Ep. 10.83.1Rogātus, domine, ā Nīcaeēnsibus pūblicē per ea, quae mihi et sunt et dēbent esse sānctissima, id est per aeternitātem tuam salūtemque, ut precēs suās ad tē perferrem, fās nōn putāvī negāre acceptumque ab iīs libellum huic epistulae iūnxī.Having been asked, sir, by the people of Nicaea officially, by what both is and ought to be most sacred to me, that is, by your eternity and safety, to pass on their petition to you, I did not think it right to refuse, and I have attached the petition I received from them to this letter.
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Pliny · Epistulae X
Pliny, Letter 10.83
A petition from Nicaea
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Latin vocabulary for this passage (31 words)
| rogō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | ask |
| dominus, -ī m. | master, owner |
| ā, ab (prep. + abl.) | away from, from; by (ā only before consonants) |
| pūblicē (adv.) | officially, as a state |
| per, prep, with ace. | through, by means of |
| is, ea, id, dem. pron. | this, that; he, she, it, they |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| ego, meī, pers. pron. | I |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| dēbeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus | owe; with infin., ought |
| sānctus, -a, -um | consecrated, sacred |
| aeternitās, -ātis f. | eternity; lasting fame |
| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
| salūs, salūtis, f. | safety, deliverance, escape |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| prex, precis f. (usu. pl.) | prayer, entreaty |
| suus, -a, -um | his, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their |
| ad, prep. with acc. | to, toward; at, near; for |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| perferō, -ferre, -tulī, -lātus | bear through, bear, endure; weather |
| fās (indecl.) n. | what is right by divine law (fās est: it is allowed) |
| nōn, adv. | not |
| putō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | think |
| negō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | say no or not, deny, refuse |
| accipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus | take to oneself, receive, accept; hear; suffer |
| libellus, -ī m. | little book; written document; libellus repudiī: certificate of divorce |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| epistula, -ae f. | letter |
| iungō, iungere, iūnxī, iūnctus | join; yoke, harness |
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