SAPIANT, sapiant
Sounds Like: SAH-pee-ant
Translations: they may know, they may understand, they may be wise, they may taste, they may discern
From the root: SAPIO
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: SAPIANT is a Latin verb meaning 'to know', 'to understand', 'to be wise', 'to taste', or 'to discern'. It is used in the subjunctive mood, which often expresses potential, desire, command, or a hypothetical situation. For example, it could be used in a clause indicating purpose or result, or in an indirect command.
Inflection: Third-person plural, Present, Active, Subjunctive
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, SAPIO.
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.
- SAPI — I taste, I discern, I understand, I am wise, I have good sense, I smell of, I savor of
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