2001 Translation

Sounds Like: POO-tant

Translations: they think, they consider, they suppose, they believe

From the root: PUTO

Part of Speech: Verb

Explanation: This is a Latin verb meaning 'to think', 'to consider', 'to suppose', or 'to believe'. It is used to express an opinion or a mental process of evaluation. For example, one might say 'Homines putant' meaning 'People think'.

Inflection: Third person, Plural, Present, Active, Indicative

Instances

Josephus' Against Apion

• Book One — 7:79
• Book Two — 7:79

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, PUTO.

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.

• PUTA — think!, suppose!, consider!, imagine!, you know, indeed
• PUTARI — to be thought, to be considered, to be supposed, to be esteemed
• PUTAS — you think, you suppose, you believe, you consider, you reckon
• PUTASNE — do you think?, do you suppose?, do you consider?

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