concumbo

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

con-cumbo, cŭbŭi, cŭbĭtum, 3, v. n.

I Lit., to lie together, lie in numbers (very rare): Evandri profugae concubuere boves, Prop. 4 (5), 1, 4.—

II To lie with (for sexual intercourse).

A In tempp. pres. (rare).

α With dat.: Cinyrae. Ov. M. 10, 338.—

β Absol. : concumbunt Graece, Juv. 6, 191: dicet ... quibus verbis concumbat quaeque, id. 6, 406: mulier oppressa concumbenti nullā voluntate consenserit, Aug. Civ. Dei, 1, 19.—

B In tempp. perf. (referred by some to a present concubo, which is not found).

α With cum : num aiunt (Eam) tecum post duobus concubuisse mensibus, Ter. Hec. 393; Cic. Fat. 13, 30: cum viro, id. Inv. 1, 29, 44: cum matre, Ov. M. 7, 386: cum vestris viris, id. A. A. 3, 522; Dig. 1, 6, 6.—

β With dat.: Egeriam justo concubuisse Numae, Ov. Am. 2, 17, 18: nudae deae, Prop. 2 (3), 15, 16.

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