respicio

From re- (“back; again”) +‎ speciō (“observe, look at”).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /resˈpi.ki.oː/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /resˈpi.t͡ʃi.o/,

respiciō (present infinitive respicere, perfect active respexī, supine respectum); third conjugation iō-variant

1. to look behind, look back at or upon, look to, look around

   Synonyms: circumspiciō, circumspectō, circumtueor

   • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Lucas.9.16:

     acceptis autem quinque panibus et duobus piscibus respexit in caelum et benedixit illis et fregit et distribuit discipulis suis ut ponerent ante turbas

     Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and broke, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.

2. to have a care for, regard, be mindful of, consider, respect

   Synonyms: cūrō, accūrō, videō, colō, cōnsulō, prōcūrō, cōnsultō, serviō

   • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.224–225:

     “ Dardaniumque ducem, Tyriā Karthāgine quī nunc
     exspectat, fātīsque datās nōn respicit urbēs, .”

     “and the Dardan captain — he who waits now in Tyrian Carthage, and disregards cities the Fates have granted him — .”

¹At least one use of the archaic "sigmatic future" and "sigmatic aorist" tenses is attested, which are used by Old Latin writers; most notably Plautus and Terence. The sigmatic future is generally ascribed a future or future perfect meaning, while the sigmatic aorist expresses a possible desire ("might want to").

• “respicio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “respicio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• respicio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to have regard for; take into consideration: respicere aliquid