ACCEPERUNT, acceperunt
Sounds Like: ak-KEP-eh-roont
Translations: they received, they accepted, they took, they got
From the root: ACCIPERE
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a verb meaning 'to receive,' 'to accept,' or 'to take.' It is a compound verb formed from 'ad' (to, toward) and 'capere' (to take). It describes an action completed in the past by a group of people or things. For example, 'They received the gift' or 'They accepted the terms.'
Inflection: Perfect Active Indicative, 3rd Person Plural
Instances
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 9 — 31:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ACCIPERE.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ACCEP — receive, accept, take, get, obtain, admit, welcome, understand
- ACCEPISTIS — you received, you have received, you accepted, you have accepted
- ACCIPIUNT — they receive, they accept, they take
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