Latin core word #43 · verb · 432 times in the New Testament
fīō
FEE-ohfīō, fierī, factus sum — become; be made, be done; happen
- Serves as the passive of faciō; perfect factus sum.
- factum est ‘it came to pass’ (Greek ἐγένετο); fīat ‘let it be (done)’.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
Indicative
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Perfect | Pluperfect | Future perfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | fīō | fīēbam | fīam | factus sum | factus eram | factus erō |
| 2 sg | fīs | fīēbās | fīēs | factus es | factus erās | factus eris |
| 3 sg | fit | fīēbat | fīet | factus est | factus erat | factus erit |
| 1 pl | fīmus | fīēbāmus | fīēmus | factī sumus | factī erāmus | factī erimus |
| 2 pl | fītis | fīēbātis | fīētis | factī estis | factī erātis | factī eritis |
| 3 pl | fīunt | fīēbant | fīent | factī sunt | factī erant | factī erunt |
Subjunctive
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | fīam | fierem | factus sim | factus essem |
| 2 sg | fīās | fierēs | factus sīs | factus essēs |
| 3 sg | fīat | fieret | factus sit | factus esset |
| 1 pl | fīāmus | fierēmus | factī sīmus | factī essēmus |
| 2 pl | fīātis | fierētis | factī sītis | factī essētis |
| 3 pl | fīant | fierent | factī sint | factī essent |
Imperative: fī, fīte
Infinitive: present fierī, perfect factus esse, future factum īrī
Participle: perfect factus, -a, -um; gerundive faciendus, -a, -um
Where you meet it
First met in passage 19, Mark 12:10–11.
Explained in the notes of 4 passages:
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 343 · open the PDF here