verbthird conjugation, impersonal in the passive
obsistō
obsistō (present infinitive obsistere, perfect active obstitī, supine obstitum)
Classical[ɔpˈsɪs.toː]Ecclesiastical[obˈsis.to]
Meaning
- impersonalto place oneself before
- impersonalto oppose or resist
[…] Scelerī ac furōrī tuō nōn mentem aliquam aut timōrem tuum sed fortūnam populī Rōmānī obstitisse?
[Don’t you realize that it was] not some thought or fear of yours that opposed your crime and madness, but the fortune of the Roman people?63 BCE, Cicero, In Catilinam orationes 1.15Cuius consensui ne orbis quidem terrarum possit obsistere
The union of which not even the whole world could withstandc. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico VII.29 - impersonalto make a stand
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obsistō | obsistēbam | obsistam | obstitī | obstiteram | obstiterō |
| 2nd sg. | obsistis | obsistēbās | obsistēs | obstitistī | obstiterās | obstiteris |
| 3rd sg. | obsistit | obsistēbat | obsistet | obstitit | obstiterat | obstiterit |
| 1st pl. | obsistimus | obsistēbāmus | obsistēmus | obstitimus | obstiterāmus | obstiterimus |
| 2nd pl. | obsistitis | obsistēbātis | obsistētis | obstitistis | obstiterātis | obstiteritis |
| 3rd pl. | obsistunt | obsistēbant | obsistent | obstitērunt obstitēre | obstiterant | obstiterint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obsistam | obsisterem | obstiterim | obstitissem |
| 2nd sg. | obsistās | obsisterēs | obstiterīs | obstitissēs |
| 3rd sg. | obsistat | obsisteret | obstiterit | obstitisset |
| 1st pl. | obsistāmus | obsisterēmus | obstiterīmus | obstitissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | obsistātis | obsisterētis | obstiterītis | obstitissētis |
| 3rd pl. | obsistant | obsisterent | obstiterint | obstitissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | obsistitur | obsistēbātur | obsistētur |
| 1st pl. | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — | — |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | obsistātur | obsisterētur |
| 1st pl. | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | obsiste | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | obsistite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | obsistitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | obsistitō | obsistitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | obsistitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | obsistuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | obsistere | obsistī |
| perfect infinitive | obstitisse | obstitum esse |
| future infinitive | obstitūrum esse | obstitum īrī |
| present participle | obsistēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | obstitus obstita, obstitā, obstitae, obstitam, obstitārum, obstitās, obstite, obstitīs, obstitō, obstitōrum, obstitōs |
| future participle | obstitūrus obstitūra, obstitūrā, obstitūrae, obstitūram, obstitūrārum, obstitūrās, obstitūre, obstitūrī, obstitūrīs, obstitūrō, obstitūrōrum, obstitūrōs, obstitūrum | obsistendum obsistundum |
gerundobsistendī, obsistendō, obsistendumsupineobstitum, obstitū
ob-sisto, stĭti, stĭtum, 3,
I. v. n., to set, place, or post one's self before any thing (class.; syn.: adversor, repugno).
I. In gen.:
hic obsistam, ne, etc., will station myself, Plaut. Mil. 2, 3, 62: alicui obviam, to plant one's self in another's way, id. Capt. 4, 2, 11: obsistens obtestansque, Liv. 2, 10, 3: plures abeunti Volumnio obsistere, id. 10, 19.—II. In partic.
A. To set one's self against; to oppose, resist, withstand:
qui cum obsistere ac defendere conarentur, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 94: omnibus ejus consiliis, id. Cat. 3, 7, 17: dolori, id. Tusc. 2, 12, 28: odiis, id. Off. 2, 7, 23: vitiis, id. ib. 2, 10, 37: visis, to disapprove of, id. Fin. 3, 9, 31: opinionibus, id. Ac. 2, 34, 108. —With inf.: obstitit Oceanus in se simul atque in Herculem inquiri, opposes, forbids, Tac. G. 34.—With ne: Histiaeus Miletus ne res conficeretur obstitit, Nep. Milt. 3, 5: obstitisti, ne ex Italiā transire in Siciliam fugitivorum copiae possent, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 2, § 5.—With quominus: quae si cui obstitit, quominus referret gratiam, etc., Sen. Ben. 5, 5, 3.—Impers. pass.: magnitudine animi facile posset repugnari obsistique fortunae, Cic. Fin. 4, 7, 17.—B. obstĭ-tus, a, um, P. a.
1. Over against, opposite:
luna radios solis obstiti vel adversi usurpat, App. de Deo Socr. p. 42.—2. Lit., opposing, inimical; hence, in augury, struck by lightning: obstitum Cloatius et Aelius Stilo esse aiunt violatum attactumque de caelo. Cincius quom qui deo deaeque obstiterit id est qui viderit, quod videri nefas esset, Paul. ex Fest. p. 193 Müll.:
FVLGVRA ATQVE OBSTITA PIANTO, Cic. Leg. 2, 9, 21.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ob-sistō stitī, stitus, ere,
to take place before, stand in the way: obsistens obtestansque, L.: abeunti Volumnio, L.—To make stand against, oppose, resist, withstand: hostes obsteterunt, S.: Quicumque mundi terminus obstitit, H.: Gallia, cuius consensui ne orbis quidem terrarum possit obsistere, Cs.: dolori: visis, to disapprove of: obstitit Oceanus in se inquiri, forbids, Ta.: tibi, ne in aedīs accederes: ceteris naturis, quo minus perficiantur: facile posset obsisti fortunae: vix obsistitur illis, Quin, etc., they are hardly prevented, O.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Italic *sistō Latin sistō Latin obsistō From ob- + sistō.