Latin preposition
propter
propter is a Latin preposition. In the 4 analysed lines it was read in, it means “because of” (2 times) and “on account of” (2 times).
In the texts
Each line as the reader shows it: every word in its case colour with its meaning underneath, and arcs from propter to the words it goes with.
nam propter oraculum puerum timebat.
For because of the oracle, he was fearing the boy.
propter: preposition taking oraculum.
Haec propter illos scripta est homines fabula, qui fictis causis innocentes opprimunt.
This fable was written because of those men who oppress the innocent with false accusations.
propter: preposition taking illos.
Multitudinem finitimorum in civitatem recepit, centum ex senioribus legit, quorum consilio omnia ageret, quos senatores nominavit propter senectutem.
He received a multitude of neighbors into the state, chose one hundred from the elders, by whose counsel he would do all things, and named them senators on account of their old age.
propter: preposition taking senectutem.
Commotis bellis propter raptarum iniuriam Caeninenses vicit, Antemnates, Crustuminos, Sabinos, Fidenates, Veientes.
Having stirred up wars on account of the injury of abducted women, he conquered the Caeninenses, Antemnates, Crustuminos, Sabinos, Fidenates, and Veientes.
propter: preposition taking iniuriam.
Forms
Every form of the word in these texts, with what it is.
| Form | Grammar | Read |
|---|---|---|
| propter | Preposition | 4 |
Words it goes with
Joined to propter by an arc in these lines, most often first.