praecipio

Latin

Etymology

From prae- +‎ capiō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /prae̯ˈki.pi.oː/, [präe̯ˈkɪpioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /preˈt͡ʃi.pi.o/, [preˈt͡ʃiːpio]

Verb

praecipiō (present infinitive praecipere, perfect active praecēpī, supine praeceptum); third conjugation iō-variant

1. to take or seize beforehand, in advance
2. to anticipate

   Synonyms: anteeō, occupō

3. to enjoin, direct, order, command

   Synonyms: imperō, praescrībō, ēdīcō, mandō, iniungō, dictō, iubeō, indīcō, pōnō

4. to teach, instruct, advise, inform, warn

   Synonyms: admoneō, moneō, condicō, praedīcō, dēlīberō

Usage notes

Used with the dative.

Conjugation

Conjugation of praecipiō (third conjugation iō-variant)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	praecipiō	praecipis	praecipit	praecipimus	praecipitis	praecipiunt
	imperfect	praecipiēbam	praecipiēbās	praecipiēbat	praecipiēbāmus	praecipiēbātis	praecipiēbant
	future	praecipiam	praecipiēs	praecipiet	praecipiēmus	praecipiētis	praecipient
	perfect	praecēpī	praecēpistī	praecēpit	praecēpimus	praecēpistis	praecēpērunt, praecēpēre
	pluperfect	praecēperam	praecēperās	praecēperat	praecēperāmus	praecēperātis	praecēperant
	future perfect	praecēperō	praecēperis	praecēperit	praecēperimus	praecēperitis	praecēperint
passive	present	praecipior	praeciperis, praecipere	praecipitur	praecipimur	praecipiminī	praecipiuntur
	imperfect	praecipiēbar	praecipiēbāris, praecipiēbāre	praecipiēbātur	praecipiēbāmur	praecipiēbāminī	praecipiēbantur
	future	praecipiar	praecipiēris, praecipiēre	praecipiētur	praecipiēmur	praecipiēminī	praecipientur
	perfect	praeceptus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	praeceptus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	praeceptus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	praecipiam	praecipiās	praecipiat	praecipiāmus	praecipiātis	praecipiant
	imperfect	praeciperem	praeciperēs	praeciperet	praeciperēmus	praeciperētis	praeciperent
	perfect	praecēperim	praecēperīs	praecēperit	praecēperīmus	praecēperītis	praecēperint
	pluperfect	praecēpissem	praecēpissēs	praecēpisset	praecēpissēmus	praecēpissētis	praecēpissent
passive	present	praecipiar	praecipiāris, praecipiāre	praecipiātur	praecipiāmur	praecipiāminī	praecipiantur
	imperfect	praeciperer	praeciperēris, praeciperēre	praeciperētur	praeciperēmur	praeciperēminī	praeciperentur
	perfect	praeceptus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	praeceptus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	praecipe	—	—	praecipite	—
	future	—	praecipitō	praecipitō	—	praecipitōte	praecipiuntō
passive	present	—	praecipere	—	—	praecipiminī	—
	future	—	praecipitor	praecipitor	—	—	praecipiuntor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		praecipere	praecēpisse	praeceptūrum esse	praecipī	praeceptum esse	praeceptum īrī
participles		praecipiēns	—	praeceptūrus	—	praeceptus	praecipiendus, praecipiundus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		praecipiendī	praecipiendō	praecipiendum	praecipiendō	praeceptum	praeceptū

Derived terms

• praeceptiō
• praeceptor
• praeceptus
• praecipuus

References

• “praecipio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “praecipio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• praecipio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
• Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to form a conception of a thing beforehand: animo, cogitatione aliquid praecipere (Off 1. 23. 81)
    
  • to inculcate good (bad) principles: bene (male) praecipere alicui
    
  • that Greek proverb contains an excellent lesson: bene illo Graecorum proverbio praecipitur
    
  • to give moral advice, rules of conduct: de virtute praecipere alicui
    
  • to consider oneself already victor: victoriam praecipere (animo) (Liv. 10. 26)