Latin core word #338 · noun · 47 times in the New Testament
misericordia
mih-seh-rih-KOR-dee-ahmisericordia, misericordiae, f. — mercy, compassion
- 1st declension (from misericors ‘merciful’).
- misericordiam cōnsequī ‘obtain mercy’.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
1st declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | misericordia | misericordiae |
| Genitive | misericordiae | misericordiārum |
| Dative | misericordiae | misericordiīs |
| Accusative | misericordiam | misericordiās |
| Ablative | misericordiā | misericordiīs |
| Vocative | misericordia | misericordiae |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 1, Matthew 5:7.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 364 · open the PDF here