Re: Fiat Lux
| From: | Cian Ross <cian@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, June 21, 2001, 22:55 |
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On 06/21/2001 at 6:28 PM Matthew Kehrt wrote:
>Fiat lux = 'Let there be light' in Latin.
>I am confused how this statement works. Lux is obviously light, but
>what is fiat? It seems to be a command of some sort.
IIRC, this is a 3rd-person subjunctive, which can be used as a 3rd-person
command form, in this case of "fio", the passive of "facio" (= "make"). Thus:
"let light be made."
Cian
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