concupisco
κακῆς ἀπ΄ἀρχῆς γίγνεται τέλος κακόν. → from a bad beginning comes a bad end (Euripides' Aeolus fr. 32)
Latin > English
concupisco concupiscere, concupivi, concupitus V :: desire eagerly/ardently; covet, long for; aim at; conceive a strong desire for
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
con-cŭpisco: cŭpīvi or cŭpii, ītum, 3,
I v. inch. a. cupio, to long much for a thing, to be very desirous of, to covet, to aspire to, strive after (class. in prose and poetry).
(a) With acc.: quid concupiscas tu videris: quod concupiveris certe habebis, Ant. ap. Cic. Phil. 5, 12, 33: credo enim vos ... non pecuniam ... non opes violentas ... sed caritatem civium et gloriam concupivisse, Cic. Phil. 1, 12, 29: signa, tabulas, etc., id. Par. 6, 3, 49: domum aut villam, Sall. C. 51, 33: tribunos plebis, Liv. 3, 67, 7: eandem mortem gloriosam, Cic. Div. 1, 24, 51; Quint. 5, 13, 6: loquendi facundiam, id. 12, 10, 16: eloquentiam, Tac. Agr. 21: dominationem, Suet. Caes. 30: triumphum, id. Vesp. 12: majora, Nep. Paus. 1, 3: nihil desiderabile, Cic. Fin. 1, 16, 53: nihil mihi, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 9, 3: perniciosum quicquam, id. ib. 10, 8, 2; Cic. Quint. 21, 69; * Hor. Epod. 3, 19; Quint. 1, 2, 6; 12, 11, 23: cum est concupita pecunia, Cic. Tusc. 4, 11, 24; 4, 6, 12: concupiscendus honos, id. Fam. 15, 6, 2: aliquid alicui concupiscendum relinquere, Liv. 1, 56, 7; Curt. 7, 8, 13; Plin. 11, 6, 5, § 15: aliquid intemperanter, Nep. Att. 13, 4.—
(b) With inf.: quid erat, quod concupisceret deus mundum signis et luminibus tamquam aedilis ornare? Cic. N. D. 1, 9, 22: obmutescere, id. Fin. 4, 3, 7: ducere Sassiam in matrimonium, id. Clu. 9, 26; Nep. Lys. 2, 2; Petr. 111: Nero virtutem ipsam exscindere concupivit, Tac. A. 16, 21: esse similes, Quint. 2, 9, 2: videri Atticorum imitatores, id. 12, 10, 14: prodire in scaenam, Suet. Ner. 20; id. Claud. 34; id. Calig. 37.—
(g) With acc. and inf.: discerpi senatorem, Suet. Calig. 28.—
(d) Absol. (rare): fingebat et metum, quo magis concupisceret, Tac. H. 1, 21; 1, 52: abiit jam tempus, quo posses videri concupisse, id. ib. 2, 76: his domos villas patefecimus non concupiscentibus, id. G. 41: quamvis ista non adpetat, tam grate tamen excipit quam si concupiscat, Plin. Ep. 3, 2, 6.—
II Transf., of things (very rare): (faba) aquas in flore maxime concupiscit; cum vero defloruit, exiguas desiderat, Plin. 18, 12, 30, § 120.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
concŭpīscō,⁹ pīvī ou pĭī, pītum, ĕre (concupio), tr., convoiter, désirer ardemment : Cic. Tusc. 3, 19 ; Ac. 1, 38 || [avec acc.] Phil. 13, 2 ; Clu. 27 ; Cat. 1, 25 ; [nom de ch. sujet] Tusc. 5, 54 ; Fin. 1, 53 || [avec inf.] Clu. 26 ; Br. 197 ; Off. 1, 64 ; rex populi Romani esse concupivit Cic. Off. 3, 83, il désira avidement régner sur le peuple romain || [avec prop. inf.] Suet. Cal. 28. formes contractes : concupistis Liv. 3, 67, 7 ; concupisset Cic. Phil. 5, 22.
Latin > German (Georges)
con-cupīsco, pīvī od. piī, pītum, ere (con u. cupio), etw. erwünschen, nach etw. Begehren (Verlangen) tragen, begehrlich sein, sich mit dem Wunsche nach etw. tragen, etw. zum Ziele seiner Wünsche machen, auf etw. Anspruch machen, etwas beanspruchen (Ggstz. spernere, respuere, abnuere, contemnere, pertimescere, dedignari), α) m. Acc.: non pecuniam, non opes, sed caritatem civium et gloriam, Cic.: domum aut villam, Sall.: mortem gloriosam, Cic.: tyrannidem, Nep.: omnia omnium, seiner Begehrlichkeit keine Grenze setzen, Cic.: maiora, Nep.: tribunos plebis, Liv.: saepe stomachus hunc (cibum) respuit, etiamsi mens concupiscit, Cels.: im Passiv, cum est concupita pecunia, Cic.: cum laetitia, ut adepta iam aliquid concupitum, ecferatur ac gestiat, Cic. – mit Ang. wem? concupisco nihil mihi, Planc. in Cic. ep. – zugl. m. Ang. wie? alqd intemperanter, Nep.: signa, tabulas, supellectilem, vestem infinite, sein Begehren nach Statuen usw. ins Unendliche treiben, Cic.: haec ad insaniam, Cic. – m. Ang. worin? in adversa valetudine vinum aut frigidam aquam, Cels.: aquas in flore maxime concupiscit (faba), Plin. – β) m. Infin.: scindere eugium, Laber, fr.: ducere alqam in matrimonium, Cic.: pervertere civitatem, Nep.: concupiit scire, quis aut quid faceret? Petr. – γ) m. Acc. u. Infin. Pass.: cum discerpi senatorem concupisset, Suet. Cal. 28. – δ) absol.: fingebat et metum, quo magis concupisceret, Tac.: abiit iam tempus quo posses videri concupisse, Tac.
