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verbfourth conjugation

oboediō

oboediō (present infinitive oboedīre, perfect active oboedīvī or oboediī, supine oboedītum)
Classical[ɔˈboe̯.di.oː]Ecclesiastical[oˈbɛː.di.o]

Meaning

  1. to obey, yield obedience to (+dative of person obeyed)
  2. to be subject to, to serve

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Parere · Obedire · Dicto audientem esse · Obsequi · Obsecundare · Morigerari · Obtemperare

Parere, obedire and dicto audientem esse, denote obedience as an obligation, and a state of duty and subjection; parere, in a lower relation, as that of a servant to his master, a subject to his sovereign, in opp. to imperare, Cic. Fam. ix. 25; obedire, obœdire, in a freer relation, as that of an inferior to his superior, of a citizen to the law and magistrate; dicto audientem esse, in a relation of the greatest subordination, as that of a soldier to his general, as to obey orders; whereas obsequi, obsecundare, obtemperare, and morigerari, as an act of free will. The obsequens and obsecundans obey from love and complaisance, showing their readiness to obey; the morigerans and obtemperans, from persuasion, esteem, or fear, evincing their conformity to another’s will. Hirt. B. Afr. 51. Jubæ barbaro potius obedientem fuisse quam nuntio Scipionis obtemperasse. Cic. Cæc. 18. Man. 16. Tac. H. ii. 14. Parata non arma modo sed obsequium et parendi amor; that is, readiness to obey, from respect and love to the general, and from taking a pleasure in obedience, from a feeling that without order and subordination their cause could not be upheld. Cic. Orat. 71. Dum tibi roganti voluerim obsequi; comp. with Fam. ix. 25. Obtemperare cogito præceptis tuis. (v. 271.)

Conjugation conjugation 4

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.oboediōoboediēbamoboediamoboedīvī
oboediī		oboedīveram
oboedieram		oboedīverō
oboedierō
2nd sg.oboedīsoboediēbāsoboediēsoboedīvistī
oboediistī, oboedistī		oboedīverās
oboedierās		oboedīveris
oboedieris
3rd sg.oboeditoboediēbatoboedietoboedīvit
oboediit		oboedīverat
oboedierat		oboedīverit
oboedierit
1st pl.oboedīmusoboediēbāmusoboediēmusoboedīvimus
oboediimus		oboedīverāmus
oboedierāmus		oboedīverimus
oboedierimus
2nd pl.oboedītisoboediēbātisoboediētisoboedīvistis
oboediistis, oboedistis		oboedīverātis
oboedierātis		oboedīveritis
oboedieritis
3rd pl.oboediuntoboediēbantoboedientoboedīvērunt
oboedīvēre, oboediērunt, oboediēre		oboedīverant
oboedierant		oboedīverint
oboedierint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.oboediamoboedīremoboedīverim
oboedierim		oboedīvissem
oboediissem
2nd sg.oboediāsoboedīrēsoboedīverīs
oboedierīs		oboedīvissēs
oboediissēs
3rd sg.oboediatoboedīretoboedīverit
oboedierit		oboedīvisset
oboediisset
1st pl.oboediāmusoboedīrēmusoboedīverīmus
oboedierīmus		oboedīvissēmus
oboediissēmus
2nd pl.oboediātisoboedīrētisoboedīverītis
oboedierītis		oboedīvissētis
oboediissētis
3rd pl.oboediantoboedīrentoboedīverint
oboedierint		oboedīvissent
oboediissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.oboedioroboediēbaroboediar
2nd sg.oboedīris
oboedīre		oboediēbāris
oboediēbāre		oboediēris
oboediēre
3rd sg.oboedīturoboediēbāturoboediētur
1st pl.oboedīmuroboediēbāmuroboediēmur
2nd pl.oboedīminīoboediēbāminīoboediēminī
3rd pl.oboediunturoboediēbanturoboedientur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.oboediaroboedīrer
2nd sg.oboediāris
oboediāre		oboedīrēris
oboedīrēre
3rd sg.oboediāturoboedīrētur
1st pl.oboediāmuroboedīrēmur
2nd pl.oboediāminīoboedīrēminī
3rd pl.oboedianturoboedīrentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.oboedīoboedīre
pres. 2nd pl.oboedīteoboedīminī
fut. 2nd sg.oboedītōoboedītor
fut. 3rd sg.oboedītōoboedītor
fut. 2nd pl.oboedītōte—
fut. 3rd pl.oboediuntōoboediuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveoboedīreoboedīrī
perfect infinitiveoboedīvisse
oboediisse		oboedītum esse
future infinitiveoboedītūrum esseoboedītum īrī
present participleoboediēns—
perfect participle—oboedītus
oboedīta, oboedītā, oboedītae, oboedītam, oboedītārum, oboedītās, oboedītī, oboedītōrum, oboedītōs
future participleoboedītūrus
oboedītūra, oboedītūrā, oboedītūrae, oboedītūram, oboedītūrārum, oboedītūrās, oboedītūre, oboedītūrī, oboedītūrīs, oboedītūrō, oboedītūrōrum, oboedītūrōs, oboedītūrum		oboediendus
oboediundus, oboedienda, oboediendā, oboediendae, oboediendam, oboediendārum, oboediendās, oboediende, oboediendīs, oboediendōrum, oboediendōs
gerundoboediendī, oboediendō, oboediendumsupineoboedītum, oboedītū

ŏb-oedĭo (better than ŏb-ēdĭo, Cic. Rep. 3, 29, 41; Front. Ep. ad Verr. 7 Mai.; id. Fer. Als. 3; cf.: oboedire, obaudire, Paul. ex Fest. p. 187 Müll. and Bramb. s. v.— Ante-class. form of the
I. fut., oboedibo: oboedibo tibi, Afran. ap. Non. 507, 30), īvi or ĭi, ītum, īre, 4, v. n. ob-audio.
I. In gen. (very rare), to give ear, hearken, listen to one: alicui, Nep. Dat. 5, 4.—
II. Esp.
A. Prop., of living beings (class.).
1. To obey, yield obedience to. to be subject to, to serve (freq. and class.; cf.: pareo, obtempero, obsequor).—With dat.: parere, et oboedire praecepto, Cic. Tusc. 5, 12, 36: legi, Nep. Epam. 8, 1: voluntati, Cic. N. D. 1, 8, 19: obtemperare et oboedire magistratibus, id. Leg. 3, 2, 5: qui nobis oboediunt, id. Rep. 3, 29, 41: impulsu libidinum voluptatibus oboedientium, id. ib. 6, 26, 28: pecora ventri oboedientia, Sall. C. 1, 1: multorum oboedire tempori, Cic. Brut. 69, 242.—Impers. pass.: utrimque enixe oboeditum dictatori est, Liv. 4, 26.—
2. To be obedient in any thing (post-class.).—With acc. of neutr. pron.: atque haec omnia perfacile oboediebam, App. M. 10, p. 247, 11.— Absol., Suet. Calig. 29.—
B. Meton., of things, to yield, be manageable: ramus oleae quam maxime sequax, atque oboediturus, yielding, flexible, Plin. 17, 19, 30, § 137.— Hence, ŏboedĭens (ŏbēd-), entis, P. a.
A. Prop., of living beings, obedient, compliant (freq. and class.).
1. With dat.: nulli est naturae oboediens aut subjectus deus, Cic. N. D. 2, 30, 77: natio semper oboediens huic imperio, id. Pis. 34, 84: appetitum rationi oboedientem praebere, id. Off. 1, 36, 132: vivere oboedientem alicui, Sall. J. 31, 26.—Comp.: imperiis nemo oboedientior, Liv. 25, 38, 7.—Sup.: imperiis oboedientissimus miles, Liv. 7, 13, 2.—
2. With ad: ad nova consilia gentem oboedientem habere, Liv. 28, 16.—Particular phrases.
a. Dicto oboedientem esse alicui for dicto audientem esse alicui, to be obedient to one's word or command: magistro desinebat esse dicto oboediens, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 3, 35; cf.: nec plebs nobis dicto audiens atque oboediens sit, Liv. 38, 7. —
b. Omnia secunda et oboedientia sunt, according to your wishes, Sall. J. 14, 19.—
3. Absol.: cujus vis omnis in consensu oboedientium esset, the obedient, Liv. 2, 59, 4.—
B. Transf., of things, yielding, manageable: oboedientissima quocumque in opere fraxinus, i. e. easily wrought, Plin. 16, 43, 83, § 228.—Hence, adv.: ŏboedĭ-enter, obediently, willingly, readily (a favorite word of Livy; elsewh. very rare): conferre tributum, Liv. 5, 12: facere imperata, id. 21, 34: facere adversus aliquem, id. 39, 53.—Comp.: nihil oboedientius fecerunt, quam, etc., Liv. 38, 34.—Sup.: oboedientissime paruit, Aug. Civ. Dei, 22, 8.

Origins

From earlier *oboizdijō, from *obowizdijō, from *obawizdijō, from *ob- + *awizdijō. By surface analysis, ob- + audiō. In Latin, ob + audire would have been expected to become Classical Latin *obūdiō (compare in + claudō becoming inclūdō), but it has been theorized that the usual law court associations of the word for obeying encouraged a false archaism from ū to oe, to oboediō (compare Old Latin oinos → Classical Latin ūnus).

In English words that came into English from oboediō

  • obeyoboediō
  • obedientoboediēns
  • obeisanceoboediō
  • inobedientinoboediens

Quick answers

What does oboediō mean in Latin?
oboediō, a verb, means “to obey, yield obedience to (+dative of person obeyed); to be subject to, to serve”.
What are the principal parts of oboediō?
oboediō, oboedīre, oboedīvī, oboedītum (fourth conjugation).
How do you pronounce oboediō?
In classical Latin, [ɔˈboe̯.di.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [oˈbɛː.di.o].
Which English words come from oboediō?
English words that go back to Latin oboediō include obey, obedient, obeisance and inobedient.