praebeo

Latin

Alternative forms

• prēbeō, praehibeō, prēhibeō

Etymology

Contraction of praehibeō, from prae- (“before”) +‎ habeō (“I have”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈprae̯.be.oː/, [ˈpräe̯beoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpre.be.o/, [ˈprɛːbeo]

Verb

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

1. to proffer, offer

   Synonyms: offerō, expōnō, obiciō, polliceor, afferō, porrigō, prōpōnō, sufferō, prōferō, dōnō, largior, moveō

2. to provide, grant, furnish, supply, service

   Synonyms: exōrnō, adōrnō, ōrnō, suppleō, apparō, īnstruō, parō, accingō, suggerō, comparō, afferō

   • 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; […]

3. to show, display

   Synonyms: ostendō, ostentō, prōdō, indicō, prōpōnō, expōnō, prōferō, prōtrahō, acclārō, profiteor, vulgō, gerō, praestō, coarguō, fateor

4. (reflexive) to show oneself (to be)

Conjugation

Conjugation of praebeō (second conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		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
		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
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	praebē	—	—	praebēte	—
	future	—	praebētō	praebētō	—	praebētōte	praebentō
passive	present	—	praebēre	—	—	praebēminī	—
	future	—	praebētor	praebētor	—	—	praebentor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		praebēre	praebuisse	praebitūrum esse	praebērī, praebērier1	praebitum esse	praebitum īrī
participles		praebēns	—	praebitūrus	—	praebitus	praebendus
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

• praebenda
• praebia
• praebita
• praebitiō
• praebitor
• praebitus

Related terms

• abhibeō
• adhibeō
• antehabeō
• cohibeō
• exhibeō
• habeō
• inhibeō
• perhibeō
• posthabeō
• prohibeō
• ratihabeō
• redhibeō

Descendants

• Old Spanish: prebir
• Spanish: prebir, prehibir

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