Latin core word #44 · noun · 423 times in the New Testament
diēs
DEE-aysdiēs, diēī, m./f. — day; time
- 5th declension; usually masculine (feminine for a fixed day).
- in illō diē ‘on that day’; tertiā diē ‘on the third day’.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
5th declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | diēs | diēs |
| Genitive | diēī | diērum |
| Dative | diēī | diēbus |
| Accusative | diem | diēs |
| Ablative | diē | diēbus |
| Vocative | diēs | diēs |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 27, Mark 15:6.
Explained in the notes of 3 passages:
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 331 · open the PDF here