posco

peccatis veniam poposcit
he asked for pardon for his sins

poscō, poposcī, 3, a.: to demand, require, 11.901; 1.414; ask, inquire, 3.59; request, call, ask for, 1.728; seek, summon, 10.661; entreat, supplicate, 1.666; claim, 5.342; w. two accusatives, 4.50.

posco, pŏposci, 3 (old perf. peposci, Val. Antias ap. Gell. 7, 9, 9), v. inch. a. [for porc-scere; Sanscr. root parkh- prakh-, to ask; cf.: precor, procus, procax], to ask for urgently; to beg, demand, request, desire (syn.: flagito, postulo, peto).

• I In gen., constr. usually with aliquid, aliquem (sibi): aliquid ab aliquo; also with a double acc., with ut, with inf., or with acc. and inf., or wholly absol.: poscere est secundum Varronem, quotiens aliquid pro merito nostro deposcimus: petere vero est cum aliquid humiliter et cum precibus postulamus, Serv. Verg. A. 9, 194.
• • • • • α With acc.: posco atque adeo flagito crimen, Cic. Planc. 19, 48; cf. id. Verr. 2, 5, 28, § 71: argentum, id. ib. 2, 4, 20, § 44; 2, 3, 34, § 78: pugnam, Liv. 2, 45, 6: nec mi aurum posco, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 1, 12, 38 (Ann. v. 200 Vahl.): si quid poscam, Plaut. Aul. 2, 5, 10 (336): pulvinos, Cic. de Or. 1, 7, 29; id. Planc. 19, 48: vades poposcit, id. Rep. 2, 36, 61; cf.: audaciae partes Roscii sibi poposcerunt, Cic. Rosc. Am. 13, 35: peccatis veniam poscentem (preceded by postulare), Hor. S. 1, 3, 75.—
        • β With ab: fac, ut audeat Tibi credere omnia, abs te petere et poscere, Ter. Heaut. 926: diem a praetore peposcit, Val. Antias ap. Gell. 7, 9, 9: abs te litteras, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 16, § 36; 2, 2, 47, § 117: tutorem ab aliquo, Suet. Aug. 94: bibere a me poscis, Vulg. Joann. 4, 9.—
        • γ With a double acc.: parentes pretium pro sepulturā liberum poscere, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 3, § 7: magistratum nummos, id. ib. 2, 1, 17, § 44: aliquem causam disserendi, id. Tusc. 3, 3, 7: claves portarum magistratus, Liv. 27, 24, 8: non ita creditum Poscis Quintilium deos, Hor. C. 1, 24, 12: cur me in decursu lampada poscis? Pers. 6, 61: poscenti vos rationem, Vulg. 1 Pet. 3, 15.—Hence, pass.: poscor aliquid, I am asked for something, something is asked or demanded of me (poet. and in post-class. prose): gravidae posceris exta bovis, they ask you for the entrails, Ov. F. 4, 670; cf.: poscor meum Laelapa, they demand of me my Laelaps, id. M. 7, 771: nec tantum segetes alimentaque debita dives Poscebatur humus, id. ib. 1, 138: quod rationem pecuniae posceretur, Gell. 4, 18, 12; to be called upon or invoked to inspire a poet or to sing: aversus Apollo Poscitur invitā verba pigenda lyrā, Prop. 4 (5), 1, 76 (better reading poscis ab); cf. absol. Palilia poscor: Non poscor frustra; si favet alma Pales, Ov. F. 4, 721; so, poscimur Aonides, Ov. M. 5, 333: poscimur, Hor. C. 1, 32, 1.—
        • δ With ut: poscimus, ut cenes civiliter, Juv. 5, 112: poscimus ut sit, etc., id. 7, 71; Tac. H. 2, 39: poposcit, ut haec ipsa quaestio diligentius tractaretur, Aug. Civ. Dei, 2, 21.—
        • ε With inf. or acc. and inf. (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): poscat sibi fabula credit, Hor. A. P. 339; cf.: immolare Fauno, Seu poscat agnā sive malit haedo, id. C. 1, 4, 12: esse sacerdotes delubraque vestra tueri Poscimus, Ov. M. 8, 708: contraque occurrere poscunt, Val. Fl. 4, 194; Pers. 1, 128; Claud. in Eutr. 1, 151.—In prose: ego vero te etiam morari posco inter voluptates, Sen. Contr. 1, 8; Arn. 7, p. 254. So, too, perh. (acc. to Stephanus's conjecture): vos fallere poscunt, Rutil. Lup. Fig. 2, 19, p. 181 Frotsch.—
        • ζ Ellipt.: poscunt majoribus poculis, sc. bibere, they challenge to drink from larger goblets, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 26, § 66.—
        • η Absol., to beg, be a beggar: improbus es, cum poscis, ait. Sed pensio clamat, posce, Juv. 9, 63 sq.—
  • B Of inanimate and abstract subjects, to demand, require, need: quod res poscere videbatur, Caes. B. G. 7, 1: cum usus poscit, id. ib. 4, 2: quod negotium poscebat, Sail J. 56, 1; 70, 3; Quint. 11, 3, 162 et saep.—
• II In partic.
• • A To demand for punishment, to ask the surrender of: accusant ii, quos populus poscit, Cic. Rosc. Am. 5, 13; cf.: hujus tantae cladis auctor Annibal poscitur, Flor. 2, 6, 7: nec poscitur auctor, Sil. 2, 44: poscendum poenae juvenem jubebat, id. 1, 677; so Liv. 9, 26.—
  • B In gen., to call one (ante-class. and poet.): clamore hominem posco, Plaut. Curc. 5, 3, 5 (683): gemitu Alciden, Sen. Herc. Oet. 1887.—Pass.: ego poscor Olympo (dat. of agent), Olympus calls me, summons me to the combat, Verg. A. 8, 533: poscimur, Ov. M. 2, 144.—
  • • 2 In partic., to call upon, invoke: supplex tua numina posco, Verg. A. 1, 666.—
  • C In selling.
  • • 1 To ask, demand for a thing, to offer at a price: tanti quanti poscit, vin' tanti illam emi? Plaut. Merc. 2, 4, 22 (490): pro reliquis (libris) idem pretium poposcit, Varr. ap. Lact. 1, 6, 10.—
    • 2 To ask, bid, offer a price for a thing: agite licemini. Qui cenā poscit? ecqui poscit prandio? Plaut. Stich. 1, 3, 68 (222); id. Merc. 2, 3, 101 (435); Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 88.—
  • D To demand one's hand, ask in marriage: eam si jubes, frater, tibi me poscere, poscam, Plaut. Aul. 2, 1, 38 (157): filiam tuam mihi uxorem posco, id. ib. 2, 2, 42 (219): tibi permittam, posce, duce, id. Trin. 2, 2, 103 (378): sine dote posco tuam sororem filio, id. ib. 2, 4, 98 (499): tuam sororem uxorem alicui, id. ib. 2, 4, 49 (450).

pōsco, popōscī, ere (statt *porc-sco zu pre-cor, altind. prochā, Frage, Erkundigung, ahd. forsca, Forschung, Frage), etw. haben wollen, ausbitten, verlangen, fordern, I) im allg.: a) v. Pers.: α) m. Acc. od. absol.: argentum, Cic.: pugnam, Liv.: m. Dat. eth., filiam alcis sibi uxorem, Plaut.: audaciae partes sibi, Cic. – ad exitium posci, Tac. – absol., incipiunt postulare, poscere, minari, Cic.: poscit, dandum est, Cic. – β) m. Acc. u. ab u. Abl.: munus ab alqo, litteras ab alqo, Cic.: tutorem ab alqo, Suet. – γ) m. dopp. Acc.: tota milia decem me poposcit, Catull.: magistratum Sicyonium nummos poposcit, Cic.: quinque talenta poscit te mulier, Hor.: ferociter pro se quisque signum duces poscere, Liv.: sagmina te, rex, posco, Liv.: quousque poscemus aliquid deos, Sen. – dah. Passiv poscor, man verlangt, fordert von mir, m. Acc. rei od. absol., poscor meum Laelapa, Ov.: aegre passus, quod rationem pecuniae praedaticiae posceretur, Gell.: segetes alimentaque debita poscebatur humus, Ov. met. 1, 137: absol., poscimur, ich werde verlangt, muß jetzt erscheinen, Ov. met. 2, 144. – bei Dichtern oft vom Aufgefordertwerden zum Gesange, Apollo poscitur verba, Prop.: poscor Palilia, Ov.: poscimur Aonides, Ov. met. 5, 333: so auch poscimur, Hor. carm. 1, 32, 1. – δ) m. folg. ut u. Konj., Cic. fr., Tac. u. Iuven. – ε) m. folg. Acc. u. Infin., ereptumque dolo reddi sibi poscit honorem, Verg.: delubra vestra tueri poscimus, Ov.: te morari posco inter voluptates, Sen. rhet. – b) übtr., v. Lebl., etw. fordern, erfordern, erheischen, quod res poscere videbatur, Caes.: cum tempus posceret, Nep. – II) insbes.: A) etwas so u. so hoch bieten, a) vom Verkäufer = licere, einen gewissen Preis für etwas fordern, tanti quanti poscit, vin tanti illam emi? Plaut. merc. 490: pro reliquis (libris) idem pretium poposcit, Varro bei Lact. 1, 6, 10. – b) v. Käufer, etw. um den und den Preis fordern, kaufen wollen, qui cenā poscit? Plaut.: quinquagenis talentis opera effecta p., Plin. – B) jmd. vor Gericht fordern, accusant ii, quos populus poscit, Cic.: dictatorem p. reum, Liv. – C) jmds. Auslieferung fordern, um ihn zur Strafe zu ziehen, huius tantae cladis auctor Annibal poscitur, Flor. 2, 6, 7: poscimur, o socii! Sil. 2, 44: nec poscitur auctor, Sil. 4, 32: poscendum poenae iuvenem iubebat, Sil. 1, 677. – D) jmd. zum Kampfe herausfordern, alqm in proelia, Verg. – u. mit Acc. des Kampfes, zum Kampfe auffordern, acies, Verg.: proelia, Lucan. – absol. übtr., poscunt maioribus poculis, fordern einander heraus, Cic. II Verr. 1, 66. – E) anhalten um ein Mädchen, tibi permitto, posce, duce, Plaut. trin. 384 (vgl. 386): sine dote posco tuam sororem filio, Plaut. trin. 499: m. dopp. Acc., tuam sororem uxorem posco filio, Plaut. trin. 450. – F) forschen, fragen, etwas zu wissen verlangen, causas, Verg.: quae sit sententia, posco, Verg. – G) rufen, 1) im allg.: clamore hominem posco, Plaut.: gemitu Alciden, Sen. poët.: dah. poscor Olympo, der Himmel ruft mich (zum Kampf), Verg. – 2) insbes., anrufen, supplex tua numina posco, Verg.: terrena numina poscit, Ov. – ➳ Archaist. Perf. pepōscī, Val. Antias b. Gell. 6 (7), 9, 9.

poscō, (7) pŏposcī, ĕre (porc -sco, proc -us, prec -or) tr., ¶ 1 demander, réclamer, exiger, revendiquer [comme un droit ou une chose due : Varr. d. Serv. En. 9, 194 ] ; illud argentum nemo tam audax inventus est qui posceret, nemo tam impudens qui postularet, ut venderet Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 44, cette argenterie, il ne sʼest rencontré personne dʼassez effronté pour la réclamer, dʼassez impudent pour lui demander de la vendre, cf. Cic. Verr. 2, pr. 44 ; 4, 21 ; 5, 71 ; de Or. 1, 29, etc.; quos populus judices poscit Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 174, ceux que le peuple réclame comme juges, cf. Cic. Rep. 2, 61 || ut ejus dignitas poscit Cic. Quinct. 28, comme son rang lʼexige, cf. Cæs. G. 7, 1, 2 || [avec 2 acc.] parentes pretium pro sepultura liberum Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 7, réclamer aux pères un paiement pour la sépulture de leurs enfants, cf. Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 96, etc. ; [poét. au pass.] gravidæ posceris exta bovis Ov. F. 4, 670, on réclame de toi les entrailles dʼune vache pleine, cf. Ov. M. 1, 138 || [en part.] posci, être réclamé pour chanter : Hor. O. 1, 32, 1 ; Ov. M. 5, 333 ; Palilia poscor Ov. F. 4, 721, on réclame de moi que je chante la fête des Palilies || [avec ab ] ab aliquo munus Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 117, réclamer de qqn une tâche, cf. Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 36 ; Planc. 79 || [avec ut ] : militibus, ut imperator pugnæ adesset, poscentibus Tac. H. 2, 39, les soldats réclamant la présence de lʼempereur sur le champ de bataille, cf. Tac. H. 4, 5 || [avec prop. inf., poét.] Hor. O. 1, 4, 12 ; P. 339 ; Ov. M. 8, 708 ¶ 2 réclamer qqn en justice : poscere aliquem Cic. Amer. 13 ; Liv. 9, 26, 10, réclamer la mise en accusation de qqn ¶ 3 [poét.] réclamer, appeler : ego poscor Olympo Virg. En. 8, 533, cʼest moi que réclame, quʼappelle lʼOlympe, cf. Virg. En. 8, 12 ; clamore hominem posco Pl. Curc. 683, jʼappelle mon homme à grands cris ; tua numina posco Virg. En. 1, 666, je réclame ton intervention puissante || réclamer une chose pour tel ou tel prix = vouloir acheter : Plin. 35, 88 || réclamer, mettre en vente à un prix : Pl. Merc. 490 ¶ 4 demander : quæstionem Cic. Fin. 2, 1, demander un thème de discussion ; aliquem causam disserendi Cic. Tusc. 3, 7, demander à qqn un sujet de discussion || demander en mariage : Pl. Trin. 450 ; 499.

➳ pf. arch. peposci, v. Gell. 7, 9, 9.

posco , is, poposci, poscere. 3.
求。乞。— reum illum 吿彼。— aliquem in proelia 招人以爭鬥。— ludis eum 招人以耍。— majoribus poculis 請以大怀酧酢。— eum id vel ab eo id 求彼此事。Ubi res poscit 緊要之時。Et parentes pretium pro sepultura liberum posceret 且向其親索埋兒女之錢。Poscimus ut coenes civiliter 請汝斯文用飯。\Peposci pro* Poposci.

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pōscō popōscī, —, ere, inch.

• PREC-, to ask urgently, beg, demand, request, desire: Impius es cum poscis, ait: sed pensio clamat, Posce, beg, Iu.: Fauno immolare, Seu poscat agnā sīve malit haedo, if he require it, H.: argentum: pugnam, L.: peccatis veniam, H.: accusant ei, quos populus poscit, demands for punishment: dictatorem reum, require the prosecution of, L.: ego poscor Olympo, it is I that Olympus summons, V.: tua numina, invoke, V.: abs te litteras: parentes pretium pro sepulturā liberūm poscere: non ita creditum Poscis Quintilium deos, H.: Quid dedicatum poscit Apollinem Vates?H.: gravidae posceris exta bovis, they ask you for the entrails, O.: poscor meum Laelapa, they demand of me, O.: Parilia poscor, O.: poscimus, ut cenes civiliter, Iu.: poscat sibi fabula credi, H.: Esse sacerdotes delubraque vestra tueri Poscimus, O.: poscunt maioribus poculis (sc. bibere), challenge with larger goblets.—Of things, to make necessary, demand, require, need, call for: quod res poscere videbatur, Cs.: quod negotium poscebat, S.: terrae semina poscunt, V.