verbsecond conjugation, no passive, no supine stem
tepeō
tepeō (present infinitive tepēre, perfect active tepuī)
Classical[ˈtɛ.pe.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɛː.pe.o]
Meaning
- to be warm, lukewarm or tepid
- to glow with love; to be enamored
- to be lukewarm or indifferent in feeling
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
leniter caleōtepeō -ēre — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 13
Conjugation conjugation 2 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | tepeō | tepēbam | tepēbō | tepuī | tepueram | tepuerō |
| 2nd sg. | tepēs | tepēbās | tepēbis | tepuistī | tepuerās | tepueris |
| 3rd sg. | tepet | tepēbat | tepēbit | tepuit | tepuerat | tepuerit |
| 1st pl. | tepēmus | tepēbāmus | tepēbimus | tepuimus | tepuerāmus | tepuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | tepētis | tepēbātis | tepēbitis | tepuistis | tepuerātis | tepueritis |
| 3rd pl. | tepent | tepēbant | tepēbunt | tepuērunt tepuēre | tepuerant | tepuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | tepeam | tepērem | tepuerim | tepuissem |
| 2nd sg. | tepeās | tepērēs | tepuerīs | tepuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | tepeat | tepēret | tepuerit | tepuisset |
| 1st pl. | tepeāmus | tepērēmus | tepuerīmus | tepuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | tepeātis | tepērētis | tepuerītis | tepuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | tepeant | tepērent | tepuerint | tepuissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | tepē | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | tepēte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | tepētō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | tepētō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | tepētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | tepentō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | tepēre | — |
| perfect infinitive | tepuisse | — |
| present participle | tepēns | — |
gerundtependī, tependō, tependum
tĕpĕo, ēre, v. n. Sanscr. tap, to be warm; tapas, heat; O. H. Germ. damf, warm,
I. to be moderately warm, lukewarm, or tepid (very rare; not in Cic.; cf.: caleo, ferveo).
I. Lit.:
ubi (dolium) temperate tepebit, Cato, R. R. 69, 2: carnes gallinaceorum ut tepebant avulsae, Plin. 29, 4, 25, § 78: ubi plus tepeant hiemes, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 15: cor tepens, Plin. 30, 7, 20, § 62: tepentes aurae, Verg. G. 2, 330; Ov. M. 1, 107: sole tepente, id. ib. 3, 489: truncus tepens, Verg. A. 10, 555; cf.: tractu (caeli) tepente, Plin. 36, 25, 62, § 186.—II. Trop.
A. To be warm or to glow with love, to be enamored:
quo (Lycidā) calet juventus Nunc omnis et mox virgines tepebunt, Hor. C. 1, 4, 20: nescio quem sensi corde tepente deum, Ov. H. 11, 26.—B. To be lukewarm, cool, cold; to be without ardor, indifferent in love, etc.:
saepe tepent alii juvenes: ego semper amavi, Ov. R. Am. 7; so (opp. amare), id. Am. 2, 2, 53: affectus tepet, * Quint. 6, 1, 44.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
tepeō —, —, ēre
TEP-, to be moderately warm, be lukewarm, be tepid : ubi plus tepeant hiemes, H.: tepentes aurae, V.: Sole tepente, O. —Fig., to be warm, glow with love, be enamoured : quo (Lycidā) mox virgines tepebunt, H.: Nescio quem sensi corde tepente deum. O.— To be lukewarm, be without ardor, be indifferent : Seu tepet sive amat, O.
Origins
Uncertain, though ultimately from the root *tep-. The term could be inherited from Proto-Italic *tepēō, from Proto-Indo-European *t(e)p-éh₁-ye-ti, a stative verb formed to the aforementioned root. However, there are no parallel formations in other Indo-European languages except for perhaps Albanian ftoh. Cognate with Serbo-Croatian topao, Irish te (“hot”), Proto-Slavic *teplъ (“hot”), and Sanskrit तप् (tap, “hot”).