Aeneid 1:46-49 Course Notes

Latin IV:  Vergil, Aeneid

Instructor:  James Ransom

June 2, 2014

Aeneid 1:46-49

Course Notes
© 2014 James Ransom, M.A., J.D.

Ast ego, quae divum incedo regina, Iovisque
et soror et coniunx, una cum gente tot annos
bella gero! Et quisquam numen Iunonis adorat
praeterea, aut supplex aris imponet honorem?'

Ast ego, quae divum incedo regina, Iovisque
et soror et coniunx, una cum gente tot annos
bella gero!...

“incedo” is first person singular present indicative active of incedo, incedere, incessi, incessum, “to move, advance.”

“gero” is first person singular present indicative active of gero, gerere, gessi, gestum (3^rd), “to wage.”  Historical present. 

“Ast”=archaic form of the adversative conjunction at, “but.”  “ego” is nominative singular of the first person pronoun, which when used conveys emphatic force. “quae” is feminine nominative singular of the relative pronoun qui, quae, quod.  Agrees with antecedent “ego.”  “divum” is a contracted form of the genitive plural of divus, divi, m. (2^nd).    “regina” is   nominative singular of regina, reginae, f. (1^st).  “Iovis” is genitive of Iupiter. 

et…et=both…and.  “soror” is nominative singular of soror, sororis, f. (3^rd).  “coniunx” is feminine nominative singular of coniunx, coniugis, m./f. (3^rd), “wife.”  “una” is feminine ablative singular of unus, una, unum.  “una” modifies “gente.”  “gente” is ablative singular of gens, gentis, f. (3^rd).  the preposition “cum” takes the ablative, here “gente.”  The indeclinable adjective “tot” modifies “annos.”  “annos” is accusative plural of annus, anni, m. (2^nd). 

“bella” is accusative plural of bella, belli, m. (2^nd). 

              ... Et quisquam numen Iunonis adorat
praeterea, aut supplex aris imponet honorem?'

“adorat” is third person singular present indicative active of adoro, adorare, adoravi, adoratum (1^st), “to adore.”    

“imponet” is third person singular future indicative active of impono, imponere, imponui, impositum (3^rd), “to place on.” 

The conjunction “et” here conveys indignation and a suggests a negative answer to the following rhetorical question.  “quisquam”is masculine nominative singular of the indefinite pronoun quisquam, quaequam, quicquam, “anyone.”  “numen” is accusative singular of numen, numinis, n. (3^rd), “god, deity, divinity.””Iunonis” is genitive singular of Iuno, Iuonis, f.

The adverb “praeterea”= “besides; after this.” The conjunction “aut”= “or.” The adjective “supplex” is nominative singular masculine of supplex, supplicis, m.f./n. (3^rd), “kneeling, suppliant.”  “aris” is dative plural of ara, arae, f. (1^st), “altar.”  “honorem” is accusative singular of honos, honoris, m. (3^rd), “honor, offering.”