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adverb

propter1

propter (not comparable)
Classical[ˈprɔp.tɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɔp.ter]
№ 560 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. not comparablenear, at hand, hard by
    Ibi angiportum propter est.There hard by is an alley.

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

ei, propter quos hanc lucem aspeximus
those to whom we owe our being.

propter, adv. and prep. contr. for propiter, from prope; cf.: inter, subter.
I. Adv., near, hard by, at hand (syn.: prope, juxta; rare but class.). serito in loco, ubi aqua propter siet, Cato, R. R. 151, 2: ibi angiportum propter est, Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 37: propter dormire, id. Eun. 2, 3, 77: araque Panchaeos exhalat propter odores, Lucr. 2, 417: propter est spelunca, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 107 (al. prope): vident unum virum esse ... et eum propter esse, id. Imp. Pomp. 5, 13: cum duo reges propter assint, id. ib. 6, 16: (caules) si propter sati sunt, id. N. D. 2, 47, 120: duo filii propter cubantes, id. Rosc. Am. 23, 64; id. Inv. 2, 4, 14: adulescentia voluptates propter intuens, id. Sen. 14, 48; id. ap. Non. 367, 25: cornix propter volans, Phaedr. 2, 6, 7: praeter propter, v praeter. —
II. Prep. with acc., near, hard by, close to (syn.: prope, juxta, ad).
A. Lit., of place (rare but class.); stat propter virum fortem, Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 9; id. Curc. 4, 1, 14; id. Rud. prol. 33: partem cohortium propter mare collocat, Sisenn ap. Non. 367, 32: hic propter hunc assiste, Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 15: propter eam porticum situm erat dolium, Varr ap. Non. 367, 31: propter Platonis statuam consedimus, Cic. Brut. 6, 25: propter aliquem assidere, id. Rep. 1, 11, 17 (cited ap. Non. 367, 28): insulae propter Siciliam, id. N. D. 3, 22, 55: propter aquae rivum, Lucr. 2, 30; Verg. E. 8, 87.—Following its case: viam propter, Tac. A. 15, 47: hostem propter, id. ib. 4, 48.—
B. Trop., in stating a cause.
1. On account of, by reason of, from, for, because of (syn. ob; the predom. signif. of the word): parere legibus propter metum, Cic. Par. 5, 1, 34; cf.: propter metum poenae, id. Sest. 46, 99: propter eam ipsam causam, id. de Or. 1, 16, 72: propter frigora frumenta in agris matura non erant, Caes. B. G. 1, 16: propter humanitatem, Cic. Att. 7, 5, 2: is propter morbum exire non potuit, Auct. Her. 1, 11, 19: excusato languore faucium propter quem non adesset, Suet. Ner. 41; id. Aug. 8; Sall. J. 23, 1: bidentes propter viam facere, to sacrifice on account of a journey, Laber, ap. Non. 53, 26; cf.: propter viam fit sacrificium quod est proficiscendi gratiā, Herculi aut Sanco, Fest. p. 229 Müll.; Plaut. Rud. 1, 2, 62: propter injuriam, to avoid injury, Pall. 12, 13: propter hoc, propter quod, on that account, for which reason, Varr. R. R. 3, 16, 14; Col. 1, 6, 18: propter me, te, etc., on my, thy account, etc., as far as I (you, etc.) are concerned, = mea causā, or per me: egon propter me illam decipi miseram sinam? Ter. And. 1, 5, 36; id. Eun. 4, 6, 6: non est aequom me propter vos decipi, id. Phorm. 5, 7, 34: di numquam propter me de caelo descendent, Liv. 6, 18, 9.—
2. Through, by means of (rare).
a. Referring to persons in whom lies the cause of a thing: te propter tuam Matrem non posse habere hanc uxorem domi, Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 55: propter quos vivit, through whom he lives, to whom he owes life, Cic. Mil. 22, 58: lugere eum, propter quem ceteri laetarentur, id. ib. 30, 81; 34, 93.—
b. To things by means of which any thing takes place: quid enim refert, utrum propter oves, an propter aves fructus capias? Varr. R. R. 3, 2, 11.— Placed after its case: quod propter studi, um cum rem neglegere familiarem videretur, Cic. Sen. 7, 22; id. Pis. 7, 15; id. Att. 10, 4, 1 al.: suctum propter lactis, Plin. 10, 40, 56, § 115: quam propter tantos potui perferre labores, Verg. A. 12, 177.

Origins

For *propiter, from prope. Compare with inter (“between”) and subter (“beneath”). The accusative is from *-teros used adverbially.

preposition
propter2
propter (+ accusative)
Classical[ˈprɔp.tɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɔp.ter]
№ 560 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. with accusativenear, close to, hard by
    Propter hunc.Near him.
  2. with accusativebecause of, on account of, for, according to
    Clara etiam propter pulchritudinem suam est.She is renowned also because of her beauty.
  3. rarewith accusativethrough, by means of
    Propter quos vivit.Through whom he lives.

Origins

For *propiter, from prope. Compare with inter (“between”) and subter (“beneath”). The accusative is from *-teros used adverbially.

propter3
propter (+ ablative)
Classical[ˈprɔp.tɛr]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɔp.ter]
№ 560 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. with ablativeby the reason of, on account of

Origins

For *propiter, from prope. Compare with inter (“between”) and subter (“beneath”). The accusative is from *-teros used adverbially.

Quick answers

What does propter mean in Latin?
propter, a adverb, means “near, at hand, hard by”.
How do you pronounce propter?
In classical Latin, [ˈprɔp.tɛr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈprɔp.ter].