esse

[ es-se; English es-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Latin.

esse

/ ˈɛsɪ /

Origin of esse¹

C17: from Latin: to be

Hc mihi videtur esse posse commodissima & sufficiens narrandorum omnium expositio.

Responderunt omnes sibi hoc satis esse, reliqua sese reiecturos.

Benign respdit pater ipse Membertou neophytos se esse, verum imperarem; in mea potestate esse omnia.

Atque, vt non putaret, hc nobis auctoribus gesta esse, perinde tamen poste in nos affectus fuit quasi credidisset.

Non licet esse vos—It is not lawful for you to exist—was the stern edict of extermination pronounced against the saints.

April 25, 2024firkin

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