Dictionary formops, opis(feminine)
Translation
help, aid; resources, wealth
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Grammar
Cases
| Case | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe subject | ops | opes |
| Vocativecalling someone: O ... | ops | opes |
| Accusativethe direct object; after ad, in (into), per | opem | opes |
| Genitiveof | opis | opum |
| Dativeto, for | opi | opibus |
| Ablativeby, with, from; after a, ab, cum, de, e, ex, in (in), sine | ope | opibus |
Examples
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He sought help from the king.
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Without the help of the gods we can do nothing.
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The resources of the state were great.
oppugnaverunt.
They attacked the enemy with all their resources.
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We ought to bring help to the wretched.
Ops, opis, f., third declension, and defective: the nominative singular is so rare that in practice you only ever meet opem, opis, ope and the plural opes, opum, opibus. The number changes the meaning, which is the thing to remember. Singular it is help or aid; plural it is resources, means, wealth.
The stock idiom is opem ferre, "to bring aid", with the dative of the person helped. A crowded family sits round it: opus, "work", opulentus, "wealthy", officium, "duty", and the goddess Ops, consort of Saturn and patron of plenty. English took opulent and, at a distance, copious, since copia is co- plus ops.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 4, lesson 6: ops, invenio, receptio and 7 more words.