verbthird (-iō variant) conjugation
intercipiō
intercipiō (present infinitive intercipere, perfect active intercēpī, supine interceptum)
Classical[ɪn.tɛrˈkɪ.pi.oː]Ecclesiastical[in.terˈt͡ʃiː.pi.o]
Meaning
- to intercept
- to interrupt, cut off
- to rob, steal
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Conjugation
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | intercipiō | intercipiēbam | intercipiam | intercēpī | intercēperam | intercēperō |
| 2nd sg. | intercipis | intercipiēbās | intercipiēs | intercēpistī | intercēperās | intercēperis |
| 3rd sg. | intercipit | intercipiēbat | intercipiet | intercēpit | intercēperat | intercēperit |
| 1st pl. | intercipimus | intercipiēbāmus | intercipiēmus | intercēpimus | intercēperāmus | intercēperimus |
| 2nd pl. | intercipitis | intercipiēbātis | intercipiētis | intercēpistis | intercēperātis | intercēperitis |
| 3rd pl. | intercipiunt | intercipiēbant | intercipient | intercēpērunt intercēpēre | intercēperant | intercēperint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | intercipiam | interciperem | intercēperim | intercēpissem |
| 2nd sg. | intercipiās | interciperēs | intercēperīs | intercēpissēs |
| 3rd sg. | intercipiat | interciperet | intercēperit | intercēpisset |
| 1st pl. | intercipiāmus | interciperēmus | intercēperīmus | intercēpissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | intercipiātis | interciperētis | intercēperītis | intercēpissētis |
| 3rd pl. | intercipiant | interciperent | intercēperint | intercēpissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | intercipior | intercipiēbar | intercipiar |
| 2nd sg. | interciperis intercipere | intercipiēbāris intercipiēbāre | intercipiēris intercipiēre |
| 3rd sg. | intercipitur | intercipiēbātur | intercipiētur |
| 1st pl. | intercipimur | intercipiēbāmur | intercipiēmur |
| 2nd pl. | intercipiminī | intercipiēbāminī | intercipiēminī |
| 3rd pl. | intercipiuntur | intercipiēbantur | intercipientur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | intercipiar | interciperer |
| 2nd sg. | intercipiāris intercipiāre | interciperēris interciperēre |
| 3rd sg. | intercipiātur | interciperētur |
| 1st pl. | intercipiāmur | interciperēmur |
| 2nd pl. | intercipiāminī | interciperēminī |
| 3rd pl. | intercipiantur | interciperentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | intercipe | intercipere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | intercipite | intercipiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | intercipitō | intercipitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | intercipitō | intercipitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | intercipitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | intercipiuntō | intercipiuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | intercipere | intercipī |
| perfect infinitive | intercēpisse | interceptum esse |
| future infinitive | interceptūrum esse | interceptum īrī |
| present participle | intercipiēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | interceptus intercepta, interceptā, interceptae, interceptam, interceptārum, interceptās, intercepte, interceptī, interceptīs, interceptō, interceptōrum, interceptōs |
| future participle | interceptūrus interceptūra, interceptūrā, interceptūrae, interceptūram, interceptūrārum, interceptūrās, interceptūre, interceptūrī, interceptūrīs, interceptūrō, interceptūrōrum, interceptūrōs, interceptūrum | intercipiendus intercipiundus, intercipienda, intercipiendā, intercipiendae, intercipiendam, intercipiendārum, intercipiendās, intercipiende, intercipiendīs, intercipiendōrum, intercipiendōs |
gerundintercipiendī, intercipiendō, intercipiendumsupineinterceptum, interceptū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- epistulam intercipere (Att. 1. 13. 2)
- to intercept a letter.
- navem capere, intercipere, deprehendere
- to capture a boat.
inter-cĭpĭo, cēpi, ceptum, 3, v. a. capio, lit., to take away between, i. e.
I. to seize on the passage before arrival at the destined place, to intercept.
I. Lit.:
tun redimes me, si me hostes interceperint? Plaut. As. 1, 1, 93: venenum, to take the poison intended for another, Cic. Clu. 60: litteras, id. Att. 1, 13, 2; cf.: litterae interceptae, id. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 3; id. Att. 10, 8; Cassiod. ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 12, 1; Curt. 4, 10, 6: epistulam, id. 6, 9, 13: magnum numerum jumentorum atque hominum, Caes. B. C. 1, 55: commeatus, Liv. 36, 3: aliquis ab suis interceptus, cut off, id. 29, 9: hostes discretos, Tac. H. 4, 75: in sublime jactari sagoque intercipi (be held fast) ne tellurem attingat, Plin. 29, 3, 12, § 52: interceptae e publico pecuniae, Tac. A. 4, 45: terga caput tangunt, colla intercepta videntur, to be wanting, Ov. M. 6, 379: quam (hastam) medius Rhoeteus intercipit, comes in the way of, i. e. is struck or killed by, Verg. A. 10, 402.—II. Transf.
A. To interrupt, hinder, cut off, preoccupy, preclude:
medium iter, Liv. 25, 39, 2 (al. intersaepto): opportuna loca, id. 9, 43, 3: hostiles ingressus, Tac. A. 15, 3: medios sermones, Quint. 6, 4, 11: pedestre iter, Curt. 4, 2, 9: usum aurium intercipiente fremitu, id. 4, 13, 38.—B. To take away, rob, steal:
aliquid ab aliquo, Liv. 3, 71: aliquid alicui, Ov. P. 4, 7, 25; Plin. Pan. 75: veram laudem, Phaedr. 4, 12, 2: commentarios, quorum tamen pars maxima intercepta dicitur, copied from other sources, Suet. Gram. 3.—C. Of death, to snatch away, carry off:
si me fata intercepissent, Quint. prooem. 1, 6: apes saepe morbis intercipiuntur, Col. 9, 3: rex mortalitate interceptus, Plin. Ep. 10, 50; 6, 25, 4: interceptus veneno, Tac. Agr. 43; id. A. 3, 12; Suet. Caes. 20 fin.: scelere Pisonis, id. ib. 2, 71: a manu gladiatorum, id. Aug. 14 fin.: ceterum interceptus quoque magnum sibi vindicat locum, Quint. 10, 1, 121: neque ob aliud interceptus, quam, etc., Tac. A. 2, 82: Theophilum atrox interceperat casus, Amm. 14, 7, 8.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
intercipiō cēpī, ceptus, ere
inter+capio, to seize in passing, intercept: quod nos capere oportet, T.: pila intercepta remittere, Cs.: venenum, take the poison intended for another: numerum iumentorum, Cs.: ab suis interceptus, cut off, L.: Terga caput tangunt, colla intercepta videntur, to be wanting, O.: Quam (hastam) Rhoeteus intercipit, V.—To interrupt, hinder, cut off, preoccupy, preclude: itinere intercepto, L.: opportuna loca, L.: spem anni, O.—To take away, snatch, rob: eum a populo R., L.: Myrrha Intercepta neci est, O.: interceptus veneno, carried off, Ta.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
- Proto-Italic*n̥ter
- Latinintercipiō
Latin inter- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin intercipiō From inter- + capiō.