sapientum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →sapio, sapere, sapivi, -:
Verb · 3rd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Frequent
taste of; understand; have sense;
gen. pl. pres. act. part. - Entry →sapiens, sapientis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
wise (virtuous) man, sage, philosopher; teacher of wisdom;
gen. pl. - Entry →sapiens, sapientis (gen.), sapientior -or -us, sapientissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
rational; sane, of sound mind; wise, judicious, understanding; discreet;
gen. pl. (all)
Examples
Thrasybulus
Cornelius Nepos
"...gloria. Bene ergo Pittacus ille, qui in VII sapientum numero est habitus, cum Mytilenaei multa milia iugerum agri..."Liber II
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...dulcius est, bene quam munita tenere edita doctrina sapientum templa serena, despicere unde queas alios passimque videre errare..."ad Polybium
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DE CONSOLATIONE
"...aequitatem compellereris, tenacissima memoria rettulit, iam omnium praecepta sapientum adsueta sibi facundia explicuit. Nullus itaque melius has adloquendi..."Sermones II
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...malo mentem concussa? timore deorum." haec mihi Stertinius, sapientum octavos, amico arma dedit, posthac ne conpellarer inultus. dixerit..."
