obsecrans
Dictionary entries
- Entry →obsecro, obsecrare, obsecravi, obsecratus:
Verb · 1st conjugation · Transitive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
entreat/beseech/implore/pray; (w/deity as object); [fidem ~ => beg support];
acc. sg. pres. act. part.nom. sg. pres. act. part.voc. sg. pres. act. part.
Examples
- T
Cistellaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...suadela mea: anus ei amplexa est genua, plorans, obsecrans, ne deserat se: eam suam esse filiam, seque..." - T
Aulularia
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...nunc hic habet. sed mi avos huius obsecrans concredidit thensaurum auri clam omnis: in medio foco defodit, venerans..." - P
Adelphoe
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...matrem uirginis uenit ipsus ultro lacrumans orans obsecrans fidem dans, iurans se illam ducturum domum. ignotumst, tacitumst, creditumst..." - P
Heauton Timorumenos
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...mihi dare pollicitust. quodsi nunc me deceperit saepe obsecrans me ut veniam, frustra veniet; aut quom venturam dixero..."