congressum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →congredior, congrediri, congressus sum:
Verb · 4th conjugation · Deponent
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Age:
- Early
meet, approach, near; join in battle, come to grips; contend/engage (at law);
acc. sg. perf. part.acc. sg. perf. part.acc. sg.nom. sg. perf. part.voc. sg. perf. part. - Entry →congredior, congredi, congressus sum:
Verb · 3rd conjugation · Deponent
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
meet, approach, near; join in battle, come to grips; contend/engage (at law);
acc. sg. perf. part.acc. sg. perf. part.acc. sg.nom. sg. perf. part.voc. sg. perf. part. - Entry →congressus, congressus:
Masculine · Noun · 4th declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
meeting, interview; assembly/conference; encounter; engagement, clash; contest;; union, combination, coming together; sexual/social intercourse; companionship;
acc. sg.gen. pl.
Examples
Liber XII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...etiam studiosis haec lumina. Hic deos ipsos in congressum prope suum sermonemque deducet: "vos enim Albani tumuli atque..."
Liber Octavus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...fida soror, quaenam hunc belli caligine nobis congressum fortuna tulit? num regia Iuno hoc molita nefas? citius..."Aeneid V
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...mare se Xanthus, Pelidae tunc ego forti congressum Aenean nec dis nec viribus aequis nube cava rapui, cuperem..."Liber XXXVIII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...consulis, cum saepe colloquiis petitis captatus esset, non congressum modo sed conspectum etiam eius uitasse. Cupientem transire Taurum..."Liber XXXI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...regem terror cepit nondum iusto proelio cum Romanis congressum. itaque reuocato filio praesidioque quod in faucibus Pelagoniae erat..."Liber XXI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...quam consulerent: nam neque hostem acriorem bellicosioremque secum congressum nec rem Romanam tam desidem unquam fuisse atque imbellem..."Liber VIII
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...medios erumpit hostes et ducem Lucanorum comminus congressum obtruncat; contrahensque suos ex fuga palatos pervenit ad amnem ruinis..."Liber I
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...quia se persaepe Numa sine arbitris velut ad congressum deae inferebat, Camenis eum lucum sacravit, quod earum..."
