LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

invicem1

invicem (not comparable)
Classical[ˈɪn.wɪ.kẽː]Ecclesiastical[ˈiɱ.vi.t͡ʃem]

Meaning

  1. not comparablein or by turns; alternately
    Reliqui, qui domi manserunt, se atque illos alunt. Hi rursus invicem anno post in armis sunt, illi domi remanent.(After warriors are conscripted among the fierce Suebi...) The rest remain at home, feeding themselves and the others (who are fighting). Then, again and again in turns, they take arms after a year while the others remain at home.c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 4.1
  2. not comparablemutually, each other, reciprocally, one another
    Vixeruntque mira concordia, per mutuam caritatem et invicem se anteponendo.They [my father-in-law Gn. Julius Agricola and his wife Domitia Decidiana] lived with outstanding harmony, by holding mutual affection and putting each other first.c. 98 CE, Tacitus, Agricola 6
    Hoc est praeceptum meum: ut diligatis invicem sicut dilexi vos.(Jesus speaking to his apostles) This is my commandment: love each other as I have loved you.405 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgata Ioannes 15:12

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Vicissim · Invicem · Mutuo

Vicissim (from εἰκάζω) denotes, like on the other hand, and in hand, and in turn, a successive; invicem and mutuo, like reciprocally and in return, a mutual acting and suffering between two persons or things; invicem, more with reference to reciprocal actions; mutuo, to reciprocal or mutual states. (vi. 402.)

invĭcem, in MSS. and edd. often separately, in vĭcem (poet. in tmesi:
I. inque vicem, Verg. G. 4, 166; id. A. 12, 502; Ov. M: 6, 631; 9, 525; id. Her. 17, 180; Stat. Th. 2, 149; 7, 817 al.), adv. in-vicis.
I. Prop., by turns, in turn, one after another, alternately (class., but not in Cic.; syn. vicissim): hi rursus in vicem anno post in armis sunt: illi domi remanent, Caes. B. G. 4, 1, 5; 7, 85, 5; Hirt. B. G. 8, 6, 4: defatigatis invicem integri succedunt, Caes. B. G. 7, 85: cum timor atque ira invicem sententias variassent, Liv. 2, 57: Etruscos, multis invicem casibus victos victoresque, id. 2, 44: regio invicem a suis atque hoste vexata, Curt. 3, 8, 8: periculum invicem metuens, Suet. Aug. 10: invicem eum odero, id. Tib. 28: praebens invicem aurem, id. Calig. 22: invicem alternis diebus modo aqua, modo vinum, Cels. 3, 2: invicem modo sedere, modo ingredi, id. 4, 24.—
II. Transf., one another, each other, mutually, reciprocally (mostly post-Aug.; syn. inter se): ibi se cognoscunt fratres invicem, Plaut. Men. Arg. 10: Aricini atque Ardeates multis invicem cladibus fessi, Liv. 3, 71, 2: adhortatio invicem totam invasit aciem, id. 6, 24, 7; 9, 3, 4; 41, 3, 3: multum sanguinem invicem hausimus, Curt. 4, 14, 17: invicem amare, Plin. Ep. 4, 1, 2; 7, 20, 7: vixerunt mira concordia, per mutuam caritatem et invicem se anteponendo, Tac. Agr. 6 init.: invicem se occidere, Eutr. 1, 10; Just. 11, 9, 13; cf.: invicem inter se gratantes, Liv. 9, 43, 17: haec invicem obstant, Quint. 4, 5, 13: homines, manibus invicem apprehensis, gradum firmant, id. 9, 4, 129: invicem ardentius diligere, Plin. Ep. 7, 20, 7: ?*!invicem se ad amorem exacuere, id. ib. 3, 7 fin.: invicem permutatae O atque U, Quint. 1, 4, 16: cuncta invicem hostilia, i. e. on both sides, Tac. H. 3, 46.—
B. Esp.
1. Ad invicem (post-class.), instead of, Veg. Vet. 2, 7 fin.—
2. Ad invicem, mutually: caritatem illorum ad invicem, Vulg. 2 Macc. 25, 32; ib. Luc. 2, 15; ib. Gen. 42, 21; so, in invicem, ib. Joan. 6, 43; ib. Rom. 1, 27: ab invicem, ib. Matt. 25, 32; ib. Dan. 13, 14: pro invicem, ib. 1 Cor. 12, 25.

Origins

in + vicem (accusative singular form of vicis)

pronoun
invicem2
invicem (indeclinable)
Classical[ˈɪn.wɪ.kẽː]Ecclesiastical[ˈiɱ.vi.t͡ʃem]

Meaning

  1. Late LatinMedieval Latinindeclinableeach other
    Et factum est ut discesserunt ab eis angeli in caelum pastores loquebantur ad invicem, "transeamus usque Bethleem..."And it came to pass, when the angels left them to go back to Heaven, that the shepherds stayed saying to each other, "let's cross over and go to Bethlehem..."405 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgata Lucas 2:15
    Confitemini ergo alterutrum peccata vestra et orate pro invicem ut salvemini. Multum enim valet deprecatio iusti adsidua.Confess, therefore, your sins to another among you, and pray for each other to receive salvation. The constant prayer of the just is of great worth.405 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgata Iacobus 5:16

Origins

From a reinterpretation of the adverb invicem as an accusative-case form.

Quick answers

What does invicem mean in Latin?
invicem, a adverb, means “in or by turns; alternately; mutually, each other, reciprocally, one another”.
How do you pronounce invicem?
In classical Latin, [ˈɪn.wɪ.kẽː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈiɱ.vi.t͡ʃem].