Aeneid Book 3 Vocab (From Haverford Bridge)

postquam

after

rēs reī f.

thing; property; matter, affair; activity; situation; rēs novae: revolution; rēs gestae: deeds, achievements (esp. in a memoir, etc.)

Asia –ae

Asia; esp. the Roman province of Asia, western Asia Minor

Priamus –ī m.

Priam, son of Laomedon, king of Troy; Priam, a Trojan youth, son of Polites and grandson of King Priam

–que

and; both…and

ēvertō ēvertere ēvertī ēversus

to overturn, overthrow

gēns gentis f.

nation, people; clan, family

immeritus –a –um

undeserving; guiltless

videō vidēre vīdī vīsus

to see; (passive) be seen, seem

superī –ōrum m.

those above, i.e. the gods

cadō cadere cecidī cāsum

to fall, sink; die, be killed; derive from, proceed from (a source)

superbus –a –um

arrogant, overbearing, haughty, proud

Īlium –iī n.

Ilium, Troy

et

and

omnis omne

every; all

humus humī f.

ground, soil, earth, land, country

fūmō fūmāre fūmāvī fūmātus

to smoke; send up vapor; fume, reek; foam (> fumus)

Neptūnius –a –um

pertaining to Neptune, built by Neptune, Neptunian; son or descendant of Neptune (> Neptunus)

Troia Troiae f.

Troy

dīversus –a –um (or dīvorsus)

opposite; separate, apart; diverse, unlike, different; hostile

exilium (exsilium) –iī n.

exile, banishment

dēsertus –a –um

desolate; abandoned; uninhabited, solitary, lonely

quaerō quaerere quaesiī/quaesīvī quaesītus

to search for, seek, ask; (absol.) seek or acquire wealth, etc.

terra terrae f.

land, earth

augurium argurī(ī) n.

augury, prophecy

agō agere ēgī āctus

to drive; do; spend, conduct; concern (oneself with a thing); make a proposal (about)

dīvus (dīus) dīvī m.

god, deity; the sky

classis classis f.

class/division of Romans; grade (pupils); levy/draft; fleet/navy; group/band

sub

under; at the foot of; near; up to (+ abl.)

ipse ipsa ipsum

himself, herself, itself (intensive); very

Antandros (–us) –ī f.

Antandrus, a coast town in Mysia, at the foot of Mount Ida

Phrygius –a –um

Phrygian, Trojan; subst., Phrygiae, arum, f., Phrygian or Trojan women (> Phryx)

mōlior mōlīrī mōlītus

to work at, devise

mōns montis m.

mountain, hill

Īda –ae or Īdē –ēs f.

Mount Ida

incertus –a –um

unsure, uncertain, unreliable

quō

where, whither; to what purpose, what for; on account of which, whereby; so that (by these means); in order that

fātum –ī n. or fātus –ī m.

destiny, fate; in pl. (often), death

ferō ferre tulī lātus

to bring, bear, carry; endure; report (feritur it is said; ferunt they say)

ubī

where, when; (adv. of place and time; relat.), where; (indefinite), wheresoever; (interrog.), where; (of time), when; whenever; as soon as; in comparison

sistō sistere stitī status

to stop, check; cause to stand; set up

dō dare dedī datus

to give; dedicate; sell; pay; grant/bestow/impart/offer/lend; devote; allow; make; surrender/give over; send to die; ascribe/attribute; give birth/produce; utter

contrahō contrahere contrāxī contractus

to collect, contract, reduce; shrink because of pain

vir virī m.

man; husband

vix

hardly, scarcely

prīmus –a –um

first, foremost, best, chief, principal; nearest, next; [in primus = especially]

incipiō incipere incēpī inceptus

to take on, begin

aestās aestātis f.

summer; summer heat/weather; a year

pater patris m.

father

Anchīsēs –ae m.

Anchises, son of Capys and Themis, and father of Aeneas by Venus

vēlum vēlī n.

sail, awning, curtain

iubeō iubēre iussī iussus

to order/tell/command/direct; enjoin/command; decree/enact; request/ask/bid; pray

lītus lītoris n.

sea–shore

cum

when; since; although

patria patriae f.

country, homeland

lacrimō lacrimāre lacrimāvī lacrimātus or lacrimor –ārī –ātus sum

to cry, weep

portus portūs m.

port, harbor; refuge, haven, place of refuge

relinquō relinquere relīquī relictus

to leave (behind), abandon

campus campī m.

(flat) plain; short for Campus Martius; elections; military exercises; recreation

sum esse fuī futūrus

to be; exist; (also used to form verb perfect passive tenses) (+ nom. perfect participle)

exsul exsulis m.

an exile, banished person; wanderer

in

in, on (+ abl.); into, onto; against (+ acc.)

altum altī n.

deep sea; height

cum

with (prep. +abl.)

socius –iī m.

an associate, ally; companion, friend, comrade

nātus (gnātus) –ī m.

son; (in plural) children

Penātēs –ium m.

gods of the household; hearth, fireside gods; tutelary gods of the state as a national family; (fig.), fireside, hearth, dwelling–house, abode (> penus)

māgnus –a –um

large, big; great; vast/huge; much; powerful; tall/long/broad; extensive/spacious; great (achievement); mighty; distinguished; skilled; bold/confident; proud; full/complete/utter/pure; intense; loud; at high price; notable/famous; old

deus deī m.

god

procul

away; at distance, far off

vāstus –a –um

empty, devastated

colō colere coluī cultus

to live in, inhabit; till, cultivate, promote growth; foster, maintain; honor, cherish, worship; tend, take care of; adorn, dress, decorate, embellish

Māvortius –a –um or Mārtius –a –um

pertaining to Mavors or Mars; ; warlike, martial; of Mars; son of Mars; received in battle, honorable; sacred to Mars (> Mavors)

Thrāx –ācis

Thracian; subst. pl., Thraces, um, Thracians

arō arāre arāvī arātus

to plough

ācer ācris ācre

sharp, keen; fierce

quondam

formerly, once, at one time; some day, hereafter; on one occasion; at times, on occasion

rēgnō rēgnāre rēgnāvī rēgnātus

to rule, reign

Lycūrgus –ī m.

Lycurgus, son of Dryas, and king of the Thracian Edoni, punished by Bacchus with madness, and driven to self–destruction, on account of his opposition to the Bacchanalian orgies

hospitium hospiti(ī) n.

hospitality

antīquus –a –um

old, ancient, old–time, former

socius –a –um

sharing, joining in, partaking, united, associated, kindred, allied, fellow, common

dum

while, as long as, until; provided that; since

fortūna fortūnae f.

fortune, chance

hūc

to here, hither

curvus –a –um

curved, bent, bending; winding; crooked

moenia moenium n. pl.

(city) walls

locus locī m. or loca locōrum n. pl.

place, region, part; passage (in a piece of writing)

ingredior ingredī ingressus sum

to advance, walk; enter, step/go into; undertake, begin

inīquus –a –um

uneven; inequitable, unjust

Aeneadēs –ae m.

a son of Aeneas; pl., Aeneadae, arum, followers of Aeneas, the Trojans; Aeneadae

meus –a –um

my, mine

nōmen nōminis n.

name, account; noun

dē

down from, about, concerning; starting at (a point in time); asa result of, because of

fingō fingere fīnxī fīctus

to mold, form, shape; create, invent; produce; imagine; compose; devise, contrive; adapt, transform into; modify (appearance/character/behavior); groom; make up (story/excuse); pretend, pose; forge, counterfeit; act insincerely

sacrum sacrī n.

(religious) rite, sacrifice; something consecrated, a holy thing, sacred vessel, sacred utensil, holy place, sanctuary, temple

Diōnaeus –a –um

Pertaining to Dione, mother of Venus; Dionaean (> Dione)

māter mātris f.

mother

auspex –icis m./f.

one who divines by watching birds; a diviner; (fig.), a leader, author, patron, guide, director (> avis and specio, look)

coepī coepisse coeptum

to begin