verbthird conjugation
perlegō
perlegō (present infinitive perlegere, perfect active perlēgī, supine perlēctum)
Classical[ˈpɛr.ɫɛ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛr.le.ɡo]
Meaning
- to view all over, examine thoroughly, scan, survey
- to read through or over, read to the end; read aloud
[Calidorus] odiosus mihi es. lege vel tabellas redde. [Pseudolus] immo enim pellegam.
[Calidorus] I hate you. Read the tablet or give it back. [Pseudolus] Oh no, I will absolutely read it thoroughly.c. 191 BCE, Plautus, Pseudolus 1.1.28–29 (using the alternate form pellegō)hospes quod deico paullum est asta ac pellege
Guest, because I say little, stand by and read it thoroughly.c. 135-120 BCE, CIL 6.15346
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
read through
perlegō -ere, -lēgī — in De Bello Gallico III
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Perlucidus · Pellucidus · Perlegere · Pellegere · Perlicere · Pellicere · Perjurare · Pejerare
1. Perlucidus means very bright, whereas pellucidus, transparent. Cic. Civ. i. 57. 2. Perlegere means to read through, that is, from beginning to end; whereas pellegere, to read over, that is, not to leave unread. Plaut. Pseud. i. 1. 3. Perlicere means completely to inveigle, Liv. iv. 15. Tac. Ann. xiii. 48; whereas pellicere, to lead astray. 4. Perjurare means to swear falsely; pejerare, to violate an oath. (ii. 82.)
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perlegō | perlegēbam | perlegam | perlēgī | perlēgeram | perlēgerō |
| 2nd sg. | perlegis | perlegēbās | perlegēs | perlēgistī | perlēgerās | perlēgeris |
| 3rd sg. | perlegit | perlegēbat | perleget | perlēgit | perlēgerat | perlēgerit |
| 1st pl. | perlegimus | perlegēbāmus | perlegēmus | perlēgimus | perlēgerāmus | perlēgerimus |
| 2nd pl. | perlegitis | perlegēbātis | perlegētis | perlēgistis | perlēgerātis | perlēgeritis |
| 3rd pl. | perlegunt | perlegēbant | perlegent | perlēgērunt perlēgēre | perlēgerant | perlēgerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perlegam | perlegerem | perlēgerim | perlēgissem |
| 2nd sg. | perlegās | perlegerēs | perlēgerīs | perlēgissēs |
| 3rd sg. | perlegat | perlegeret | perlēgerit | perlēgisset |
| 1st pl. | perlegāmus | perlegerēmus | perlēgerīmus | perlēgissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | perlegātis | perlegerētis | perlēgerītis | perlēgissētis |
| 3rd pl. | perlegant | perlegerent | perlēgerint | perlēgissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perlegor | perlegēbar | perlegar |
| 2nd sg. | perlegeris perlegere | perlegēbāris perlegēbāre | perlegēris perlegēre |
| 3rd sg. | perlegitur | perlegēbātur | perlegētur |
| 1st pl. | perlegimur | perlegēbāmur | perlegēmur |
| 2nd pl. | perlegiminī | perlegēbāminī | perlegēminī |
| 3rd pl. | perleguntur | perlegēbantur | perlegentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | perlegar | perlegerer |
| 2nd sg. | perlegāris perlegāre | perlegerēris perlegerēre |
| 3rd sg. | perlegātur | perlegerētur |
| 1st pl. | perlegāmur | perlegerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | perlegāminī | perlegerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | perlegantur | perlegerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | perlege | perlegere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | perlegite | perlegiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | perlegitō | perlegitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | perlegitō | perlegitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | perlegitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | perleguntō | perleguntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | perlegere | perlegī |
| perfect infinitive | perlēgisse | perlēctum esse |
| future infinitive | perlēctūrum esse | perlēctum īrī |
| present participle | perlegēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | perlēctus perlēcta, perlēctā, perlēctae, perlēctam, perlēctārum, perlēctās, perlēcte, perlēctī, perlēctīs, perlēctō, perlēctōrum, perlēctōs |
| future participle | perlēctūrus perlēctūra, perlēctūrā, perlēctūrae, perlēctūram, perlēctūrārum, perlēctūrās, perlēctūre, perlēctūrī, perlēctūrīs, perlēctūrō, perlēctūrōrum, perlēctūrōs, perlēctūrum | perlegendus perlegundus, perlegenda, perlegendā, perlegendae, perlegendam, perlegendārum, perlegendās, perlegende, perlegendīs, perlegendōrum, perlegendōs |
gerundperlegendī, perlegendō, perlegendumsupineperlēctum, perlēctū
per-lĕgo (pellĕgo, Cic. Att. 13, 44, 2; Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 108 al.; cf. Prisc. p. 571 P.), lēgi, lectum, 3, v. a.
I. In gen., to view all over, to examine thoroughly, scan, survey (only poet.):
omnia oculis, Verg. A. 6, 33: aliquid vultu, Ov. H. 16, 11: perlege dispositas generosa per atria ceras, id. F. 1, 591; Stat. Th. 3, 499.—II. In partic., to read through, read to the end (class.):
has (tabellas), Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 64: tertium (librum) de naturā deorum, Cic. Div. 1, 5, 8: quando autem pelleget? id. Att. 13, 44, 2: litteras, Caes. B. C. 1, 19: (libros) praesta bis ne perlegant, Plin. H. N. 1 praef. § 33: leges, Juv. 14, 192: reliquum deincipe die perlecturus, App. Flor. n. 16.—Absol.: sine perlegam, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 104.—B. Transf., to read any thing through, read aloud:
leges perlege, Plaut. As. 4, 1, 2: senatum, to read over the names of all the senators, Liv. 38, 28: historiam, Suet. Claud. 41.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
per-legō or pellegō lēgī, lēctus, ere,
to view all over, examine thoroughly, scan, survey: omnia oculis, V.: dispositas per atria ceras, O.—To read through, peruse: perlectis litteris, S.: perlectam (epistulam), recitat, Cs.: quando autem pelleget?: leges, Iu.: senatum, i. e. revise the roll, L.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Latin perlegō From per- + legō (“read”). Cognate with Paelignian pelegie.