capit
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;
sg. pres. act. ind. 3rd
Examples
- P
Aeneid V
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...accensa duobus, Sergesto Mnestheique, Gyan superare morantem. Sergestus capit ante locum scopuloque propinquat, nec tota tamen ille prior..." - P
Aeneid VI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...conventus trahit in medios turbamque sonantem, et tumulum capit unde omnis longo ordine posset adversos legere et venientum..." - P
Aeneid VII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...iuris materni cura remordet, solvite crinalis vittas, capite orgia mecum.' talem inter silvas, inter deserta ferarum reginam Allecto..." - P
Aeneid IX
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...Assaraci fato ventura resident, nec te Troia capit.' simul haec effatus ab alto aethere se mittit, spirantis dimovet..." - P
Aeneid X
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...Ausonios coniungi foedere Teucris haud licitum, nec vestra capit discordia finem, quae cuique est fortuna hodie, quam quisque..." - P
Aeneid XII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...noctem. At pius Aeneas dextram tendebat inermem nudato capite atque suos clamore vocabat: 'quo ruitis? quaeve ista repens..." - G
Poems
Gaius Valerius Catullus from Catullus' Poems
"...tollens, 'di magni, salaputium disertum!' LIV. de Octonis capite Othonis caput oppido est pusillum, et eri rustice semilauta..." - P
Aeneid IV
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...terram rapido pariter cum flamine portant. tum virgam capit: hac animas ille evocat Orco pallentis, alias sub Tartara..."