LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfourth conjugation, third person-only in the passive

obveniō

obveniō (present infinitive obvenīre, perfect active obvēnī, supine obventum)
Classical[ɔbˈwɛ.ni.oː]Ecclesiastical[obˈvɛː.ni.o]

Meaning

  1. to come before or in the way of, meet, come face-to-face
  2. to come or fall to someone, fall to the lot of
  3. to happen, arise, befall

Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms

Accidere · Evenire · Contigere · Obvenire · Obtingere

Accidere and evenire denote both favorable and unfavorable occurrences; but the accidentia, unexpected ones, overtaking us by surprise; the evenientia were expected, foreseen; contingere, obvenire, obtingere, are generally confined to fortunate occurrences. The accidentia are fortuitous, the evenientia result from foregoing acts or circumstances; the contingentia are the favors of Fortune; the obtingentia and obvenientia are the things that fall to one’s lot. Cic. Fam. vi. 21. Timebam, ne evenirent, quæ acciderunt: the word evenirent has a subjective reference to his foresight, the word acciderunt is entirely objective; the point of view taken by it being that of those who now manifest surprise. See also Tac. H. iv. 19, and Sen. Ep. 119. Scies plura mala contingere nobis quam accidere. (v. 339.)

Conjugation conjugation 4

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.obveniōobveniēbamobveniamobvēnīobvēneramobvēnerō
2nd sg.obvenīsobveniēbāsobveniēsobvēnistīobvēnerāsobvēneris
3rd sg.obvenitobveniēbatobvenietobvēnitobvēneratobvēnerit
1st pl.obvenīmusobveniēbāmusobveniēmusobvēnimusobvēnerāmusobvēnerimus
2nd pl.obvenītisobveniēbātisobveniētisobvēnistisobvēnerātisobvēneritis
3rd pl.obveniuntobveniēbantobvenientobvēnērunt
obvēnēre		obvēnerantobvēnerint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.obveniamobvenīremobvēnerimobvēnissem
2nd sg.obveniāsobvenīrēsobvēnerīsobvēnissēs
3rd sg.obveniatobvenīretobvēneritobvēnisset
1st pl.obveniāmusobvenīrēmusobvēnerīmusobvēnissēmus
2nd pl.obveniātisobvenīrētisobvēnerītisobvēnissētis
3rd pl.obveniantobvenīrentobvēnerintobvēnissent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.———
2nd sg.———
3rd sg.obvenīturobveniēbāturobveniētur
1st pl.———
2nd pl.———
3rd pl.obveniunturobveniēbanturobvenientur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.——
2nd sg.——
3rd sg.obveniāturobvenīrētur
1st pl.——
2nd pl.——
3rd pl.obvenianturobvenīrentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.obvenī—
pres. 2nd pl.obvenīte—
fut. 2nd sg.obvenītō—
fut. 3rd sg.obvenītōobvenītor
fut. 2nd pl.obvenītōte—
fut. 3rd pl.obveniuntōobveniuntor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveobvenīreobvenīrī
perfect infinitiveobvēnisseobventum esse
future infinitiveobventūrum esseobventum īrī
present participleobveniēns—
perfect participle—obventum
obventa, obventā, obventae, obventam, obventārum, obventās, obvente, obventī, obventīs, obventō, obventōrum, obventōs, obventus
future participleobventūrus
obventūra, obventūrā, obventūrae, obventūram, obventūrārum, obventūrās, obventūre, obventūrī, obventūrīs, obventūrō, obventūrōrum, obventūrōs, obventūrum		obveniendum
obveniundum, obvenienda, obveniendā, obveniendae, obveniendam, obveniendārum, obveniendās, obveniende, obveniendīs, obveniendōrum, obveniendōs, obveniendus
gerundobveniendī, obveniendō, obveniendumsupineobventum, obventū

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

alicui Syria (sorte) obvēnit, obtigit
the province of Syria has fallen to some one's lot.

ob-vĕnĭo, vēni, ventum, 4, v. n.
I. Lit., to come before or in the way of, to meet (syn.: obviam venio, occurro; perh. only in the foll. passage): se in tempore pugnae obventurum, would come up to the fight, join in the battle, Liv. 29, 34, 8.—
II. Transf.
A. To come or fall to one; to fall to one's lot; usually referring only to what is accidental, as the result of a lot, etc.: Syria Scipioni, Caes. B. C. 1, 6: legati, quibus hae partes ad defendendum obvenerant, id. B. G. 7, 81: tibi obvenit iste labos, Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 40: Aemilio novum bellum in Etruriā sorte obvenit, Liv. 9, 31, 1: cui classis obvenisset, id. 30, 40, 12.—But also in gen.: cum hereditas ei obvenisset, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 7, § 19 (dub.; Orell. and B. and K. venisset): si istiusmodi mi fundus hereditate obvenerit, Varr. R. R. 1, 12, 2: cum obvenisset mihi hereditas, Plin. Ep. 7, 11, 6; 3, 6, 1; id. Pan. 40, 1; Just. 38, 5, 4: haud ab re tibi istic obvenit labos, Plaut. Truc. 2, 6, 40.—
B. Still more gen., like obtingere, of an event, to fall out, to befall, happen, occur to one: obvenit occasio, Plaut. As. 2, 2, 15: vitium (at the auspices), Cic. Phil. 2, 33, 83; id. Off. 2, 21, 74: quaecumque obvenissent, Suet. Vesp. 21: obveniens lucrum, Gai. Inst. 3, 151.

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 *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti Proto-Italic *gʷəniō Latin veniō Latin obveniō From ob- (“in the direction of; against”) + veniō (“come”).

Descendants
  • Catalanobvenir
  • Frenchobvenir

Quick answers

What does obveniō mean in Latin?
obveniō, a verb, means “to come before or in the way of, meet, come face-to-face; to come or fall to someone, fall to the lot of; to happen, arise, befall”.
What are the principal parts of obveniō?
obveniō, obvenīre, obvēnī, obventum (fourth conjugation, third person-only in the passive).
How do you pronounce obveniō?
In classical Latin, [ɔbˈwɛ.ni.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [obˈvɛː.ni.o].