BENEFACERE, benefacere
Sounds Like: BEH-neh-FAH-keh-reh
Translations: to do good, to benefit, to be kind to, to show kindness
From the root: BENEFACERE
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a Latin verb meaning 'to do good' or 'to benefit'. It is a compound word formed from 'bene' (well, good) and 'facere' (to do, to make). It is used to describe the act of performing good deeds or showing kindness towards others. For example, one might say 'benefacere alicui' meaning 'to do good to someone' or 'to benefit someone'.
Inflection: Present Active Infinitive
Instances
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians — 10:2
From the same root
No other words from the same root, BENEFACERE, appear in our texts.
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