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Pliny · Epistulae VII

Pliny, Letter 7.7

Thanks between two friends

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Ep. 7.7.1Et proximē Prīscō nostrō et rūrsus, quia ita iussistī, grātiās ēgī.Both recently and again, since you so bade, I have thanked our friend Priscus. Ep. 7.7.1Libentissimē quidem: est enim mihi periūcundum, quod virī optimī mihique amīcissimī adeō cohaesistis, ut invicem vōs obligārī putētis.Most gladly, indeed: for it is most delightful to me that you, excellent men and my dearest friends, have grown so close that you each think yourselves under obligation to the other. Ep. 7.7.2Nam ille quoque praecipuam sē voluptātem ex amīcitiā tuā capere profitētur, certatque tēcum honestissimō certāmine mūtuae cāritātis, quam ipsum tempus augēbit.For he too declares that he takes particular pleasure in your friendship, and he vies with you in the most honourable contest of mutual affection, which time itself will increase. Ep. 7.7.2Tē negōtiīs distinērī ob hoc molestē ferō, quod dēservīre studiīs nōn potes.I am sorry that you are distracted by business, for this reason, that you cannot devote yourself to your studies. Ep. 7.7.2Sī tamen alteram lītem per iūdicem alteram - ut ais - ipse fīnieris, incipiēs prīmum istīc ōtiō fruī, deinde satiātus ad nōs revertī.If, however, you settle one lawsuit through a judge and the other, as you say, yourself, you will begin first to enjoy your leisure there, and then, when you have had your fill, to come back to us.

Ep. 7.7.2Valē.Farewell.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (77 words)
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
proximē (adv.)most recently; nearest
noster, -tra, -trumour
rūrsus, adv.again
quia (conj.)because
ita, adv.in this manner, thus, so; ita ut, as
iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iussusbid, order, command
grātia, -ae, f.favor; gratitude, thanks; plur., thanks; grātiās agere, to give thanks, thank; grātiam referre, to return a favor, show gratitude, requite
agō, agere, ēgī, āctusdrive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia
libenter, adv.willingly, gladly
quidem, adv.in fact, indeed, certainly; nē ... quidem, not ... even
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
enim, conj.for
ego, meī, pers. pron.I
periūcundus, -a, -umvery pleasant
quod, conj.that, in that, because
vir, virī, m.man
bonus, -a, -umgood
que, enclitic conj.and
amīcus, -ī, m.friend
adeō (adv.)so far, to such a degree; so
cohaereō, -ēre, -haesī, -haesuscling together, be connected (with: dat.)
ut, conj.as; when; that; ita ut, as
invicem (adv.)in turn, mutually; ad invicem: to one another
vōsplur. of tū
obligō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusbind, oblige; mortgage, pledge
putō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusthink
nam, conj.for
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
quoque, adv.also
praecipuus, -a, -umspecial, particular, outstanding
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.himself, herself, itself, themselves
voluptās, -tātis, f.pleasure
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
amīcitia, -ae f.friendship, alliance
tuus, -a, -umthy, thine, your
capiō, capere, cēpī, captustake, catch, seize; receive, suffer; adopt
profiteor, -ērī, -fessus sumdeclare openly; offer oneself as
certō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuscontend, compete, vie
tū, tuī, pers. pron.thou, you
honestus, -a, -umrespected, honourable
certāmen, -minis, n.struggle, contest
mūtuus, -a, -umborrowed, lent; mutual (pecūnia mūtua: a loan)
cāritās, -ātis f.dearness; love, affection
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
tempus, temporis, n.time, season
augeō, -ēre, auxī, auctumincrease, enlarge
negōtium, -ī, n.business, matter; task, trouble, difficulty
distineō, -ēre, -tinuī, -tentumkeep apart, keep divided
ob, prep. with acc.on account of, for; in compounds, to, against
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
molestē (adv.)with annoyance (molestē ferre: be annoyed at)
ferō, ferre, tulī, lātusbear, bring
dēserviō, -īreserve, be at hand for
studium, -ī, n.eagerness, zeal; study, pursuit
nōn, adv.not
possum, posse, potuībe able, have power, can
sī, conj.if
tamen, adv.however, yet, nevertheless
alter, -era, -erumone or the other (of two); another, second
līs, lītis f.lawsuit, dispute; damages
per, prep, with ace.through, by means of
iūdex, iūdicis, m.judge
āiō (defective)say, affirm; ut aiunt: as they say
fīniō, -īre, -īvī, -ītusbound, limit; end
incipiō, -ere, incēpī, inceptumbegin
prīmum, adv.first, in the first place
istīc (adv.)there, where you are
ōtium, -ī n.leisure, rest; peace, quiet
fruor, -ī, frūctus sum (+ abl.)enjoy
deinde, adv.then, next
satiō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusfill, satisfy; satiārī, eat one's fill
ad, prep. with acc.to, toward; at, near; for
nōsplur. of ego
revertor, -vertī, -versus, perf. act. -vertīturn back, return
valeō, -ēre, -uī, -itūrusbe strong or effectual, have effect, prevail
Pliny, Epistulae VII. Latin text: the Perseus digital text of Pliny's Letters, public domain; digital text from the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA. Word analysis: drafted by our own tagger (trained on the hand-checked texts on this site), with every doubtful word checked by hand. English translation and section titles: written for this app, each checked against the Latin by a second reader.