capiens
Dictionary entries
- Entry →capio, capere, cepi, captus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
take hold, seize; grasp; take bribe; arrest/capture; put on; occupy; captivate;
acc. sg. pres. act. part.nom. sg. pres. act. part.voc. sg. pres. act. part.
Examples
Liber IV
Aulus Gellius
"...diceres hominem esse animal mortale rationis et scientiae capiens vel quo alio modo diceres, ut eum a ceteris..."de Vita Beata
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...erat uera. 4. Ratio uera~ sensibus inritata et capiens inde principia — nec enim habet aliud unde conetur..."