PRINCIPIBUS, principibus
Sounds Like: prin-KIP-i-boos
Translations: to/for chiefs, to/for leaders, to/for princes, by/with/from chiefs, by/with/from leaders, by/with/from princes
From the root: PRINCEPS
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: PRINCIPIBUS is an inflected form of the Latin noun PRINCEPS, meaning 'chief', 'leader', or 'prince'. It refers to those holding primary rank or authority. This form is used when the chiefs, leaders, or princes are the indirect object of an action (dative case) or when they are the means, instrument, or accompaniment of an action (ablative case).
Inflection: Plural, Dative or Ablative, Masculine
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Polycarp’s Letter to the Philippians — 12:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, PRINCEPS.
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.
- PRINCEPS — prince, chief, leader, emperor, first, foremost, principal, a prince, a chief, a leader, an emperor
- PRINCIPATUS — principate, rule, sovereignty, chief command, first place, hegemony, a principate, a rule
- PRINCIPES — chiefs, leaders, princes, foremost men
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