibenda, exhibendā, exhibendae, exhibendam, exhibendārum, exhibendās, exhibende, exhibendīs, exhibendōrum, exhibendōs |
proprie autem exhibere est extra secretum habere, Dig. 43, 29, 1 and 3, § 8: jam periculum est ne cogantur ad exhibendum formulam accipere, i. e. to acknowledge legal notice, etc. Sen. Ep. 50, 1: alicui omnia integra, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 25, § 63: exhibe librarium illud legum vestrarum, id. Mil. 12, 33: pallium, Petr. 15: tabulas testamenti, Suet. Vit. 14: rationes, Dig. 40, 5, 41 fin.: fratres exhibe, Cic. Fl. 15, 35; so, fugitivos apud magistratus, Dig. 11, 4, 1: aliquem apud acta, ib. 2, 4, 17: debitorem in judicium, ib. 12, 2, 28 quadringentos senatores ad ferrum, Suet. Ner. 12 et saep.: vias tutas, i. e. to make safe, Ov. Pont. 4, 5, 34: toros, i. e. to furnish, allow, id. H. 17, 194: exhibuit querulos ore gemente sonos, uttered, id. Tr. 3, 11, 54.—exhibuit gemino praesignia tempora cornu, Ov. M. 15, 611: notam linguae, id. ib. 14, 526: exhibuit linguam paternam, displayed, i. e. used the language of her father, id. ib. 6, 213: faciem sucumque, Plin. 15, 13, 12, § 41: malui me tribunum omnibus exhibere quam paucis advocatum, Plin. Ep. 1, 23, 4: se ministratorem alicui, Suet. Vit. 17: se adorandum adeuntibus, id. Calig. 22 (but not in Cic. Sest. 50, 107, where the right reading is praebuit, v. Halm. ad h. l.).—In the latter (reflexive) sense sometimes without se: quid me putas populo nostro exhibiturum? how I shall exhibit, show myself, Cic. Ac. 1, 5, 18; cf.: qui vere civilem virum exhibeat, shows, proves himself, Quint. 12, 2, 7 Spald.; Ov. M. 6, 44: pro fratre hostem exhibuit, Just. 27, 2.—alicui honorem, Aug. Serm. 46, 7.—esp. freq. in jurid. Lat.): si quis a liberis ali desideret, vel liberi, ut a parente exhibeantur, Dig. 25, 3, 5; so, aliquem, ib. 1, 12, 1; 3, 5, 33 al.; cf.: Scythas alimentis, Just. 9, 2: vitam, id. 11, 10; 22, 1.rem salvam exhibebo, I will set it all right, Plaut. As. 2, 4, 51: quorum virtus exhibet solidum decus, Phaedr. 4, 23, 24: vocis fidem, id. 3, 19 Epil. 9: munificentiam, Suet. Tib. 48: liberalitatem, clementiam, comitatem, id. Ner. 10; cf.: liberalitatem et justitiam, Plin. Pan. 33, 2: vicem spodii, i.e. to supply the place of, Plin. 23, 7, 63, § 125; cf.: vicem testamenti, Dig. 29, 6, 16: humanitatem, to exercise, exhibit, Plin. Ep. 5, 19, 2: diligentiam, Dig. 18, 6, 2: imperium, to exercise, Plaut. Cas. 2, 6, 57: alicui molestiam, to cause, Cic. Att. 2, 1, 2; Plaut. Pers. 2, 4, 3; id. Capt. 4, 2, 37: negotium hominibus, to produce, occasion, id. Poen. 1, 2, 30; cf.: qui deum nihil habere ipsum negotii (dicunt), nihil exhibere alteri, Cic. Off. 3, 28, 102; id. ib. 3, 31, 112: negotium alicui, Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 14; id. Most. 3, 1, 38; id. Men. 5, 9, 13; id. Pers. 2, 5, 14; and once reflexively: jam se exhibebit hic mihi negotium, will present itself, id. Rud. 2, 6, 72: argutias mihi, id. Most. 1, 1, 2: difficilem laborem alicui, Col. 5, 5, 17: curam alicui, Tib. 2, 1, 61 et saep.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinexhibeō
Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *haβēō Latin habeō Latin exhibeō From ex- + habeō (“have, hold”).
- Catalanexhibir
- Englishexhibit
- Frenchexhiber
- Italianesibire
- Portugueseexibir
- Spanishexhibir
- Galicianexhibir
- Piedmonteseesibì
In English words that came into English from exhibeō
- exhibitexhibitus
- exhibitorexhibitor