Latin core word #146 · adjective · 124 times in the New Testament
novus
NO-wusnovus, nova, novum — new
- Superlative novissimus ‘last’.
- testāmentum novum ‘new covenant’.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
1st/2nd declension
| Masc. sg | Fem. sg | Neut. sg | Masc. pl | Fem. pl | Neut. pl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom | novus | nova | novum | novī | novae | nova |
| Gen | novī | novae | novī | novōrum | novārum | novōrum |
| Dat | novō | novae | novō | novīs | novīs | novīs |
| Acc | novum | novam | novum | novōs | novās | nova |
| Abl | novō | novā | novō | novīs | novīs | novīs |
| Voc | nove | nova | novum | novī | novae | nova |
Superlative: novissimus, -a, -um “last” (see novissimus)
Where you meet it
First met in passage 33, Mark 16:14.
Explained in the notes of 4 passages:
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 371 · open the PDF here