verbthird (-iō variant) conjugation
percipiō
percipiō (present infinitive percipere, perfect active percēpī, supine perceptum)
Classical[pɛrˈkɪ.pi.oː]Ecclesiastical[perˈt͡ʃiː.pi.o]
Meaning
- to seize or take on (entirely); assume; earn; occupy, keep (i.e. maintain control)
Cohortatus ut aliquando pro tantis laboribus fructum victoriae perciperent
Exhorts them to finally seize the fruit of victory in exchange for their exertionsc. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico VII.27 - to perceive, observe, notice
- to feel, perceive, take in
Quod quō magis intellegī posset, fingere animō iubēbat tantā incitātum aliquem voluptāte corporis, quanta percipī posset maxima; […].
In order that this might be more clearly understood, he would urge us to imagine someone incited by such great pleasure of the body, the greatest amount able to be felt; […] .106 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, Cato Maior de Senectute 12.41 - to learn, know, conceive, comprehend, understand
‘causam percipe’ flāmen ait. ‘‘Understand the reason,’’ the flamen said. (Spoken by the Flamen Quirinalis; see also flamen.)
8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 4.938
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
accipiō, adipīscorpercipiō -ere — in Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 15
capiō, sentiōpercipiō -ere — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 15
gather in; perceive
percipiō -ere — in De Bello Gallico I and De Bello Gallico III
Conjugation
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | percipiō | percipiēbam | percipiam | percēpī | percēperam | percēperō |
| 2nd sg. | percipis | percipiēbās | percipiēs | percēpistī | percēperās | percēperis |
| 3rd sg. | percipit | percipiēbat | percipiet | percēpit | percēperat | percēperit |
| 1st pl. | percipimus | percipiēbāmus | percipiēmus | percēpimus | percēperāmus | percēperimus |
| 2nd pl. | percipitis | percipiēbātis | percipiētis | percēpistis | percēperātis | percēperitis |
| 3rd pl. | percipiunt | percipiēbant | percipient | percēpērunt percēpēre | percēperant | percēperint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | percipiam | perciperem | percēperim | percēpissem |
| 2nd sg. | percipiās | perciperēs | percēperīs | percēpissēs |
| 3rd sg. | percipiat | perciperet | percēperit | percēpisset |
| 1st pl. | percipiāmus | perciperēmus | percēperīmus | percēpissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | percipiātis | perciperētis | percēperītis | percēpissētis |
| 3rd pl. | percipiant | perciperent | percēperint | percēpissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | percipior | percipiēbar | percipiar |
| 2nd sg. | perciperis percipere | percipiēbāris percipiēbāre | percipiēris percipiēre |
| 3rd sg. | percipitur | percipiēbātur | percipiētur |
| 1st pl. | percipimur | percipiēbāmur | percipiēmur |
| 2nd pl. | percipiminī | percipiēbāminī | percipiēminī |
| 3rd pl. | percipiuntur | percipiēbantur | percipientur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | percipiar | perciperer |
| 2nd sg. | percipiāris percipiāre | perciperēris perciperēre |
| 3rd sg. | percipiātur | perciperētur |
| 1st pl. | percipiāmur | perciperēmur |
| 2nd pl. | percipiāminī | perciperēminī |
| 3rd pl. | percipiantur | perciperentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | percipe | percipere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | percipite | percipiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | percipitō | percipitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | percipitō | percipitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | percipitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | percipiuntō | percipiuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | percipere | percipī |
| perfect infinitive | percēpisse | perceptum esse |
| future infinitive | perceptūrum esse | perceptum īrī |
| present participle | percipiēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | perceptus percepta, perceptā, perceptae, perceptam, perceptārum, perceptās, percepte, perceptī, perceptīs, perceptō, perceptōrum, perceptōs |
| future participle | perceptūrus perceptūra, perceptūrā, perceptūrae, perceptūram, perceptūrārum, perceptūrās, perceptūre, perceptūrī, perceptūrīs, perceptūrō, perceptūrōrum, perceptūrōs, perceptūrum | percipiendus percipiundus, percipienda, percipiendā, percipiendae, percipiendam, percipiendārum, percipiendās, percipiende, percipiendīs, percipiendōrum, percipiendōs, percipiunda, percipiundā, percipiundae, percipiundam, percipiundārum, percipiundās, percipiunde, percipiundī, percipiundīs, percipiundō, percipiundōrum, percipiundōs, percipiundum |
gerundpercipiendī, percipiendō, percipiendumsupineperceptum, perceptū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- sensibus percipi
- to be perceptible to the senses.
- luctum percipere ex aliqua re
- to feel sorrow about a thing.
- fructus demetere or percipere
- to reap.
- dolorem capere (percipere) ex aliqua re
- to be vexed about a thing.
- laetitiam capere or percipere ex aliqua re
- to take pleasure in a thing.
- voluptatem ex aliqua re capere or percipere
- to derive pleasure from a thing.
- multa cognita, percepta habere, multa didicisse
- to be well-informed, erudite.
- praecepta philosophorum (penitus) percepta habere
- to be well acquainted with the views of philosophers.
2 more phrases
- fructum (uberrimum) capere, percipere, consequi ex aliqua re
- to derive (great) profit , advantage from a thing.
- penitus percipere et comprehendere aliquid (De Or. 1. 23. 108)
- to have a thorough grasp of a subject.
per-cĭpĭo, cēpi, ceptum, 3 (old form of the
I. pluperf. percepset for percepisset, Poët. ap. Cic. Off. 3, 26, 98; v. Trag. Rel. p. 207 Rib.), v. a. capio, to take wholly, to seize entirely (cf. occupo).
I. Lit.
A. To take possession of, to seize, occupy:
mihi horror misero membra percipit dictis tuis, Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 66: priusquam percipit (eum) insania, id. Men. 5, 5, 22; id. Stich. 2, 2, 17: neque urbis odium me umquam percipit, Ter. Eun. 5, 5, 2: vitae percipit humanos odium, Lucr. 3, 80; 5, 605.—B. To take to one's self, to assume:
varii sensus animantibus insunt, quorum quisque suam proprie rem percipit in se, Lucr. 6, 985: rigorem, Ov. M. 4, 745: colorem, Plin. 21, 5, 13, § 26: sucum thymi, Col. 11, 3, 40.—C. To get, obtain, receive:
serere, percipere, condere fructus, to gather, collect, Cic. Sen. 7, 24: praemia, Caes. B. C. 2, 32: fructum ex oleā, Plin. 15, 1, 1, § 3: civitatem ab aliquo, Just. 43, 5, 13: hereditatem, Suet. Tib. 15; Petr. 141.—II. Trop. (so most freq. in class. lang.; syn.: sentio, intellego, comprehendo).
A. To perceive, observe:
ne, quod hic agimus, erus percipiat fieri, Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 2: quod neque oculis, neque auribus, neque ullo sensu percipi potest, Cic. Or. 2, 8: crebraeque nunc querelae, nunc minae percipiebantur, were heard, Caes. B. C. 3, 84; Liv. 2, 3, 5: quae dicam, i. e. hear, Cic. Cat. 1, 11, 27: et aures, cum sonum percipere debeant, id. N. D. 2, 56, 141; so, percipe auribus, hear, give ear, Vulg. Psa. 16, 1 et saep.—B. To feel:
neque majorem voluptatem ex infinito tempore aetatis percipi posse, quam ex hoc percipiatur, Cic. Fin. 1, 19, 63: voluptatem, id. ib. 1, 11, 37: luctus, id. Fam. 14, 11: dolores, id. ib. 14, 11: gaudia, Ov. P. 2, 1, 60.—C. To learn, know, conceive, comprehend, understand, perceive, etc.:
res percepta et cognita, Cic. Ac. 2, 14, 44: percipere et comprehendere, id. ib. 2, 8, 26: cognosci et percipi posse, id. Fin. 1, 19, 64: aliquid animo, id. de Or. 1, 28, 127: artificium aliquod, id. ib. 1, 28, 127: virtutem et humanitatem, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 10: philosophiam, id. de Or. 1, 51, 219: praecepta artis, id. Off. 1, 18, 60: omnium civium nomina perceperat, knew, id. Sen. 7, 21: nomen Graecum, sed perceptum usu a nostris, known, id. N. D. 2, 36, 91.—Hence, perceptus, a, um, P. a., perceived, observed.—Hence, subst.: percep-ta, ōrum, n., doctrines, principles, rules of an art or science: percepta appello, quae dicuntur Graecis θεωρήματα, Cic. Fat. 6, 11. —Sing.: pro percepto liquere, as proved, certain, Gell. 14, 1, 11.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
percipiō cēpī (pluperf. percēpset, old poet. ap. C.), ceptus, ere
per+capio, to take wholly, seize entirely, take possession of, seize, occupy : neque urbis odium me umquam percipit, T.— To take to oneself, assume : rigorem, O.— To get, collect, obtain : serere, percipere, condere fructūs: ubertas in percipiundis fructibus: praemia, Cs.—Fig., to perceive, observe : oculis, auribus percipi: nunc minae percipiebantur, were heard , L.: quae dicam, i. e. hear : ni Palamedi prudentia Istius percepset audaciam, Poët. ap. C.— To feel : neque maiorem voluptatem percipi posse, etc.: gaudia, O.— To learn, know, conceive, comprehend, understand, perceive : res percepta et comprehensa: philosophiam: dicta, H.: omnium civium nomina, know : nomen Graecum, sed perceptum usu a nostris, known .
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin percipiō From per- (“through”) + capiō (“capture, seize; understand”).
Descendants
- Catalanpercebre
- Italianpercevere
- Italianpercepire
- Occitanpercebre
- Frenchpercevoirfrom Old French percevoir
- Englishperceivefrom Old French percevoir
- Portugueseperceberfrom Old Galician-Portuguese perceber
- Romanianpricepe
- Romanianpricepere
- Romanianpercepe