coepio

Latin

Etymology

From co- +‎ apō (“lit. to lay hold of something on different sides, to lay hold of; hence of an action, to begin”). The present stem is a back-formation from the perfect stem coepī.

Pronunciation

Verb

coepiō (present infinitive coepere, perfect active coepī, supine coeptum); third conjugation iō-variant

  1. (pre-classical and post-classical) begin, commence, initiate (= incipiō)

Usage notes

In classical times, only the perfect tenses were in use; the present, imperfect and future indicative and the present and imperfect subjunctive, were supplied by incipiō. This is similar to odio

Inflection
   Conjugation of coepio (third conjugation iō-variant)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present coepiō coepis coepit coepimus coepitis coepiunt
imperfect coepiēbam coepiēbās coepiēbat coepiēbāmus coepiēbātis coepiēbant
future coepiam coepiēs coepiet coepiēmus coepiētis coepient
perfect coepī coepistī coepit coepimus coepistis coepērunt, coepēre
pluperfect coeperam coeperās coeperat coeperāmus coeperātis coeperant
future perfect coeperō coeperis coeperit coeperimus coeperitis coeperint
passive present coepior coeperis, coepere coepitur coepimur coepiminī coepiuntur
imperfect coepiēbar coepiēbāris, coepiēbāre coepiēbātur coepiēbāmur coepiēbāminī coepiēbantur
future coepiar coepiēris, coepiēre coepiētur coepiēmur coepiēminī coepientur
perfect coeptus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect coeptus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect coeptus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present coepiam coepiās coepiat coepiāmus coepiātis coepiant
imperfect coeperem coeperēs coeperet coeperēmus coeperētis coeperent
perfect coeperim coeperīs coeperit coeperimus coeperitis coeperint
pluperfect coepissem coepissēs coepisset coepissēmus coepissētis coepissent
passive present coepiar coepiāris, coepiāre coepiātur coepiāmur coepiāminī coepiantur
imperfect coeperer coeperēris, coeperēre coeperētur coeperēmur coeperēminī coeperentur
perfect coeptus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect coeptus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — coepe — — coepite —
future — coepitō coepitō — coepitōte coepiuntō
passive present — coepere — — coepiminī —
future — coepitor coepitor — — coepiuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives coepere coepisse coeptūrus esse coepī coeptus esse coeptum īrī
participles coepiēns — coeptūrus — coeptus coepiendus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
coepere coepiendī coepiendō coepiendum coeptum coeptū

References
  • coepio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • coepio in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • coepio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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