Latin core word #325 · verb · 49 times in the New Testament
dēbeō
DAY-beh-ohdēbeō, dēbēre, dēbuī, dēbitum — owe; ought, must
- 2nd conjugation (dē + habeō); + infinitive ‘ought to’.
- dēbitum ‘debt’ (perfect participle as noun).
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 | dēbeō | dēbēbam | dēbēbō | dēbuī | dēbueram | dēbuerō |
| 2 sg | dēbēs | dēbēbās | dēbēbis | dēbuistī | dēbuerās | dēbueris |
| 3 sg | dēbet | dēbēbat | dēbēbit | dēbuit | dēbuerat | dēbuerit |
| 1 pl | dēbēmus | dēbēbāmus | dēbēbimus | dēbuimus | dēbuerāmus | dēbuerimus |
| 2 pl | dēbētis | dēbēbātis | dēbēbitis | dēbuistis | dēbuerātis | dēbueritis |
| 3 pl | dēbent | dēbēbant | dēbēbunt | dēbuērunt | dēbuerant | dēbuerint |
Subjunctive active
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | dēbeam | dēbērem | dēbuerim | dēbuissem |
| 2 sg | dēbeās | dēbērēs | dēbuerīs | dēbuissēs |
| 3 sg | dēbeat | dēbēret | dēbuerit | dēbuisset |
| 1 pl | dēbeāmus | dēbērēmus | dēbuerīmus | dēbuissēmus |
| 2 pl | dēbeātis | dēbērētis | dēbuerītis | dēbuissētis |
| 3 pl | dēbeant | dēbērent | dēbuerint | dēbuissent |
Indicative passive
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Perfect | Pluperfect | Future perfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | dēbeor | dēbēbar | dēbēbor | dēbitus sum | dēbitus eram | dēbitus erō |
| 2 sg | dēbēris | dēbēbāris | dēbēberis | dēbitus es | dēbitus erās | dēbitus eris |
| 3 sg | dēbētur | dēbēbātur | dēbēbitur | dēbitus est | dēbitus erat | dēbitus erit |
| 1 pl | dēbēmur | dēbēbāmur | dēbēbimur | dēbitī sumus | dēbitī erāmus | dēbitī erimus |
| 2 pl | dēbēminī | dēbēbāminī | dēbēbiminī | dēbitī estis | dēbitī erātis | dēbitī eritis |
| 3 pl | dēbentur | dēbēbantur | dēbēbuntur | dēbitī sunt | dēbitī erant | dēbitī erunt |
Subjunctive passive
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | dēbear | dēbērer | dēbitus sim | dēbitus essem |
| 2 sg | dēbeāris | dēbērēris | dēbitus sīs | dēbitus essēs |
| 3 sg | dēbeātur | dēbērētur | dēbitus sit | dēbitus esset |
| 1 pl | dēbeāmur | dēbērēmur | dēbitī sīmus | dēbitī essēmus |
| 2 pl | dēbeāminī | dēbērēminī | dēbitī sītis | dēbitī essētis |
| 3 pl | dēbeantur | dēbērentur | dēbitī sint | dēbitī essent |
Imperative: dēbē, dēbēte; future dēbētō, dēbētōte, dēbentō
Passive imperative: dēbēre, dēbēminī; future dēbētor, dēbentor
Infinitive: present dēbēre, perfect dēbuisse, future dēbitūrus esse
Passive infinitive: present dēbērī, perfect dēbitus esse, future dēbitum īrī
Participles: present dēbēns (gen. dēbentis); perfect passive dēbitus, -a, -um; future dēbitūrus, -a, -um
Gerund: dēbendī, dēbendō, dēbendum; gerundive dēbendus, -a, -um; supine dēbitum, dēbitū
Where you meet it
First met in passage 120, 1 John 4:11.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 327 · open the PDF here