verbthird (-iō variant) conjugation
praeripiō
praeripiō (present infinitive praeripere, perfect active praeripuī, supine praereptum)
Classical[prae̯ˈrɪ.pi.oː]Ecclesiastical[preˈriː.pi.o]
Meaning
- to snatch (before another)
- to forestall
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
ante rapiōpraeripiō -ere, -reptus — in IVLIANVS III: Persia, ch. 12
Conjugation
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praeripiō | praeripiēbam | praeripiam | praeripuī | praeripueram | praeripuerō |
| 2nd sg. | praeripis | praeripiēbās | praeripiēs | praeripuistī | praeripuerās | praeripueris |
| 3rd sg. | praeripit | praeripiēbat | praeripiet | praeripuit | praeripuerat | praeripuerit |
| 1st pl. | praeripimus | praeripiēbāmus | praeripiēmus | praeripuimus | praeripuerāmus | praeripuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | praeripitis | praeripiēbātis | praeripiētis | praeripuistis | praeripuerātis | praeripueritis |
| 3rd pl. | praeripiunt | praeripiēbant | praeripient | praeripuērunt praeripuēre | praeripuerant | praeripuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praeripiam | praeriperem | praeripuerim | praeripuissem |
| 2nd sg. | praeripiās | praeriperēs | praeripuerīs | praeripuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | praeripiat | praeriperet | praeripuerit | praeripuisset |
| 1st pl. | praeripiāmus | praeriperēmus | praeripuerīmus | praeripuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | praeripiātis | praeriperētis | praeripuerītis | praeripuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | praeripiant | praeriperent | praeripuerint | praeripuissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praeripior | praeripiēbar | praeripiar |
| 2nd sg. | praeriperis praeripere | praeripiēbāris praeripiēbāre | praeripiēris praeripiēre |
| 3rd sg. | praeripitur | praeripiēbātur | praeripiētur |
| 1st pl. | praeripimur | praeripiēbāmur | praeripiēmur |
| 2nd pl. | praeripiminī | praeripiēbāminī | praeripiēminī |
| 3rd pl. | praeripiuntur | praeripiēbantur | praeripientur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | praeripiar | praeriperer |
| 2nd sg. | praeripiāris praeripiāre | praeriperēris praeriperēre |
| 3rd sg. | praeripiātur | praeriperētur |
| 1st pl. | praeripiāmur | praeriperēmur |
| 2nd pl. | praeripiāminī | praeriperēminī |
| 3rd pl. | praeripiantur | praeriperentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | praeripe | praeripere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | praeripite | praeripiminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | praeripitō | praeripitor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | praeripitō | praeripitor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | praeripitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | praeripiuntō | praeripiuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | praeripere | praeripī |
| perfect infinitive | praeripuisse | praereptum esse |
| future infinitive | praereptūrum esse | praereptum īrī |
| present participle | praeripiēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | praereptus praerepta, praereptā, praereptae, praereptam, praereptārum, praereptās, praerepte, praereptī, praereptīs, praereptō, praereptōrum, praereptōs |
| future participle | praereptūrus praereptūra, praereptūrā, praereptūrae, praereptūram, praereptūrārum, praereptūrās, praereptūre, praereptūrī, praereptūrīs, praereptūrō, praereptūrōrum, praereptūrōs, praereptūrum | praeripiendus praeripiundus, praeripienda, praeripiendā, praeripiendae, praeripiendam, praeripiendārum, praeripiendās, praeripiende, praeripiendīs, praeripiendōrum, praeripiendōs |
gerundpraeripiendī, praeripiendō, praeripiendumsupinepraereptum, praereptū
prae-rĭpĭo, rĭpui, reptum, 3, v. a. rapio.
I. In gen., to take away a thing before another, to snatch or tear away, to carry off (class.):
quid huc venisti sponsam praereptum meam? Plaut. Cas. 1, 14: Tun meo patre es prognatus? Men. Immo equidem, meo. Tuom tibi ego neque occupare neque praeripere postulo, id. Men. 5, 9, 21: aliquem alicui, Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 81: maritum, Vulg. Gen. 30, 15: arma Minervae, Ov. Am. 1, 1, 7: aliis laudem, Cic. Rosc. Am. 1, 2; Hirt. B. G. 8, prooem. § 5: cum ea praerepta et extorta defensioni suae cerneret, in quibus, etc., Plin. Ep. 3, 9, 16; cf. Hirt. ap. Suet. Caes. 56: alicui cibos, Plin. 10, 9, 11, § 27.— II. In partic.
A. To snatch away before the time, to carry off prematurely:
deorum beneficium festinatione, Cic. Phil. 14, 2, 2: immaturā morte praereptus, Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 5: brevibus praereptus in annis, snatched away prematurely, sc. by death, Val. Fl. 5, 571: IN PRIMO AETATIS FLORE PRAEREPTVS, Inscr. Grut. 350, 6.—B. To take away quickly:
oscula, to snatch kisses, Lucr. 3, 896: codicillos, to take or seize hastily, Suet. Ner. 49.—C. To forestall, anticipate:
non praeripiam, I will not anticipate, Cic. Att. 10, 1, 2: hostium consilia, baffle in advance, id. Off. 1, 30, 108: scelere praerepto doles, Sen. Thyest. 1104.—D. With se, to take one's self off hastily, to make one's escape:
praeripuit se ad amicum, Dig. 21, 1, 17.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
praeripiō ripuī, reptus, ere
prae+rapio, to snatch away, carry off : arma Minervae, O.: aliis laudem.— To seize prematurely : deorum beneficium festinatione, i. e. presume upon.—To forestall, anticipate : hostium consilia, baffle in advance .
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
- Proto-Italic*prai
- Proto-Italic*prai-
- Latinpraeripiō
Latin rapiō Latin praeripiō From prae- + rapiō.