Latin core word #289 · noun · 54 times in the New Testament
faciēs
FAH-kee-aysfaciēs, faciēī, f. — face; appearance, surface
- 5th declension.
- ante faciem ‘before (the face of)’, a Hebraism.
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 | faciēs | faciēs |
| Genitive | faciēī | — |
| Dative | faciēī | — |
| Accusative | faciem | faciēs |
| Ablative | faciē | — |
| Vocative | faciēs | faciēs |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 97, Acts 13:23–24.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 341 · open the PDF here