Latin core word #60 · noun · 286 times in the New Testament
caelum
KAI-lumcaelum, caelī, n. (pl. caelī, m.) — sky, heaven
- 2nd declension; the plural is masculine: caelī, caelōs.
- rēgnum caelōrum ‘the kingdom of heaven’ (Greek plural οὐρανοί).
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
2nd declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | caelum | caelī |
| Genitive | caelī | caelōrum |
| Dative | caelō | caelīs |
| Accusative | caelum | caelōs |
| Ablative | caelō | caelīs |
| Vocative | caelum | caelī |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 7, Matthew 23:13.
Explained in the notes of 2 passages:
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 317 · open the PDF here