Latin core word #275 · verb · 57 times in the New Testament
convertō
kon-WER-tohconvertō, convertere, convertī, conversum — turn, turn around; convert
- 3rd conjugation.
- Passive convertī ‘turn (oneself), be converted’.
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 | convertō | convertēbam | convertam | convertī | converteram | converterō |
| 2 sg | convertis | convertēbās | convertēs | convertistī | converterās | converteris |
| 3 sg | convertit | convertēbat | convertet | convertit | converterat | converterit |
| 1 pl | convertimus | convertēbāmus | convertēmus | convertimus | converterāmus | converterimus |
| 2 pl | convertitis | convertēbātis | convertētis | convertistis | converterātis | converteritis |
| 3 pl | convertunt | convertēbant | convertent | convertērunt | converterant | converterint |
Subjunctive active
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | convertam | converterem | converterim | convertissem |
| 2 sg | convertās | converterēs | converterīs | convertissēs |
| 3 sg | convertat | converteret | converterit | convertisset |
| 1 pl | convertāmus | converterēmus | converterīmus | convertissēmus |
| 2 pl | convertātis | converterētis | converterītis | convertissētis |
| 3 pl | convertant | converterent | converterint | convertissent |
Indicative passive
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Perfect | Pluperfect | Future perfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | convertor | convertēbar | convertar | conversus sum | conversus eram | conversus erō |
| 2 sg | converteris | convertēbāris | convertēris | conversus es | conversus erās | conversus eris |
| 3 sg | convertitur | convertēbātur | convertētur | conversus est | conversus erat | conversus erit |
| 1 pl | convertimur | convertēbāmur | convertēmur | conversī sumus | conversī erāmus | conversī erimus |
| 2 pl | convertiminī | convertēbāminī | convertēminī | conversī estis | conversī erātis | conversī eritis |
| 3 pl | convertuntur | convertēbantur | convertentur | conversī sunt | conversī erant | conversī erunt |
Subjunctive passive
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | convertar | converterer | conversus sim | conversus essem |
| 2 sg | convertāris | converterēris | conversus sīs | conversus essēs |
| 3 sg | convertātur | converterētur | conversus sit | conversus esset |
| 1 pl | convertāmur | converterēmur | conversī sīmus | conversī essēmus |
| 2 pl | convertāminī | converterēminī | conversī sītis | conversī essētis |
| 3 pl | convertantur | converterentur | conversī sint | conversī essent |
Imperative: converte, convertite; future convertitō, convertitōte, convertuntō
Passive imperative: convertere, convertiminī; future convertitor, convertuntor
Infinitive: present convertere, perfect convertisse, future conversūrus esse
Passive infinitive: present convertī, perfect conversus esse, future conversum īrī
Participles: present convertēns (gen. convertentis); perfect passive conversus, -a, -um; future conversūrus, -a, -um
Gerund: convertendī, convertendō, convertendum; gerundive convertendus, -a, -um; supine conversum, conversū
Where you meet it
First met in passage 14, Mark 5:30.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 323 · open the PDF here