Latin core word #284 · verb · 55 times in the New Testament
intelligō
in-TEH-lih-gohintelligō, intelligere, intellēxī, intellēctum — understand, perceive
- 3rd conjugation; Clementine spelling (classical intellegō).
- intellēctus, -ūs ‘understanding’.
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 | intelligō | intelligēbam | intelligam | intellēxī | intellēxeram | intellēxerō |
| 2 sg | intelligis | intelligēbās | intelligēs | intellēxistī | intellēxerās | intellēxeris |
| 3 sg | intelligit | intelligēbat | intelliget | intellēxit | intellēxerat | intellēxerit |
| 1 pl | intelligimus | intelligēbāmus | intelligēmus | intellēximus | intellēxerāmus | intellēxerimus |
| 2 pl | intelligitis | intelligēbātis | intelligētis | intellēxistis | intellēxerātis | intellēxeritis |
| 3 pl | intelligunt | intelligēbant | intelligent | intellēxērunt | intellēxerant | intellēxerint |
Subjunctive active
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | intelligam | intelligerem | intellēxerim | intellēxissem |
| 2 sg | intelligās | intelligerēs | intellēxerīs | intellēxissēs |
| 3 sg | intelligat | intelligeret | intellēxerit | intellēxisset |
| 1 pl | intelligāmus | intelligerēmus | intellēxerīmus | intellēxissēmus |
| 2 pl | intelligātis | intelligerētis | intellēxerītis | intellēxissētis |
| 3 pl | intelligant | intelligerent | intellēxerint | intellēxissent |
Indicative passive
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Perfect | Pluperfect | Future perfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | intelligor | intelligēbar | intelligar | intellēctus sum | intellēctus eram | intellēctus erō |
| 2 sg | intelligeris | intelligēbāris | intelligēris | intellēctus es | intellēctus erās | intellēctus eris |
| 3 sg | intelligitur | intelligēbātur | intelligētur | intellēctus est | intellēctus erat | intellēctus erit |
| 1 pl | intelligimur | intelligēbāmur | intelligēmur | intellēctī sumus | intellēctī erāmus | intellēctī erimus |
| 2 pl | intelligiminī | intelligēbāminī | intelligēminī | intellēctī estis | intellēctī erātis | intellēctī eritis |
| 3 pl | intelliguntur | intelligēbantur | intelligentur | intellēctī sunt | intellēctī erant | intellēctī erunt |
Subjunctive passive
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | intelligar | intelligerer | intellēctus sim | intellēctus essem |
| 2 sg | intelligāris | intelligerēris | intellēctus sīs | intellēctus essēs |
| 3 sg | intelligātur | intelligerētur | intellēctus sit | intellēctus esset |
| 1 pl | intelligāmur | intelligerēmur | intellēctī sīmus | intellēctī essēmus |
| 2 pl | intelligāminī | intelligerēminī | intellēctī sītis | intellēctī essētis |
| 3 pl | intelligantur | intelligerentur | intellēctī sint | intellēctī essent |
Imperative: intellige, intelligite; future intelligitō, intelligitōte, intelliguntō
Passive imperative: intelligere, intelligiminī; future intelligitor, intelliguntor
Infinitive: present intelligere, perfect intellēxisse, future intellēctūrus esse
Passive infinitive: present intelligī, perfect intellēctus esse, future intellēctum īrī
Participles: present intelligēns (gen. intelligentis); perfect passive intellēctus, -a, -um; future intellēctūrus, -a, -um
Gerund: intelligendī, intelligendō, intelligendum; gerundive intelligendus, -a, -um; supine intellēctum, intellēctū
Where you meet it
First met in passage 16, Mark 7:14.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 351 · open the PDF here