OPORTEBAT, oportebat
Sounds Like: oh-por-TEH-baht
Translations: it was necessary, it was proper, it was fitting, it was incumbent
From the root: OPORTERE
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is the third person singular imperfect active indicative form of the impersonal verb 'oportere'. It means 'it was necessary' or 'it was proper/fitting'. It is often used with an infinitive or a subjunctive clause to express what ought to have been done or what was required.
Inflection: Imperfect, Active, Indicative, Third Person Singular
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, OPORTERE.
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.
- OPORTERE — it is necessary, it is proper, it is fitting, one ought, one must
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