Latin core word #6 · verb · 2177 times in the New Testament
dīcō
DEE-kohdīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictum — say, speak, tell; call
- 3rd conjugation; short imperative dīc.
- dīcēns / dīcentēs ‘saying’ introduces direct speech (Greek λέγων).
- āmēn dīcō vōbīs ‘truly I say to you’.
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 | dīcō | dīcēbam | dīcam | dīxī | dīxeram | dīxerō |
| 2 sg | dīcis | dīcēbās | dīcēs | dīxistī | dīxerās | dīxeris |
| 3 sg | dīcit | dīcēbat | dīcet | dīxit | dīxerat | dīxerit |
| 1 pl | dīcimus | dīcēbāmus | dīcēmus | dīximus | dīxerāmus | dīxerimus |
| 2 pl | dīcitis | dīcēbātis | dīcētis | dīxistis | dīxerātis | dīxeritis |
| 3 pl | dīcunt | dīcēbant | dīcent | dīxērunt | dīxerant | dīxerint |
Subjunctive active
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | dīcam | dīcerem | dīxerim | dīxissem |
| 2 sg | dīcās | dīcerēs | dīxerīs | dīxissēs |
| 3 sg | dīcat | dīceret | dīxerit | dīxisset |
| 1 pl | dīcāmus | dīcerēmus | dīxerīmus | dīxissēmus |
| 2 pl | dīcātis | dīcerētis | dīxerītis | dīxissētis |
| 3 pl | dīcant | dīcerent | dīxerint | dīxissent |
Indicative passive
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Perfect | Pluperfect | Future perfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | dīcor | dīcēbar | dīcar | dictus sum | dictus eram | dictus erō |
| 2 sg | dīceris | dīcēbāris | dīcēris | dictus es | dictus erās | dictus eris |
| 3 sg | dīcitur | dīcēbātur | dīcētur | dictus est | dictus erat | dictus erit |
| 1 pl | dīcimur | dīcēbāmur | dīcēmur | dictī sumus | dictī erāmus | dictī erimus |
| 2 pl | dīciminī | dīcēbāminī | dīcēminī | dictī estis | dictī erātis | dictī eritis |
| 3 pl | dīcuntur | dīcēbantur | dīcentur | dictī sunt | dictī erant | dictī erunt |
Subjunctive passive
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | dīcar | dīcerer | dictus sim | dictus essem |
| 2 sg | dīcāris | dīcerēris | dictus sīs | dictus essēs |
| 3 sg | dīcātur | dīcerētur | dictus sit | dictus esset |
| 1 pl | dīcāmur | dīcerēmur | dictī sīmus | dictī essēmus |
| 2 pl | dīcāminī | dīcerēminī | dictī sītis | dictī essētis |
| 3 pl | dīcantur | dīcerentur | dictī sint | dictī essent |
Imperative: dīc, dīcite; future dīcitō, dīcitōte, dīcuntō
Passive imperative: dīcere, dīciminī; future dīcitor, dīcuntor
Infinitive: present dīcere, perfect dīxisse, future dictūrus esse
Passive infinitive: present dīcī, perfect dictus esse, future dictum īrī
Participles: present dīcēns (gen. dīcentis); perfect passive dictus, -a, -um; future dictūrus, -a, -um
Gerund: dīcendī, dīcendō, dīcendum; gerundive dīcendus, -a, -um; supine dictum, dictū
Where you meet it
First met in passage 5, Matthew 20:13.
Explained in the notes of 33 passages:
- Matthew 20:13
- Matthew 22:13
- Mark 7:14
- Mark 8:5
- Mark 15:14
- Luke 1:38
- Luke 5:14
- Luke 7:14
- Luke 12:59
- Luke 13:5
- Luke 14:20
- Luke 15:7
- Luke 17:5
- Luke 18:18
- Luke 18:38
- Luke 19:18
- Luke 22:71
- John 1:23
- John 1:43
- John 2:7
- John 2:19
- John 4:21
- John 4:33
- John 5:8
- John 6:6
- John 8:51
- John 9:12
- John 9:41
- John 10:21
- John 11:24
- John 13:33
- John 14:29
- Philippians 4:4
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 330 · open the PDF here