obtestor
Meaning
- deponentto call someone as a witness
- deponentto beseech or implore, to beg
Quod quidem ego nōn modo nōn postulō, sed contrā, iūdicēs, vōs ōrō et obtestor ut tōtam causam quam maximē intentīs oculīs, ut aiunt, acerrimē contemplēminī.
But I not only do not ask that, gentlemen, but on the contrary, I beg and beseech you to the best of your ability to examine the whole case most closely and with steady eyes, as the saying goes.59 BCE, Cicero, Pro Flacco 26
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Rogare · Orare · Obsecrare · Obtestari · Precari · Supplicare
1. Rogare and orare denote simply a request as the quiet utterance of a wish; but the rogans (ὀργᾶν, ὀρέγεσθαι) feels himself al pari, on a par with the person whom he asks, and asks only a courtesy, like αἰτεῖν; the orans acknowledges the superiority of the other, and asks a benefit, like δεῖσθαι; whereas obsecrare and obtestari denote a passionate asking, as to conjure; but the obsecrans asks urgently, like λιπαρεῖν; the obtestans (from θέσσασθαι) in a suppliant manner. Cic. Att. xvi. 10. Igitur, mi Plance, rogo te atque etiam oro. Pseudocic. p. Red. 16. Pro mea vos salute non rogavit solum, verum etiam obsecravit. 2. Precari denotes the calm act of prayer, in which one raises one’s hand to heaven, like εύχεσθαι; but supplicare denotes the passionate act of supplication, in which one throws one’s self on one’s knees, or on the ground, and wrings one’s hands, like ἱκετεύειν. By hyperbole, however, precor denotes any urgent request; supplicare, any humble request, addressed to a human being. Cic. Parad. v. 3. Noctu venire domum ad eum, precari, denique supplicare. (v. 232.)
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obtestor | obtestābar | obtestābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | obtestāris obtestāre | obtestābāris obtestābāre | obtestāberis obtestābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | obtestātur | obtestābātur | obtestābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | obtestāmur | obtestābāmur | obtestābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | obtestāminī | obtestābāminī | obtestābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | obtestantur | obtestābantur | obtestābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | obtester | obtestārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | obtestēris obtestēre | obtestārēris obtestārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | obtestētur | obtestārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | obtestēmur | obtestārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | obtestēminī | obtestārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | obtestentur | obtestārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | obtestāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | obtestāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | obtestātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | obtestātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | obtestantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | obtestārī | — |
| perfect infinitive | obtestātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | obtestātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | obtestāns | — |
| perfect participle | obtestātus obtestāta, obtestātā, obtestātae, obtestātam, obtestātārum, obtestātās, obtestāte, obtestātī, obtestātīs, obtestātō, obtestātōrum, obtestātōs | — |
| future participle | obtestātūrus obtestātūra, obtestātūrā, obtestātūrae, obtestātūram, obtestātūrārum, obtestātūrās, obtestātūre, obtestātūrī, obtestātūrīs, obtestātūrō, obtestātūrōrum, obtestātūrōs, obtestātūrum | obtestandus obtestanda, obtestandā, obtestandae, obtestandam, obtestandārum, obtestandās, obtestande, obtestandīs, obtestandōrum, obtestandōs |
necessitudinem nostram tuamque in me benevolentiam obtestans, Cic. ad Brut. 1, 13, 1: deūm hominumque fidem, Liv. 2, 10: sacra regni, deos et hospitales mensas, Tac. A. 2, 65: summam rempublicam agi obtestans, id. ib. 12, 5: aut militum se manibus aut suis moriturum obtestans, id. H. 3, 10; Suet. Calig. 15 fin.—per ego haec genua te, Plaut. Rud. 3, 2, 13; id. Aul. 4, 9, 4: per omnes deos te obtestor, ut, etc., Cic. Att. 11, 2, 2; Verg. A. 9, 260: vos judices, Cic. Cael. 32, 78: vos obtestor atque obsecro, ut, etc., id. Sest. 69, 147: id sibi ne eripiatis, vos obtestatur, id. Sull. 32, 89: obsistens obtestansque deum et hominum fidem testabatur, nequiquam eos fugere, Liv. 2, 10, 3. —With double acc.: illud te ... Pro Latio obtestor, ne, etc., Verg. A. 12, 819.—Part.: obtestātus, a, um, in the pass. signif., earnestly entreated, supplicated, implored: obtestatus prece impensā, Amm. 31, 9, 4: obtestatā fide, App. M. 2, p. 125, 11.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *trito-sth₂-o-s Proto-Italic *tristos Latin *terstis Latin testis Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -o Latin testor Latin obtestor From ob- + testor.
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