verbthird conjugation
obrēpō
obrēpō (present infinitive obrēpere, perfect active obrēpsī, supine obrēptum)
Classical[ɔbˈreː.poː]Ecclesiastical[obˈrɛː.po]
Meaning
- to creep up (on) (approach stealthily), sneak up on
- to surprise, deceive, cheat
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obrēpō | obrēpēbam | obrēpam | obrēpsī | obrēpseram | obrēpserō |
| 2nd sg. | obrēpis | obrēpēbās | obrēpēs | obrēpsistī | obrēpserās | obrēpseris |
| 3rd sg. | obrēpit | obrēpēbat | obrēpet | obrēpsit | obrēpserat | obrēpserit |
| 1st pl. | obrēpimus | obrēpēbāmus | obrēpēmus | obrēpsimus | obrēpserāmus | obrēpserimus |
| 2nd pl. | obrēpitis | obrēpēbātis | obrēpētis | obrēpsistis | obrēpserātis | obrēpseritis |
| 3rd pl. | obrēpunt | obrēpēbant | obrēpent | obrēpsērunt obrēpsēre | obrēpserant | obrēpserint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obrēpam | obrēperem | obrēpserim | obrēpsissem |
| 2nd sg. | obrēpās | obrēperēs | obrēpserīs | obrēpsissēs |
| 3rd sg. | obrēpat | obrēperet | obrēpserit | obrēpsisset |
| 1st pl. | obrēpāmus | obrēperēmus | obrēpserīmus | obrēpsissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | obrēpātis | obrēperētis | obrēpserītis | obrēpsissētis |
| 3rd pl. | obrēpant | obrēperent | obrēpserint | obrēpsissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obrēpor | obrēpēbar | obrēpar |
| 2nd sg. | obrēperis obrēpere | obrēpēbāris obrēpēbāre | obrēpēris obrēpēre |
| 3rd sg. | obrēpitur | obrēpēbātur | obrēpētur |
| 1st pl. | obrēpimur | obrēpēbāmur | obrēpēmur |
| 2nd pl. | obrēpiminī | obrēpēbāminī | obrēpēminī |
| 3rd pl. | obrēpuntur | obrēpēbantur | obrēpentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obrēpar | obrēperer |
| 2nd sg. | obrēpāris obrēpāre | obrēperēris obrēperēre |
| 3rd sg. | obrēpātur | obrēperētur |
| 1st pl. | obrēpāmur | obrēperēmur |
| 2nd pl. | obrēpāminī | obrēperēminī |
| 3rd pl. | obrēpantur | obrēperentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | obrēpe | obrēpere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | obrēpite | obrēpiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | obrēpitō | obrēpitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | obrēpitō | obrēpitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | obrēpitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | obrēpuntō | obrēpuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | obrēpere | obrēpī |
| perfect infinitive | obrēpsisse | obrēptum esse |
| future infinitive | obrēptūrum esse | obrēptum īrī |
| present participle | obrēpēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | obrēptus obrēpta, obrēptā, obrēptae, obrēptam, obrēptārum, obrēptās, obrēpte, obrēptī, obrēptīs, obrēptō, obrēptōrum, obrēptōs |
| future participle | obrēptūrus obrēptūra, obrēptūrā, obrēptūrae, obrēptūram, obrēptūrārum, obrēptūrās, obrēptūre, obrēptūrī, obrēptūrīs, obrēptūrō, obrēptūrōrum, obrēptūrōs, obrēptūrum | obrēpendus obrēpundus, obrēpenda, obrēpendā, obrēpendae, obrēpendam, obrēpendārum, obrēpendās, obrēpende, obrēpendīs, obrēpendōrum, obrēpendōs |
gerundobrēpendī, obrēpendō, obrēpendumsupineobrēptum, obrēptū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- senectus nobis obrēpit
- old age creeps on us insensibly.
ob-rēpo, psi, ptum, 3,
I. v. n., to creep up to any thing, approach stealthily (class.).
I. Lit.:
et possim mediā quamvis obrepere nocte, Tib. 1, 9 (8), 59; Flor. 4, 10, 2: qui Gallos in obsidione Capitolii obrepentes per ardua depulerat, Gell. 17, 21, 24.—With dat.: feles quam levibus vestigiis obrepunt avibus! Plin. 10, 73, 94, § 202.—II. Transf.
A. In gen., to steal upon, come suddenly upon one; to take by surprise, to surprise.
(a). With dat.:
qui enim citius adulescentiae senectus, quam pueritiae adulescentia obrepit? Cic. Sen. 2, 4: mihi decessionis dies λεληθότως obrepebat, id. Att. 6, 5, 3; cf. in the foll. under ε: cui obrepsit oblivio, Sen. Ben. 3, 2, 1: vitia nobis sub virtutum nomine obrepunt, id. Ep. 45, 7.—(b). With acc. (ante-class., and in Sall.):
tacitum te obrepet fames, Plaut. Poen. prol. 14: si tanta torpedo animos obrepsit, Sall. H. 1, 49, 19.—(g). With ad:
Plancium non obrepsisse ad honorem, to creep up to, to come at by stealth, Cic. Planc. 7, 17: obrepsisti ad honores errore hominum, id. Pis. 1, 1. —(d). With in and acc.: imagines obrepunt in animos dormientium extrinse cus, Cic. Div. 2, 67, 139; Ambros. Off. Mi. nist. 3, 6, 41.—(ε) Absol.:
obrepsit dies, Cic. Att. 6, 3, 1: obrepit non intellecta senectus, Juv. 9, 129.—B. In partic., to surprise, deceive, cheat:
numquam tu, credo, me imprudentem obrepseris, Plaut. Trin. 1, 2, 23; 4, 2, 132; Flor. 4, 10; Gell. 6, 12, 4.—Impers. pass.: si obreptum praetori sit de libertate, Dig. 40, 5, 26, § 8; 26, 7, 55, § 4.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ob-rēpō rēpsī, rēptus, ere,
to creep up, approach stealthily, steal upon, come suddenly upon, surprise: obrepsit dies: obrepit non intellecta senectus, Iu.: operi longo fas est obrepere somnum, H.: ad honorem, reach stealthily: in animos.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁p-der. Proto-Italic *rēpō Latin rēpō Latin obrēpō From ob- + rēpō.
In English words that came into English from obrēpō
- obreptionobreptio