verbthird conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
exposcō
exposcō (present infinitive exposcere, perfect active expoposcī)
Classical[ɛkˈspɔs.koː]Ecclesiastical[ekˈspɔs.ko]
Meaning
- to beg, entreat, implore, request, ask earnestly
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
vehementer poscōexposcō -ere — in Aeneis, ch. 9
demand earnestly
exposcō -ere — in De Bello Gallico III
Conjugation conjugation 3 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | exposcō | exposcēbam | exposcam | expoposcī | expoposceram | expoposcerō |
| 2nd sg. | exposcis | exposcēbās | exposcēs | expoposcistī | expoposcerās | expoposceris |
| 3rd sg. | exposcit | exposcēbat | exposcet | expoposcit | expoposcerat | expoposcerit |
| 1st pl. | exposcimus | exposcēbāmus | exposcēmus | expoposcimus | expoposcerāmus | expoposcerimus |
| 2nd pl. | exposcitis | exposcēbātis | exposcētis | expoposcistis | expoposcerātis | expoposceritis |
| 3rd pl. | exposcunt | exposcēbant | exposcent | expoposcērunt expoposcēre | expoposcerant | expoposcerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | exposcam | exposcerem | expoposcerim | expoposcissem |
| 2nd sg. | exposcās | exposcerēs | expoposcerīs | expoposcissēs |
| 3rd sg. | exposcat | exposceret | expoposcerit | expoposcisset |
| 1st pl. | exposcāmus | exposcerēmus | expoposcerīmus | expoposcissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | exposcātis | exposcerētis | expoposcerītis | expoposcissētis |
| 3rd pl. | exposcant | exposcerent | expoposcerint | expoposcissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | exposce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | exposcite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | exposcitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | exposcitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | exposcitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | exposcuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | exposcere | — |
| perfect infinitive | expoposcisse | — |
| present participle | exposcēns | — |
gerundexposcendī, exposcendō, exposcendum
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- signum proelii (committendi) exposcere (B. G. 7. 19)
- to demand loudly the signal to engage.
ex-posco, pŏposci, 3, v. a.,
I. to ask earnestly, to beg, request, to entreat, implore (rare but class.).
I. In gen.: quam (misericordiam) ipse non implorat, ego autem repugnante hoc et imploro et exposco, * Cic. Mil. 34, 92:
signum proelii, Caes. B. G. 7, 19, 4; for which, absol.: exposcentibus militibus, id. B. C. 3, 90 fin.: pacem precibus, Liv. 1, 16, 3; 3, 5, 14; so, pacem deorum exposcentes, Just. 18, 6: ut acrius exposcerent quae sciebant negaturum, Tac. H. 4, 19: victoriam ab diis, Caes. B. C. 2, 5, 3; for which: quod deos immortales inter nuncupanda vota expoposci, Liv. 7, 40, 5. —With inf.: Iliacos iterum audire labores Exposcit, Verg. A. 4, 79.—II. In partic., for the usual deposcere, to demand to be delivered up for punishment, as a prisoner, etc.:
ad exposcendos eos legati extemplo Lacedaemonem missi sunt, Liv. 38, 31, 3 (cf. of the same, ib. 33, 2, deposcendos): aliquem, Nep. Them. 8, 5; id. Hannib. 7, 6; cf.: Messene exposcentibus Achaeis noxios dedidit, Liv. 39, 50, 9.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ex-pōscō popōscī, —, ere,
to ask earnestly, beg, request, entreat, implore: quam (misericordiam): signum proeli, Cs.: pacem precibus, L.: pacem Teucris (dat.), V.: alqd deos, L.: Aenean acciri, V.: audire labores, V.: precibus plebem, sibi civem donarent, L.—To demand, require the surrender of, claim (as a prisoner, or for punishment): ad exposcendos eos missi, L.: ab Atheniensibus exposci publice, N.: alqm ad poenam, Ta.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinexposcō
Latin ex- Latin poscō Latin exposcō From ex- + poscō.