Latin core word #251 · noun · 65 times in the New Testament
mandātum
man-DAH-tummandātum, mandātī, n. — commandment, order
- 2nd declension neuter (from mandō).
- mandātum novum ‘a new commandment’.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
2nd declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mandātum | mandāta |
| Genitive | mandātī | mandātōrum |
| Dative | mandātō | mandātīs |
| Accusative | mandātum | mandāta |
| Ablative | mandātō | mandātīs |
| Vocative | mandātum | mandāta |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 91, John 13:34.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 360 · open the PDF here