Latin core word #96 · verb · 175 times in the New Testament
nōlō
NOH-lohnōlō, nōlle, nōluī — not want, be unwilling, refuse
- Irregular: nē + volō; nōn vīs, nōn vult.
- nōlī / nōlīte + infinitive = ‘do not …’ (nōlīte timēre).
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 | nōlō | nōlēbam | nōlam | nōluī | nōlueram | nōluerō |
| 2 sg | nōn vīs | nōlēbās | nōlēs | nōluistī | nōluerās | nōlueris |
| 3 sg | nōn vult | nōlēbat | nōlet | nōluit | nōluerat | nōluerit |
| 1 pl | nōlumus | nōlēbāmus | nōlēmus | nōluimus | nōluerāmus | nōluerimus |
| 2 pl | nōn vultis | nōlēbātis | nōlētis | nōluistis | nōluerātis | nōlueritis |
| 3 pl | nōlunt | nōlēbant | nōlent | nōluērunt | nōluerant | nōluerint |
Subjunctive active
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | nōlim | nōllem | nōluerim | nōluissem |
| 2 sg | nōlīs | nōllēs | nōluerīs | nōluissēs |
| 3 sg | nōlit | nōllet | nōluerit | nōluisset |
| 1 pl | nōlīmus | nōllēmus | nōluerīmus | nōluissēmus |
| 2 pl | nōlītis | nōllētis | nōluerītis | nōluissētis |
| 3 pl | nōlint | nōllent | nōluerint | nōluissent |
Imperative: nōlī, nōlīte (+ infinitive: “do not …”); future nōlītō, nōlītōte, nōluntō
Infinitive: present nōlle, perfect nōluisse
Participle: present nōlēns (gen. nōlentis)
Where you meet it
First met in passage 112, 1 Timothy 5:19–20.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 369 · open the PDF here