Latin core word #322 · verb · 49 times in the New Testament
gignō
GIG-nohgignō, gignere, genuī, genitum — beget, father; bear, give birth to
- 3rd conjugation.
- genuit ‘became the father of’ (Matthew 1).
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 | gignō | gignēbam | gignam | genuī | genueram | genuerō |
| 2 sg | gignis | gignēbās | gignēs | genuistī | genuerās | genueris |
| 3 sg | gignit | gignēbat | gignet | genuit | genuerat | genuerit |
| 1 pl | gignimus | gignēbāmus | gignēmus | genuimus | genuerāmus | genuerimus |
| 2 pl | gignitis | gignēbātis | gignētis | genuistis | genuerātis | genueritis |
| 3 pl | gignunt | gignēbant | gignent | genuērunt | genuerant | genuerint |
Subjunctive active
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | gignam | gignerem | genuerim | genuissem |
| 2 sg | gignās | gignerēs | genuerīs | genuissēs |
| 3 sg | gignat | gigneret | genuerit | genuisset |
| 1 pl | gignāmus | gignerēmus | genuerīmus | genuissēmus |
| 2 pl | gignātis | gignerētis | genuerītis | genuissētis |
| 3 pl | gignant | gignerent | genuerint | genuissent |
Indicative passive
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Perfect | Pluperfect | Future perfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | gignor | gignēbar | gignar | genitus sum | genitus eram | genitus erō |
| 2 sg | gigneris | gignēbāris | gignēris | genitus es | genitus erās | genitus eris |
| 3 sg | gignitur | gignēbātur | gignētur | genitus est | genitus erat | genitus erit |
| 1 pl | gignimur | gignēbāmur | gignēmur | genitī sumus | genitī erāmus | genitī erimus |
| 2 pl | gigniminī | gignēbāminī | gignēminī | genitī estis | genitī erātis | genitī eritis |
| 3 pl | gignuntur | gignēbantur | gignentur | genitī sunt | genitī erant | genitī erunt |
Subjunctive passive
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | gignar | gignerer | genitus sim | genitus essem |
| 2 sg | gignāris | gignerēris | genitus sīs | genitus essēs |
| 3 sg | gignātur | gignerētur | genitus sit | genitus esset |
| 1 pl | gignāmur | gignerēmur | genitī sīmus | genitī essēmus |
| 2 pl | gignāminī | gignerēminī | genitī sītis | genitī essētis |
| 3 pl | gignantur | gignerentur | genitī sint | genitī essent |
Imperative: gigne, gignite; future gignitō, gignitōte, gignuntō
Passive imperative: gignere, gigniminī; future gignitor, gignuntor
Infinitive: present gignere, perfect genuisse, future genitūrus esse
Passive infinitive: present gignī, perfect genitus esse, future genitum īrī
Participles: present gignēns (gen. gignentis); perfect passive genitus, -a, -um; future genitūrus, -a, -um
Gerund: gignendī, gignendō, gignendum; gerundive gignendus, -a, -um; supine genitum, genitū
Where you meet it
First met in passage 122, 1 John 5:1.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 345 · open the PDF here