2001 Translation

Sounds Like: DEH-boo-eh-rit

Translations: he, she, or it ought to have, he, she, or it should have, he, she, or it must have, he, she, or it was due

From the root: DEBEO

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This is a Latin verb meaning 'to owe', 'to be due', or 'to be under obligation'. In this specific form, it expresses a past obligation or necessity, often translated as 'ought to have' or 'should have'. It implies that something was due or proper in the past, or that someone was obligated to do something.

Inflection: Third Person Singular, Perfect Subjunctive, Active Voice

Instances

Josephus' Against Apion

• Book One — 5:56, 6:73
• Book Two — 5:56, 6:73

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, DEBEO.

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.

• DEBEO — owe, ought, should, must, be indebted to
• DEBITA — debts, obligations, dues, due, owed, proper, fitting
• DEBUERAT — he/she/it had owed, he/she/it ought to have, he/she/it should have
• DEBUIT — he/she/it ought to have, he/she/it should have, he/she/it owed, he/she/it was obliged

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