Latin core word #89 · noun · 197 times in the New Testament
mundus
MUN-dusmundus, mundī, m. — world; the universe
- 2nd declension (Greek κόσμος).
- A different word from the adjective mundus, -a, -um ‘clean, pure’.
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 | mundus | mundī |
| Genitive | mundī | mundōrum |
| Dative | mundō | mundīs |
| Accusative | mundum | mundōs |
| Ablative | mundō | mundīs |
| Vocative | munde | mundī |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 72, John 1:9.
Explained in the notes of 2 passages:
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 366 · open the PDF here