arripe
Dictionary entries
- Entry →arripio, arripere, arripui, arreptus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
take hold of; seize (hand/tooth/claw), snatch; arrest; assail; pick up, absorb;
sg. pres. act. imp. 2nd
Examples
Miles Gloriosus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...Viden hostis tibi adesse tuoque tergo obsidium? consule, arripe opem auxiliumque ad hanc rem: propere hoc, non placide..."
Liber Quartus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...saepe acri potior prudentia dextra. quam tulerit deus, arripe opem. iamque ultima nobis promere fata nefas. sileo prior..."Aeneid IX
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...nunc poscere currus. rumpe moras omnis et turbata arripe castra.' dixit, et in caelum paribus se sustulit alis..."Aeneid III
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...Pergameis erepte ruinis, ecce tibi Ausoniae tellus: hanc arripe velis. et tamen hanc pelago praeterlabare necesse est: Ausoniae..."Sermones II
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...gaudens Bellona cruentis. nunc age luxuriam et Nomentanum arripe mecum. vincet enim stultos ratio insanire nepotes. hic simul..."