verbthird conjugation
obstringō
obstringō (present infinitive obstringere, perfect active obstrīnxī, supine obstrictum)
Classical[ɔpˈstrɪŋ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[obˈstriŋ.ɡo]
Meaning
- to bind (by an oath)
- to oblige
- to bind, tie or fetter
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Ligare · Viere · Vincire · Nectere · Obligare · Obstringere · Devincire
1. Ligare and viere denote to bind, in order to prevent things falling asunder, synonymously with copulare, like δέειν; whereas vincire and nectere mean to fetter, in order to hinder free movement, synonymously with coercere, like δεσμεύειν. 2. Ligare is the general, viere (ὀχεῖν) the technical expression for binding fast, etc. 3. Obligare means to oblige by acts of kindness; obstringere, to oblige by benefits; devincire, to rivet to one’s self by a lasting intimate connection. The obligatus feels himself bound by the conventional duties of social life; the obstrictus, by the duties of morality or religion; the devinctus, by the duties of piety. (iv. 282.)
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obstringō | obstringēbam | obstringam | obstrīnxī | obstrīnxeram | obstrīnxerō |
| 2nd sg. | obstringis | obstringēbās | obstringēs | obstrīnxistī | obstrīnxerās | obstrīnxeris |
| 3rd sg. | obstringit | obstringēbat | obstringet | obstrīnxit | obstrīnxerat | obstrīnxerit |
| 1st pl. | obstringimus | obstringēbāmus | obstringēmus | obstrīnximus | obstrīnxerāmus | obstrīnxerimus |
| 2nd pl. | obstringitis | obstringēbātis | obstringētis | obstrīnxistis | obstrīnxerātis | obstrīnxeritis |
| 3rd pl. | obstringunt | obstringēbant | obstringent | obstrīnxērunt obstrīnxēre | obstrīnxerant | obstrīnxerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obstringam | obstringerem | obstrīnxerim | obstrīnxissem |
| 2nd sg. | obstringās | obstringerēs | obstrīnxerīs | obstrīnxissēs |
| 3rd sg. | obstringat | obstringeret | obstrīnxerit | obstrīnxisset |
| 1st pl. | obstringāmus | obstringerēmus | obstrīnxerīmus | obstrīnxissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | obstringātis | obstringerētis | obstrīnxerītis | obstrīnxissētis |
| 3rd pl. | obstringant | obstringerent | obstrīnxerint | obstrīnxissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obstringor | obstringēbar | obstringar |
| 2nd sg. | obstringeris obstringere | obstringēbāris obstringēbāre | obstringēris obstringēre |
| 3rd sg. | obstringitur | obstringēbātur | obstringētur |
| 1st pl. | obstringimur | obstringēbāmur | obstringēmur |
| 2nd pl. | obstringiminī | obstringēbāminī | obstringēminī |
| 3rd pl. | obstringuntur | obstringēbantur | obstringentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obstringar | obstringerer |
| 2nd sg. | obstringāris obstringāre | obstringerēris obstringerēre |
| 3rd sg. | obstringātur | obstringerētur |
| 1st pl. | obstringāmur | obstringerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | obstringāminī | obstringerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | obstringantur | obstringerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | obstringe | obstringere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | obstringite | obstringiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | obstringitō | obstringitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | obstringitō | obstringitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | obstringitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | obstringuntō | obstringuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | obstringere | obstringī |
| perfect infinitive | obstrīnxisse | obstrictum esse |
| future infinitive | obstrictūrum esse | obstrictum īrī |
| present participle | obstringēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | obstrictus obstricta, obstrictā, obstrictae, obstrictam, obstrictārum, obstrictās, obstricte, obstrictī, obstrictīs, obstrictō, obstrictōrum, obstrictōs |
| future participle | obstrictūrus obstrictūra, obstrictūrā, obstrictūrae, obstrictūram, obstrictūrārum, obstrictūrās, obstrictūre, obstrictūrī, obstrictūrīs, obstrictūrō, obstrictūrōrum, obstrictūrōs, obstrictūrum | obstringendus obstringundus, obstringenda, obstringendā, obstringendae, obstringendam, obstringendārum, obstringendās, obstringende, obstringendīs, obstringendōrum, obstringendōs |
gerundobstringendī, obstringendō, obstringendumsupineobstrictum, obstrictū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- fide obstrictum teneri (Pis. 13. 29)
- to be bound by one's word; to be on one's honour.
- iureiurando ac fide se obstringere, ut
- to promise an oath to...
- scelere se devincire, se obstringere, astringi
- to commit a crime and so make oneself liable to the consequences of it.
- beneficiis aliquem obstringere, obligare, devincire
- to lay any one under an obligation by kind treatment.
- religione obstrictos habere multitudinis animos (Liv. 6. 1. 10)
- to have power over the people by trading on their religious scruples.
ob-stringo, strinxi, strictum, 3, v. a.
I. To bind to or about; to bind, tie, or fasten up (rare):
follem obstringit ob gulam, Plaut. Aul. 2, 4, 23: quom ego Amphitruonem collo hinc obstricto traham, id. Am. 3, 2, 72: cervice obstrictā, Juv. 10, 88: tauros aratro, to yoke, Val. Fl. 7, 602.—II. To bind, bind up, close up by binding.
2. Transf.
(a). To shut in, confine:
ventos, Hor. C. 1, 3, 4: viminibus, Col. 4, 29.—(b). To hold together by:
purpurea vestis ingentibus obstricta gemmis, in which precious stones were the fastenings, Flor. 4, 11, 3.—III. Trop., to bind, tie, fetter, hamper; to oblige, lay under obligation (the class. signif. of the word;
syn.: obligo, devincio): donis aliquem obstringere, Cic. Clu. 66, 190: civitatem jurejurando, Caes. B. G. 1, 31: legibus, Cic. Inv. 2, 45, 132: foedere, id. Pis. 13, 29: aliquem aere alieno, to bring into debt, id. Fam. 11, 10, 5: jurejurando, to bind by an oath, Tac. A. 1, 14: animam suam, Vulg. Num. 30, 9: quam plurimas civitates suo sibi beneficio habere obstrictas volebat, bound, under obligation, Caes. B. G. 1, 9: Atticum officiis, Cic. Fam. 3, 18, 2: qui se tot sceleribus obstrinxerit, has been guilty of so many crimes, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 3, § 8: se parricidio, to commit, perpetrate, id. Phil. 11, 12, 29: se perjurio, Liv. 26, 48: aliquem conscientiā, to bind by privity, by participation, Tac. H. 4, 55: obstringi conscientiā tanti sceleris, ne, etc., to be hindered by the sense of so great a crime, from, etc., Liv. 4, 17, 5: aliquem societate scelerum, Tac. A. 4, 57: fidem suam alicui, to pledge one's word, to promise positively, Plin. 7, 1, 1, § 8; Plin. Ep. 4, 13, 11; cf. Just. 2, 15, 14.—Mid.: qui alienum ... sustulit, furti obstringitur, makes himself guilty, becomes guilty, Sabin. ap. Gell. 11, 18, 21: eidem sceleri obstrictus est, Lact. 3, 18, 6.—Hence, obstrictus, a, um, P. a.; according to III., bound, obliged.—Comp.: obstrictior Debitor, Paul. Nol. Nat. Felic. 9, 145.—Hence, obstrictē, adv.; comp.: obstrictius, more stringently, Aug. Civ. Dei, 2, 24.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ob-stringō strinxī, strictus, ere,
to shut in, confine: ventos, H.—Fig., to bind, tie, fetter, hamper, lay under obligation: (Oppianicum) donis: civitatem iure iurando, Cs.: amicos aere alieno, bring into debt: alqm pecuniā in flagitium, Ta.: se tot sceleribus, to be guilty of: se parricidio, perpetrate: iis vinculis fugae obstricti stabant, preventives of flight, L.: clementiam suam orationibus, to attest, Ta.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *streyg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *strinégti Proto-Italic *stringō Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréngʰeti Proto-Italic *strengō Latin stringō Latin obstringō From ob- + stringō.