Ep. 9.24.1Bene fēcistī quod lībertum aliquandō tibi cārum redūcentibus epistulīs meīs in domum in animum recēpistī.You have done well in receiving back into your house and into your heart, at the prompting of my letters, a freedman once dear to you. Ep. 9.24.1Iuvābit hoc tē;This will please you; Ep. 9.24.1mē certē iuvat, prīmum quod tē tam tractābilem videō, ut in īrā regī possīs, deinde quod tantum mihi tribuis, ut vel auctōritātī meae pāreās vel precibus indulgeās.it certainly pleases me, first because I see you so tractable that you can be guided even in anger, and then because you attribute so much to me that you either yield to my authority or grant my prayers. Ep. 9.24.1Igitur et laudō et grātiās agō;So I both praise you and thank you; Ep. 9.24.1simul in posterum moneō, ut tē errōribus tuōrum, etsī nōn fuerit quī dēprecētur, plācābilem praestēs.at the same time I advise you for the future to show yourself forgiving towards the faults of your household, even if there should be no one to intercede. Ep. 9.24.1Valē.Farewell.
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Pliny · Epistulae IX
Pliny, Letter 9.24
Thanks for forgiving the freedman
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Latin vocabulary for this passage (52 words)
| bene, adv. | well; successfully |
| faciō, facere, fēcī, factus | make, do; iter facere, see iter |
| quod, conj. | that, in that, because |
| lībertus, -ī m. | freedman (a former slave, in relation to his former master) |
| aliquandō, adv. | at some time or other; finally, at length |
| tū, tuī, pers. pron. | thou, you |
| cārus, -a, -um | dear, precious |
| redūcō, -dūcere, -dūxī, -ductus | lead or bring back; restore |
| epistula, -ae f. | letter |
| meus, -a, -um | my, mine |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| domus, -ūs, f. | house, home |
| animus, -ī, m. | mind; heart; spirit, courage |
| recipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptus | take or get back, recover; sē recipere, to betake oneself, withdraw; to collect oneself, recover |
| iuvō, -āre, iūvī, iūtum | help |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| ego, meī, pers. pron. | I |
| certē (adv.) | certainly, surely; at any rate |
| prīmum, adv. | first, in the first place |
| tam, adv. | so |
| tractābilis, -e | manageable; that can be handled |
| videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsus | see; pass., seem |
| ut, conj. | as; when; that; ita ut, as |
| īra, -ae, f. | anger, wrath |
| regō, -ere, rēxī, rēctum | guide, steer, rule |
| possum, posse, potuī | be able, have power, can |
| deinde, adv. | then, next |
| tantus, -a, -um | so great or much |
| tribuō, -ere, tribuī, tribūtum | assign, attribute |
| vel | or; vel … vel: either … or |
| auctōritās, -tātis f. | influence, authority, prestige |
| pāreō, -ēre, -uī | obey |
| prex, precis f. (usu. pl.) | prayer, entreaty |
| indulgeō, -ēre, indulsī (+ dat.) | be kind to, favour |
| igitur, conj. | therefore |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| laudō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | praise |
| 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, āctus | drive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia |
| simul, adv. | at the same time; simul atque or ac, as soon as |
| posterus, -a, -um | following, next |
| moneō, -ēre, -uī, -itus | warn |
| error, -ōris m. | wandering; mistake, error |
| tuus, -a, -um | thy, thine, your |
| etsī, conj. | even if, although |
| nōn, adv. | not |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| dēprecor, -ārī, -ātus sum | beg to be spared, plead |
| plācābilis, -e | easily appeased; appeasing, propitious |
| praestō, -stāre, -stitī, -stitus | stand in front; show |
| valeō, -ēre, -uī, -itūrus | be strong or effectual, have effect, prevail |
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