DIREPTUM, direptum
Sounds Like: dee-REP-tum
Translations: plundered, robbed, seized, spoiled, booty, spoil, a spoil, a booty
From the root: DIRIPIO
Part of Speech: Participle, Noun
Explanation: DIREPTUM is the perfect passive participle of the verb DIRIPERE, meaning 'to plunder' or 'to seize'. As a participle, it describes something that has been plundered or seized. It can also be used substantively as a noun, referring to the 'booty' or 'spoil' itself, or the act of plundering. In a sentence, it might describe a person who has been robbed or an object that has been taken by force.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative; or Masculine, Accusative; or Feminine, Accusative
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, DIRIPIO.
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.
- DIRIPIO — to tear apart, to plunder, to pillage, to ravage, to lay waste, to snatch away, to carry off
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