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|lshtext=<b>per-cĭpĭo</b>: cēpi, ceptum, 3 (old form of the<br /><b>I</b> pluperf. percepset for percepisset, Poët. ap. Cic. Off. 3, 26, 98; v. Trag. Rel. p. 207 Rib.), v. a. [[capio]], to [[take]] [[wholly]], to [[seize]] [[entirely]] (cf. [[occupo]]).<br /><b>I</b> Lit.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> To [[take]] [[possession]] of, to [[seize]], [[occupy]]: mihi [[horror]] [[misero]] membra percipit dictis tuis, Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 66: priusquam percipit (eum) [[insania]], id. Men. 5, 5, 22; id. Stich. 2, 2, 17: [[neque]] urbis [[odium]] me [[umquam]] percipit, Ter. Eun. 5, 5, 2: vitae percipit humanos [[odium]], Lucr. 3, 80; 5, 605.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> To [[take]] to one's [[self]], to [[assume]]: varii [[sensus]] animantibus insunt, quorum [[quisque]] suam [[proprie]] rem percipit in se, Lucr. 6, 985: rigorem, Ov. M. 4, 745: colorem, Plin. 21, 5, 13, § 26: sucum thymi, Col. 11, 3, 40.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>C</b> To [[get]], [[obtain]], [[receive]]: serere, percipere, condere [[fructus]], to [[gather]], [[collect]], Cic. Sen. 7, 24: praemia, Caes. B. C. 2, 32: fructum ex oleā, Plin. 15, 1, 1, § 3: civitatem ab [[aliquo]], Just. 43, 5, 13: hereditatem, Suet. Tib. 15; Petr. 141.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop. (so [[most]] freq. in [[class]]. lang.; syn.: [[sentio]], [[intellego]], [[comprehendo]]).<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> To [[perceive]], [[observe]]: ne, [[quod]] hic agimus, [[erus]] percipiat fieri, Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 2: [[quod]] [[neque]] oculis, [[neque]] auribus, [[neque]] ullo sensu percipi potest, Cic. Or. 2, 8: crebraeque [[nunc]] querelae, [[nunc]] [[minae]] percipiebantur, were [[heard]], Caes. B. C. 3, 84; Liv. 2, 3, 5: quae dicam, i. e. [[hear]], Cic. Cat. 1, 11, 27: et aures, cum sonum percipere debeant, id. N. D. 2, 56, 141; so, percipe auribus, [[hear]], [[give]] [[ear]], Vulg. Psa. 16, 1 et saep.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> To [[feel]]: [[neque]] majorem voluptatem ex infinito tempore aetatis percipi posse, [[quam]] ex hoc percipiatur, Cic. Fin. 1, 19, 63: voluptatem, id. ib. 1, 11, 37: [[luctus]], id. Fam. 14, 11: dolores, id. ib. 14, 11: gaudia, Ov. P. 2, 1, 60.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>C</b> To [[learn]], [[know]], [[conceive]], [[comprehend]], [[understand]], [[perceive]], etc.: res [[percepta]] et cognita, Cic. Ac. 2, 14, 44: percipere et comprehendere, id. ib. 2, 8, 26: cognosci et percipi posse, id. Fin. 1, 19, 64: aliquid [[animo]], id. de Or. 1, 28, 127: [[artificium]] aliquod, id. ib. 1, 28, 127: virtutem et humanitatem, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 10: philosophiam, id. de Or. 1, 51, 219: praecepta artis, id. Off. 1, 18, 60: omnium civium nomina perceperat, knew, id. Sen. 7, 21: [[nomen]] Graecum, sed perceptum usu a nostris, [[known]], id. N. D. 2, 36, 91.—Hence, [[perceptus]], a, um, P. a., perceived, observed.—Hence, subst.: percep-ta, ōrum, n., doctrines, principles, rules of an [[art]] or [[science]]: [[percepta]] [[appello]], quae dicuntur Graecis θεωρήματα, Cic. Fat. 6, 11. —Sing.: pro percepto liquere, as proved, [[certain]], Gell. 14, 1, 11.

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|georg=percipio, cēpī, ceptum, ere (per u. [[capio]]), I) [[einnehmen]], in [[Besitz]] [[nehmen]], [[sich]] [[bemächtigen]], A) eig.: [[ardor]] percipit [[aëra]], Lucr. – B) übtr.: [[urbis]] [[odium]] me percipit, Ter.: percipit me [[voluptas]] [[atque]] [[horror]], Lucr. – II) an [[sich]] [[nehmen]], A) eig.: 1) übh., [[annehmen]], auras, [[von]] einem Fliegenden, [[Luft]] [[schöpfen]], Ov.: [[sensus]] percipit rem in se, Lucr.: sucum, Colum.: colorem, Plin.: cibum, [[essen]], Veget. mul. – 2) in [[Empfang]] [[nehmen]], [[bekommen]], [[empfangen]], [[fructus]], [[einsammeln]], Cic.: lanas, Colum.: vectigalia, Plin.: [[arteria]], per [[quam]] [[vox]] percipitur, Cic.: praemia, [[bekommen]], [[genießen]], Caes. – bildl., percipere magnos [[fructus]] ex [[amicitia]] alcis, Curt. – B) übtr.: 1) [[bemerken]], [[wahrnehmen]], [[vernehmen]], [[hören]], [[empfinden]], oculis, auribus, sensibus, Cic.: sonum, Cic.: voluptatem, Cic.: querelas, Liv.: m. folg. indir. Fragesatz, percipite, [[quae]] dicam, Cic.: percipe, [[quid]] dubitem, Verg.: m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., [[vix]] [[tandem]] [[percepi]] [[super]] his rebus nostris te loqui, Plaut. most. 727. – 2) [[geistig]] in [[sich]] [[aufnehmen]], a) = [[sich]] [[aneignen]], [[lernen]], [[erlernen]], im Perfektum = [[wissen]], usum [[eius]] generis, Caes.: praecepta [[artis]], Cic.: philosophiam, Cic.: pauca, Cic.: omnium civium nomina perceperat (wußte), Cic.: principum philosophorum [[ita]] [[percepta]] habuit praecepta, ut etc., hatte [[sich]] so zu [[eigen]] gemacht, daß er usw., Nep.: [[quod]] [[enim]] [[ipse]] [[celeriter]] adripuit, id cum [[tarde]] percipi videt, discruciatur, Cic.: dah. [[nomen]] perceptum usu a nostris, [[bekannt]], [[geläufig]] den Unseren, Cic. – b) [[auffassen]], [[erfassen]] = [[begreifen]], [[deutlich]] [[einsehen]], alqd [[animo]], Cic.: [[vis]] percipiendi, Quint.: [[ratio]] ipsis ([[von]] ihnen [[selbst]]) [[percepta]], Curt.: dah. propercepto alci liquere, jmdm. [[als]] unumstößlicher [[Satz]] [[gelten]], Gell. 14, 1, 11: u. [[percepta]] [[artis]], [[durch]] [[Betrachtung]] u. [[Untersuchung]] gefundene Lehrsätze, Grundsätze, Regeln in [[Kunst]] u. [[Wissenschaft]], Cic. de fato 11 (wo er das griech. θεορήματα übersetzt). – / Synk. Perf. percepsti, Mart. 7, 56, 1. – Poëta trag. [[bei]] Cic. de off. 3, 98 M.² (= Tragic. fr. inc. 59) [[lesen]] [[Müller]] u. Ribbeck [[jetzt]] perspexet.

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