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
Cistellaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...suadela mea: anus ei amplexa est genua, plorans, obsecrans, ne deserat se: eam suam esse filiam, seque..."Aulularia
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...nunc hic habet. sed mi avos huius obsecrans concredidit thensaurum auri clam omnis: in medio foco defodit, venerans..."Adelphoe
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...matrem uirginis uenit ipsus ultro lacrumans orans obsecrans fidem dans, iurans se illam ducturum domum. ignotumst, tacitumst, creditumst..."Heauton Timorumenos
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...mihi dare pollicitust. quodsi nunc me deceperit saepe obsecrans me ut veniam, frustra veniet; aut quom venturam dixero..."