capite
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;
pl. pres. act. imp. 2nd - Entry →caput, capitis:
Neuter · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
head; person; life; leader; top; source/mouth (river); capital (punishment);; heading; chapter, principal division; [~ super pedibus => head over heels];
abl. sg.dat. sg.loc. sg.
Examples
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..."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..."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..."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..."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..."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..."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..."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..."
