OFFICIO, officio
Sounds Like: of-FI-ki-oh
Translations: (to) duty, (to) service, (to) office, (to) kindness, (to) ceremony, (by) duty, (by) service, (by) office, (by) kindness, (by) ceremony, I hinder, I obstruct, I impede, I am hindered, I am obstructed, I am impeded
From the root: OFFICIUM
Part of Speech: Noun, Verb
Explanation: OFFICIO can be either a noun or a verb. As a noun, it is the dative or ablative singular form of 'officium', meaning 'duty', 'service', 'office', 'kindness', or 'ceremony'. In the dative case, it indicates the recipient or purpose (e.g., 'to duty'). In the ablative case, it indicates means, manner, or instrument (e.g., 'by duty'). As a verb, it is the first person singular present active indicative of 'officio', meaning 'I hinder' or 'I obstruct'. It can also be the first person singular present passive indicative of 'officio' (officior), meaning 'I am hindered' or 'I am obstructed'.
Inflection: Noun: Singular, Dative or Ablative, Neuter. Verb: First Person, Singular, Present, Active or Passive, Indicative.
Instances
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 10 — 1:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, OFFICIUM.
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.
- OFFICIUM — duty, an office, office, service, a service, function, a function, task, a task, ceremony, a ceremony, kindness, a kindness, obligation, an obligation
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