verbfourth conjugation
saepiō
saepiō (present infinitive saepīre, perfect active saepsī, supine saeptum)
Classical[ˈsae̯.pi.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɛː.pi.o]
Meaning
- to surround, enclose, fence in
- figurativelyto impede, hinder
- to envelop, wrap
- to dress up, cover with a dress
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
circumdatussaeptus -a -um — in IVLIANVS I: Gallia, ch. 13
Conjugation conjugation 4
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | saepiō | saepiēbam | saepiam | saepsī | saepseram | saepserō |
| 2nd sg. | saepīs | saepiēbās | saepiēs | saepsistī | saepserās | saepseris |
| 3rd sg. | saepit | saepiēbat | saepiet | saepsit | saepserat | saepserit |
| 1st pl. | saepīmus | saepiēbāmus | saepiēmus | saepsimus | saepserāmus | saepserimus |
| 2nd pl. | saepītis | saepiēbātis | saepiētis | saepsistis | saepserātis | saepseritis |
| 3rd pl. | saepiunt | saepiēbant | saepient | saepsērunt saepsēre | saepserant | saepserint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | saepiam | saepīrem | saepserim | saepsissem |
| 2nd sg. | saepiās | saepīrēs | saepserīs | saepsissēs |
| 3rd sg. | saepiat | saepīret | saepserit | saepsisset |
| 1st pl. | saepiāmus | saepīrēmus | saepserīmus | saepsissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | saepiātis | saepīrētis | saepserītis | saepsissētis |
| 3rd pl. | saepiant | saepīrent | saepserint | saepsissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | saepior | saepiēbar | saepiar |
| 2nd sg. | saepīris saepīre | saepiēbāris saepiēbāre | saepiēris saepiēre |
| 3rd sg. | saepītur | saepiēbātur | saepiētur |
| 1st pl. | saepīmur | saepiēbāmur | saepiēmur |
| 2nd pl. | saepīminī | saepiēbāminī | saepiēminī |
| 3rd pl. | saepiuntur | saepiēbantur | saepientur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | saepiar | saepīrer |
| 2nd sg. | saepiāris saepiāre | saepīrēris saepīrēre |
| 3rd sg. | saepiātur | saepīrētur |
| 1st pl. | saepiāmur | saepīrēmur |
| 2nd pl. | saepiāminī | saepīrēminī |
| 3rd pl. | saepiantur | saepīrentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | saepī | saepīre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | saepīte | saepīminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | saepītō | saepītor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | saepītō | saepītor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | saepītōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | saepiuntō | saepiuntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | saepīre | saepīrī |
| perfect infinitive | saepsisse | saeptum esse |
| future infinitive | saeptūrum esse | saeptum īrī |
| present participle | saepiēns saepiente, saepientem, saepientēs, saepientī, saepientia, saepientibus, saepientis, saepientīs, saepientium | — |
| perfect participle | — | saeptus saepta, saeptā, saeptae, saeptam, saeptārum, saeptās, saepte, saeptī, saeptīs, saeptō, saeptōrum, saeptōs |
| future participle | saeptūrus saeptūra, saeptūrā, saeptūrae, saeptūram, saeptūrārum, saeptūrās, saeptūre, saeptūrī, saeptūrīs, saeptūrō, saeptūrōrum, saeptūrōs, saeptūrum | saepiendus saepiundus, saepienda, saepiendā, saepiendae, saepiendam, saepiendārum, saepiendās, saepiende, saepiendīs, saepiendōrum, saepiendōs |
gerundsaepiendī, saepiendō, saepiendumsupinesaeptum, saeptū
saepĭo (sēp-), psi, ptum, īre (
I. pluperf. subj. saepissent, Liv. 44, 39, 3 dub.; v. Drak. ad loc.), 4, v. a. saepes.
I. Prop., to surround with a hedge, to hedge in, fence in, enclose (class.; cf. vallo).
A. With abl.: VTI LOCVS ANTE EAM ARAM ... STIPITIBVS ROBVSTIS SAEPIATVR, Cenot. Pisan. ap. Inscr Orell. 642; cf.:
saeptum undique et vestitum vepribus et dumetis indagavi sepulcrum, Cic. Tusc. 5, 23, 64; cf. id. Rep. 1, 26, 41.—B. In simple constr.:
dum ne per fundum saeptum facias semitam, Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 36.—C. With abl. of time: pontifices negant segetem feriis saepiri debere, Col 2, 21, 2.—
II. Transf.
A. To enclose, surround, encircle, etc.
1. With abl.:
urbem moenibus, Cic. Sest. 42, 91: oppidum operibus, unitionibus, id. Phil. 13, 9, 20: castris, id. Fam. 15, 4, 10; cf. Liv. 5, 5, 2; 44, 39, 3: castra tectis parietum pro muro, id. 25, 25, 8: oculos membranis tenuissimis, Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 142 sq.: saltum plagis, Lucr. 5, 1251: feram venantum coronā, Verg. A. 9, 551: restituat legiones in locum, quo saeptae fuerunt, Liv. 9, 11, 3: Agrippam custodiā militum, Suet. Aug. 65 fin.: saepsit se tectis, i. e. shut himself up in his palace, Verg. A. 7, 600.—2. With acc.:
saepsit comitium et curiam, Cic. Rep. 2, 17, 31: omnes fori aditūs, id. Phil. 5, 4, 9.—3. Pass. with ab:
Albana pubes inermis ab armatis saepta, Liv. 1, 28, 8.—B. To cover, envelop, wrap, wrap up; with abl.:
aliquem veste, Plaut. Cas. 5, 2, 40: saeptus squalidā stolā (with vestitus), Enn. ap. Non. 537, 27 sq.: omnia sic avido complexu cetera saepsit (sc. aether), Lucr. 5, 470: at Venus obscuro gradientes aëre saepsit, Verg. A. 1, 411.— III. Trop.
A. To hedge up, check, impede, hinder, stop, etc.: perii, lacrimae linguam saepiunt, Afran. ap. Non. 41, 5.—
B. To surround, enclose, encompass, etc.: (inventa) vestire atque ornare oratione: post memoriā saepire, to enclose them in one's memory, i. e. to get them by heart, Cic. de Or. 1, 31, 142; cf.: is se circumvestit dictis, saepit sedulo, Poët. ap. Cic. de Or. 3, 39, 158; and:
domi teneamus eam (orbam eloquentiam) saeptam liberali custodiā, Cic. Brut. 96, 330; v. Jahn ad h. l.: locum omnem cogitatione (the figure taken from surrounding with toils in hunting; cf. II. A.), Cic. de Or. 2, 34, 147: saeptus legibus et judiciorum metu, surrounded, sheltered, guarded, id. Phil. 12, 10, 25; cf.: quibus praesidiis philosophiae saeptus sim, id. Fam. 16, 23; so, saeptus praesidiis, id. Rep. 1, 44, 68; id. Off. 2, 11, 39; id. Mil. 1, 2; cf. also: postquam omnia pudore saepta animadverterat, Liv. 3, 44; and with this cf.: (mulieres) saeptae pudicitiā agunt, Tac. G. 19: (lex) se saepit difficultate abrogationis, Cic. Att. 3, 23, 2: ut quibusdam excubiis in ore positis saepiatur, Gell. 1, 15, 3.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
saepiō (not sēp-), psī, ptus, īre
saepes, to surround with a hedge, hedge in, fence in, enclose : saeptum undique dumetis sepulcrum.— To enclose, surround, encircle, fortify, guard : comitium et curiam: omnīs fori aditūs: urbem moenibus: oppidum operibus: castra tectis parietum pro muro saepta, L.: oculos membranis tenuissimis: restituat legiones intra saltum quo saeptae fuerunt, L.: se tectis, i. e. shut up , V.: pubes inermis ab armatis saepta, L.: At Venus obscuro gradientīs aëre saepsit, V.—Fig., to surround, enclose, encompass : (inventa) ornare oratione; post memoriā saepire, i. e. get by heart : (eloquentia) saepta liberali custodiā: locum omnem cogitatione, beset. —To fortify, protect, guard, strengthen : saeptus legibus, guarded : omnia pudore saepta animadverterat, L.: (mulieres) saeptā pudicitiā agunt, Ta.
Origins
Related to saepis, saepēs.