Latin core word #207 · verb · 85 times in the New Testament
aperiō
ah-PEH-ree-ohaperiō, aperīre, aperuī, apertum — open; reveal
- 4th conjugation.
- apertī sunt oculī ‘their eyes were opened’.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
Indicative active
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Perfect | Pluperfect | Future perfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | aperiō | aperiēbam | aperiam | aperuī | aperueram | aperuerō |
| 2 sg | aperīs | aperiēbās | aperiēs | aperuistī | aperuerās | aperueris |
| 3 sg | aperit | aperiēbat | aperiet | aperuit | aperuerat | aperuerit |
| 1 pl | aperīmus | aperiēbāmus | aperiēmus | aperuimus | aperuerāmus | aperuerimus |
| 2 pl | aperītis | aperiēbātis | aperiētis | aperuistis | aperuerātis | aperueritis |
| 3 pl | aperiunt | aperiēbant | aperient | aperuērunt | aperuerant | aperuerint |
Subjunctive active
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | aperiam | aperīrem | aperuerim | aperuissem |
| 2 sg | aperiās | aperīrēs | aperuerīs | aperuissēs |
| 3 sg | aperiat | aperīret | aperuerit | aperuisset |
| 1 pl | aperiāmus | aperīrēmus | aperuerīmus | aperuissēmus |
| 2 pl | aperiātis | aperīrētis | aperuerītis | aperuissētis |
| 3 pl | aperiant | aperīrent | aperuerint | aperuissent |
Indicative passive
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Perfect | Pluperfect | Future perfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | aperior | aperiēbar | aperiar | apertus sum | apertus eram | apertus erō |
| 2 sg | aperīris | aperiēbāris | aperiēris | apertus es | apertus erās | apertus eris |
| 3 sg | aperītur | aperiēbātur | aperiētur | apertus est | apertus erat | apertus erit |
| 1 pl | aperīmur | aperiēbāmur | aperiēmur | apertī sumus | apertī erāmus | apertī erimus |
| 2 pl | aperīminī | aperiēbāminī | aperiēminī | apertī estis | apertī erātis | apertī eritis |
| 3 pl | aperiuntur | aperiēbantur | aperientur | apertī sunt | apertī erant | apertī erunt |
Subjunctive passive
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | aperiar | aperīrer | apertus sim | apertus essem |
| 2 sg | aperiāris | aperīrēris | apertus sīs | apertus essēs |
| 3 sg | aperiātur | aperīrētur | apertus sit | apertus esset |
| 1 pl | aperiāmur | aperīrēmur | apertī sīmus | apertī essēmus |
| 2 pl | aperiāminī | aperīrēminī | apertī sītis | apertī essētis |
| 3 pl | aperiantur | aperīrentur | apertī sint | apertī essent |
Imperative: aperī, aperīte; future aperītō, aperītōte, aperiuntō
Passive imperative: aperīre, aperīminī; future aperītor, aperiuntor
Infinitive: present aperīre, perfect aperuisse, future apertūrus esse
Passive infinitive: present aperīrī, perfect apertus esse, future apertum īrī
Participles: present aperiēns (gen. aperientis); perfect passive apertus, -a, -um; future apertūrus, -a, -um
Gerund: aperiendī, aperiendō, aperiendum; gerundive aperiendus, -a, -um; supine apertum, apertū
Where you meet it
First met in passage 88, John 10:21.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 309 · open the PDF here