Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
He is coming!
Latin translation:
Ipse venit
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English term
He is coming!
English to Latin
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Religion
A strong statement, not disclosing who it is referring to. Mysterious.
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Ipse venit
'Ipse' is used here as an intensive pronoun, (i.e., '(He) himself is coming, (he) is coming his very self'), his divinity or mystery being emphasized thereby.
Cf. 'ipse dixit', itself a translation of Greek 'autòs épē', which commonly introduces a direct or indirect statement made by a philosophical teacher or other authority ('He himself said (that . . .), the Master said (that . . .)'.
Cf. 'ipse dixit', itself a translation of Greek 'autòs épē', which commonly introduces a direct or indirect statement made by a philosophical teacher or other authority ('He himself said (that . . .), the Master said (that . . .)'.
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