Breakdown of Accipe hoc consilium et veritatem semper dic.
et
and
dicere
to tell
semper
always
veritas
the truth
Questions & Answers about Accipe hoc consilium et veritatem semper dic.
What form is accipe?
Accipe is the singular imperative of accipere, meaning receive, accept, or take.
So the speaker is giving a command to one person:
- accipe = accept! / take!
If the command were to more than one person, Latin would use accipite.
Why is it hoc consilium and not some other form of hic?
Hoc is the neuter accusative singular form of hic, haec, hoc, meaning this.
It is neuter singular accusative because it agrees with consilium, which is:
- neuter
- singular
- here used as a direct object
So:
- hoc = this
- consilium = advice / plan / counsel
and they match in gender, number, and case.
What case is consilium, and why?
Consilium is in the accusative singular.
It is accusative because it is the direct object of accipe: