Latin core word #172 · verb · 105 times in the New Testament
ascendō
as-KEN-dohascendō, ascendere, ascendī, ascēnsum — go up, climb, ascend
- 3rd conjugation (ad + scandō).
- ascendimus Jerosolymam ‘we are going up to Jerusalem’.
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 | ascendō | ascendēbam | ascendam | ascendī | ascenderam | ascenderō |
| 2 sg | ascendis | ascendēbās | ascendēs | ascendistī | ascenderās | ascenderis |
| 3 sg | ascendit | ascendēbat | ascendet | ascendit | ascenderat | ascenderit |
| 1 pl | ascendimus | ascendēbāmus | ascendēmus | ascendimus | ascenderāmus | ascenderimus |
| 2 pl | ascenditis | ascendēbātis | ascendētis | ascendistis | ascenderātis | ascenderitis |
| 3 pl | ascendunt | ascendēbant | ascendent | ascendērunt | ascenderant | ascenderint |
Subjunctive active
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | ascendam | ascenderem | ascenderim | ascendissem |
| 2 sg | ascendās | ascenderēs | ascenderīs | ascendissēs |
| 3 sg | ascendat | ascenderet | ascenderit | ascendisset |
| 1 pl | ascendāmus | ascenderēmus | ascenderīmus | ascendissēmus |
| 2 pl | ascendātis | ascenderētis | ascenderītis | ascendissētis |
| 3 pl | ascendant | ascenderent | ascenderint | ascendissent |
Indicative passive (impersonal)
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Perfect | Pluperfect | Future perfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 sg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 sg | ascenditur | ascendēbātur | ascendētur | ascēnsum est | ascēnsum erat | ascēnsum erit |
| 1 pl | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 pl | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 pl | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Subjunctive passive (impersonal)
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | — | — | — | — |
| 2 sg | — | — | — | — |
| 3 sg | ascendātur | ascenderētur | ascēnsum sit | ascēnsum esset |
| 1 pl | — | — | — | — |
| 2 pl | — | — | — | — |
| 3 pl | — | — | — | — |
Imperative: ascende, ascendite; future ascenditō, ascenditōte, ascenduntō
Infinitive: present ascendere, perfect ascendisse, future ascēnsūrus esse
Participles: present ascendēns (gen. ascendentis); future ascēnsūrus, -a, -um
Gerund: ascendendī, ascendendō, ascendendum; supine ascēnsum, ascēnsū
Where you meet it
First met in passage 18, Mark 8:10.
Explained in the notes of 2 passages:
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 311 · open the PDF here