Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1496.propter on page 1496
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propter because of
propter is a Latin Preposition that primarily means because of.
Definitions for propter
Wheelock's Latin
Preposition
- 1
+acc., on account of, because of
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Adverb
- 1
Near, hard by, close at hand.
Preposition
- 1
Near, close to, hard by.
- 2
(in giving an explanation of a state of affairs) Owing to the fact or existence of, as a result or consequence of, in view of, because of. (b) for which reason, wherefore.
- 3
(in giving rhe motive for an action) Through being influenced by (a fact, etc.), because of, on account of. (b) (giving the reason for an opinion, attitude, etc.) on the score or ground of, because of; because. (c) through the influence of, out of (an emotion,etc.).
- 4
As a result of the actions of (a person), through the instrumentality of, on account of, because of, thanks to.
- 5
Through the instrumentality of, by means of.
Sentences with propter
Latin to English
Propter nostrōs animōs multī sunt līberī.Compare Because of our courage many men are free.
Propter īnsidiās enim ūnīus hominis haec cīvitās nōn valēbat.Compare In fact, on account of the treachery of one man this state was not strong.
Ipse igitur propter sui colendus iustitia sum; nam aliter iustitia non sum.Compare Justice therefore is to be cultivated for its own sake; for otherwise it would not be justice.
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 34.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1496.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 122.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "propter (prep.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed December 22, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/propter.
Entry created on . Last updated on .
Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 34.propter on page 34
