Latin core word #191 · verb · 94 times in the New Testament
dēscendō
days-KEN-dohdēscendō, dēscendere, dēscendī, dēscēnsum — come down, go down, descend
- 3rd conjugation (dē + scandō).
- Intransitive.
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 | dēscendō | dēscendēbam | dēscendam | dēscendī | dēscenderam | dēscenderō |
| 2 sg | dēscendis | dēscendēbās | dēscendēs | dēscendistī | dēscenderās | dēscenderis |
| 3 sg | dēscendit | dēscendēbat | dēscendet | dēscendit | dēscenderat | dēscenderit |
| 1 pl | dēscendimus | dēscendēbāmus | dēscendēmus | dēscendimus | dēscenderāmus | dēscenderimus |
| 2 pl | dēscenditis | dēscendēbātis | dēscendētis | dēscendistis | dēscenderātis | dēscenderitis |
| 3 pl | dēscendunt | dēscendēbant | dēscendent | dēscendērunt | dēscenderant | dēscenderint |
Subjunctive active
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | dēscendam | dēscenderem | dēscenderim | dēscendissem |
| 2 sg | dēscendās | dēscenderēs | dēscenderīs | dēscendissēs |
| 3 sg | dēscendat | dēscenderet | dēscenderit | dēscendisset |
| 1 pl | dēscendāmus | dēscenderēmus | dēscenderīmus | dēscendissēmus |
| 2 pl | dēscendātis | dēscenderētis | dēscenderītis | dēscendissētis |
| 3 pl | dēscendant | dēscenderent | dēscenderint | dēscendissent |
Indicative passive (impersonal)
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Perfect | Pluperfect | Future perfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 sg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 sg | dēscenditur | dēscendēbātur | dēscendētur | dēscēnsum est | dēscēnsum erat | dēscēnsum erit |
| 1 pl | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 pl | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 pl | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Subjunctive passive (impersonal)
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | — | — | — | — |
| 2 sg | — | — | — | — |
| 3 sg | dēscendātur | dēscenderētur | dēscēnsum sit | dēscēnsum esset |
| 1 pl | — | — | — | — |
| 2 pl | — | — | — | — |
| 3 pl | — | — | — | — |
Imperative: dēscende, dēscendite; future dēscenditō, dēscenditōte, dēscenduntō
Infinitive: present dēscendere, perfect dēscendisse, future dēscēnsūrus esse
Participles: present dēscendēns (gen. dēscendentis); future dēscēnsūrus, -a, -um
Gerund: dēscendendī, dēscendendō, dēscendendum; supine dēscēnsum, dēscēnsū
Where you meet it
First met in passage 62, Luke 19:6.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 328 · open the PDF here