OPORTET, oportet
Sounds Like: Oh-POR-tet
Translations: it is necessary, it is proper, it is fitting, one must, ought
From the root: OPORTET
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: Oportet is an impersonal Latin verb meaning "it is necessary," "it is proper," or "it is fitting." It is always used in the third person singular and expresses a moral or logical obligation or necessity. It typically takes a complementary infinitive or a subjunctive clause.
Inflection: Impersonal Verb, Present Active Indicative, Third Person Singular
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 9 — 31:6
From the same root
No other words from the same root, OPORTET, appear in our texts.
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