Meaning of hostis | Babel Free

Definitions

1. an enemy of the state, an enemy, a hostile, opponent, foe
   declension-3, feminine, masculine
2. the enemy
   declension-3, feminine, masculine, plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Examples

“Exīre ex urbe iubet cōnsul hostem.”

The consul orders an enemy to depart from the city.

“Deinde, eiusdem arrogantiae, prōverbium iactātur: totidem hostēs esse quot servōs. Nōn habēmus illōs hostēs, sed facimus.”

Then, [out] of the same arrogance, the old saying is tossed around: as many enemies as [there are] slaves. Not [that] we have those enemies, but we make [them]. (Seneca argues that enslaved people are not inherently enemies, but are made so by the cruelty of their enslavers.)

CEFR level