praebeo

Latin

Alternative forms

prēbeō, praehibeō, prēhibeō

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-der.

Proto-Italic *prai

Proto-Italic *prai-

Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ-

Proto-Italic *haβēō

Proto-Italic *praihaβēō

Latin praebeo

Inherited from Proto-Italic *praihaβēō. By surface analysis, prae- (“before”) +‎ habeō (“I have”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈprae̯.be.oː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈprɛː.be.o]

Verb

praebeō (present infinitive praebēre, perfect active praebuī, supine praebitum); second conjugation

to proffer, offer
Synonyms: offerō, expōnō, obiciō, polliceor, afferō, porrigō, prōpōnō, sufferō, prōferō, dōnō, largior, moveō
to provide, grant, furnish, supply, service
Synonyms: exōrnō, adōrnō, ōrnō, suppleō, apparō, īnstruō, parō, ministrō, accingō, suggerō, comparō, afferō

Nam ut cuiusque studium ex aetāte flāgrābat, aliīs scorta praebēre, aliīs canēs atque equōs mercārī.
As the passions of each, according to his years, appeared excited, he furnished mistresses to some, bought horses and dogs for others.
- 8 CE, Ovid, Metamorphoses 1.10–14:
  Nūllus adhūc mundō praebēbat lūmina Tītān,
  nec nova crēscendō reparābat cornua Phoebē,
  nec circumfūsō pendēbat in āere tellūs
  ponderibus lībrāta suīs, nec bracchia longō
  margine terrārum porrēxerat Amphītrītē; […]
  No Titan [Sun] as yet provided light to the world, nor did Phoebe [the Moon] repair new horns in waxing, nor did the Earth hang in the surrounding air, balanced by its own weights, nor had Amphitrite [the sea] stretched her arms down the far borders of the lands; […]
to show, display
Synonyms: ostendō, ostentō, prōdō, indicō, prōpōnō, expōnō, prōferō, prōtrahō, acclārō, profiteor, vulgō, gerō, praestō, coarguō, fateor
(reflexive) to show oneself (to be)

Conjugation

Conjugation of praebeō (second conjugation)

indicative		singular				plural
indicative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	praebeō	praebēs		praebet	praebēmus	praebētis		praebent
	imperfect	praebēbam	praebēbās		praebēbat	praebēbāmus	praebēbātis		praebēbant
	future	praebēbō	praebēbis		praebēbit	praebēbimus	praebēbitis		praebēbunt
	perfect	praebuī	praebuistī		praebuit	praebuimus	praebuistis		praebuērunt, praebuēre
	pluperfect	praebueram	praebuerās		praebuerat	praebuerāmus	praebuerātis		praebuerant
	future perfect	praebuerō	praebueris		praebuerit	praebuerimus	praebueritis		praebuerint
passive	present	praebeor	praebēris, praebēre		praebētur	praebēmur	praebēminī		praebentur
	imperfect	praebēbar	praebēbāris, praebēbāre		praebēbātur	praebēbāmur	praebēbāminī		praebēbantur
	future	praebēbor	praebēberis, praebēbere		praebēbitur	praebēbimur	praebēbiminī		praebēbuntur
	perfect	praebitus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	praebitus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	praebitus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular				plural
subjunctive		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	praebeam	praebeās		praebeat	praebeāmus	praebeātis		praebeant
	imperfect	praebērem	praebērēs		praebēret	praebērēmus	praebērētis		praebērent
	perfect	praebuerim	praebuerīs		praebuerit	praebuerīmus	praebuerītis		praebuerint
	pluperfect	praebuissem	praebuissēs		praebuisset	praebuissēmus	praebuissētis		praebuissent
passive	present	praebear	praebeāris, praebeāre		praebeātur	praebeāmur	praebeāminī		praebeantur
	imperfect	praebērer	praebērēris, praebērēre		praebērētur	praebērēmur	praebērēminī		praebērentur
	perfect	praebitus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	praebitus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular				plural
imperative		first	second		third	first	second		third
active	present	—	praebē		—	—	praebēte		—
active	future	—	praebētō		praebētō	—	praebētōte		praebentō
passive	present	—	praebēre		—	—	praebēminī		—
passive	future	—	praebētor		praebētor	—	—		praebentor
non-finite forms		infinitive				participle
non-finite forms		active		passive		active		passive
present		praebēre		praebērī, praebērier¹		praebēns		—
future		praebitūrum esse		praebitum īrī		praebitūrus		praebendus
perfect		praebuisse		praebitum esse		—		praebitus
future perfect		—		praebitum fore		—		—
perfect potential		praebitūrum fuisse		—		—		—
verbal nouns		gerund					supine
		genitive	dative		accusative	ablative	accusative		ablative
		praebendī	praebendō		praebendum	praebendō	praebitum		praebitū

¹The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.

Derived terms

Related terms

References

“praebeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“praebeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
praebeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
- to listen to a person: aures praebere alicui
- to give a man the opportunity of doing a thing: occasionem alicui dare, praebere alicuius rei or ad aliquid faciendum
- to comfort: solacium praebere
- to be serviceable: utilitatem afferre, praebere
- to afford matter for elaboration, embellishment: materiem ad ornatum praebere
- be brave: fortem te praebe
- to give the impression of...; have the outward aspect of..: speciem alicuius rei praebere
- to behave with moderation: moderatum se praebere
- to give audience to some one: sui potestatem facere, praebere alicui
- to judge some one equitably: aequum iudicem se alicui praebere