Latin core word #70 · adjective · 260 times in the New Testament
bonus
BO-nusbonus, bona, bonum — good
- Comparative melior, melius; superlative optimus.
- Neuter bonum ‘a good thing’, pl. bona ‘goods’.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
1st/2nd declension
| Masc. sg | Fem. sg | Neut. sg | Masc. pl | Fem. pl | Neut. pl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom | bonus | bona | bonum | bonī | bonae | bona |
| Gen | bonī | bonae | bonī | bonōrum | bonārum | bonōrum |
| Dat | bonō | bonae | bonō | bonīs | bonīs | bonīs |
| Acc | bonum | bonam | bonum | bonōs | bonās | bona |
| Abl | bonō | bonā | bonō | bonīs | bonīs | bonīs |
| Voc | bone | bona | bonum | bonī | bonae | bona |
Comparative: melior, melius (gen. meliōris); superlative: optimus, -a, -um; adverbs bene, melius, optimē
Where you meet it
First met in passage 36, Luke 1:51–53.
Explained in the notes of 4 passages:
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 316 · open the PDF here