Latin core word #291 · verb · 54 times in the New Testament
benedīcō
beh-neh-DEE-kohbenedīcō, benedīcere, benedīxī, benedictum — bless; praise
- 3rd conjugation (bene + dīcō); imperative benedīc.
- benedictus ‘blessed’ (Benedictus quī venit).
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 | benedīcō | benedīcēbam | benedīcam | benedīxī | benedīxeram | benedīxerō |
| 2 sg | benedīcis | benedīcēbās | benedīcēs | benedīxistī | benedīxerās | benedīxeris |
| 3 sg | benedīcit | benedīcēbat | benedīcet | benedīxit | benedīxerat | benedīxerit |
| 1 pl | benedīcimus | benedīcēbāmus | benedīcēmus | benedīximus | benedīxerāmus | benedīxerimus |
| 2 pl | benedīcitis | benedīcēbātis | benedīcētis | benedīxistis | benedīxerātis | benedīxeritis |
| 3 pl | benedīcunt | benedīcēbant | benedīcent | benedīxērunt | benedīxerant | benedīxerint |
Subjunctive active
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | benedīcam | benedīcerem | benedīxerim | benedīxissem |
| 2 sg | benedīcās | benedīcerēs | benedīxerīs | benedīxissēs |
| 3 sg | benedīcat | benedīceret | benedīxerit | benedīxisset |
| 1 pl | benedīcāmus | benedīcerēmus | benedīxerīmus | benedīxissēmus |
| 2 pl | benedīcātis | benedīcerētis | benedīxerītis | benedīxissētis |
| 3 pl | benedīcant | benedīcerent | benedīxerint | benedīxissent |
Indicative passive
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Perfect | Pluperfect | Future perfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | benedīcor | benedīcēbar | benedīcar | benedictus sum | benedictus eram | benedictus erō |
| 2 sg | benedīceris | benedīcēbāris | benedīcēris | benedictus es | benedictus erās | benedictus eris |
| 3 sg | benedīcitur | benedīcēbātur | benedīcētur | benedictus est | benedictus erat | benedictus erit |
| 1 pl | benedīcimur | benedīcēbāmur | benedīcēmur | benedictī sumus | benedictī erāmus | benedictī erimus |
| 2 pl | benedīciminī | benedīcēbāminī | benedīcēminī | benedictī estis | benedictī erātis | benedictī eritis |
| 3 pl | benedīcuntur | benedīcēbantur | benedīcentur | benedictī sunt | benedictī erant | benedictī erunt |
Subjunctive passive
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | benedīcar | benedīcerer | benedictus sim | benedictus essem |
| 2 sg | benedīcāris | benedīcerēris | benedictus sīs | benedictus essēs |
| 3 sg | benedīcātur | benedīcerētur | benedictus sit | benedictus esset |
| 1 pl | benedīcāmur | benedīcerēmur | benedictī sīmus | benedictī essēmus |
| 2 pl | benedīcāminī | benedīcerēminī | benedictī sītis | benedictī essētis |
| 3 pl | benedīcantur | benedīcerentur | benedictī sint | benedictī essent |
Imperative: benedīc, benedīcite; future benedīcitō, benedīcitōte, benedīcuntō
Passive imperative: benedīcere, benedīciminī; future benedīcitor, benedīcuntor
Infinitive: present benedīcere, perfect benedīxisse, future benedictūrus esse
Passive infinitive: present benedīcī, perfect benedictus esse, future benedictum īrī
Participles: present benedīcēns (gen. benedīcentis); perfect passive benedictus, -a, -um; future benedictūrus, -a, -um
Gerund: benedīcendī, benedīcendō, benedīcendum; gerundive benedīcendus, -a, -um; supine benedictum, benedictū
Where you meet it
First met in passage 114, Hebrews 7:7.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 314 · open the PDF here