concupieris
Dictionary entries
- Entry →concupio, concupere, concupivi, concupitus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
desire/wish greatly/eagerly/ardently; covet, long for, be desirous of;; desire eagerly/ardently; covet, long for; aim at; conceive a strong desire for;
sg. futperf. act. ind. 2ndsg. perf. act. subj. 2nd - Entry →concupio, concupere, concupivi, concupitus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
desire/wish greatly/eagerly/ardently; covet, long for, be desirous of;
sg. fut. pass. ind. 2nd - —
Syncopated perfect often drops the 'v' and contracts vowel
Examples
- L
ad Marciam
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DE CONSOLATIONE
"...horrida sit, quidquid potes congeris. Ne, obsecro te, concupieris peruersissimam gloriam, infelicissima uideri. 5. Simul cogita non esse..." - G
Panegyricus
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger)
"...maiestatis ambitio, concupiscere honorem, quem dedigneris, dedignari, quem concupieris: quumque ex proximis hortis campum et comitia prospectes..."
