verbsecond conjugation, no passive, no perfect or supine stems
hebeō
hebeō (present infinitive hebēre)
Classical[ˈhɛ.be.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.be.o]
Meaning
- to be blunt, dull
Olim annis ille ardor hebet
C. Valerius Flaccus, Argonautica 1.53
Conjugation conjugation 2 perfect
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | hebeō | hebēbam | hebēbō | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | hebēs | hebēbās | hebēbis | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | hebet | hebēbat | hebēbit | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | hebēmus | hebēbāmus | hebēbimus | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | hebētis | hebēbātis | hebēbitis | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | hebent | hebēbant | hebēbunt | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | hebeam | hebērem | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | hebeās | hebērēs | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | hebeat | hebēret | — | — |
| 1st pl. | hebeāmus | hebērēmus | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | hebeātis | hebērētis | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | hebeant | hebērent | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | hebē | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | hebēte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | hebētō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | hebētō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | hebētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | hebentō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | hebēre | — |
| present participle | hebēns | — |
gerundhebendī, hebendō, hebendum
hĕbĕo, ēre, v. n.,
I. to be blunt or dull (perh. not ante-Aug.).
I. Lit.:
ferrum nunc hebet? Liv. 23, 45, 9.—II. Trop., to be dull, sluggish, inactive, not lively:
gelidus tardante senecta Sanguis hebet, Verg. A. 5, 396: corpus hebet somno, Val. Fl. 4, 41: stella hebet, id. 5, 371: et jam Plias hebet, Luc. 2, 722: ipsi hebent mira diversitate naturae, cum iidem homines sic ament inertiam et oderint quietem, lounge about, Tac. G. 15: quid stolidi ad speciem notae novitatis hebetis? are amazed, Aus. Epigr. 69: temporis adversi sic mihi sensus hebet, Ov. Tr. 4, 1, 48: olim annis ille ardor hebet, Val. Fl. 1, 53: hebent irae, Stat. Th. 11, 386.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
hebeō —, —, ēre
hebes, to be blunt, be dull : ferrum nunc hebet? L.—Fig., to be sluggish, be inactive : Sanguis hebet, V.: sensu, O.: viri, Ta.
Origins
From a root *heb- relating to bluntness, of which further etymology is unknown; proposed derivations include: * From a root common to Ancient Greek κωφός (kōphós, “blunt, dull”). * From Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰet-.
In English words that came into English from hebeō
- hebetudinoushebetūdō
- hebetehebes