Latin core word #91 · noun · 186 times in the New Testament
peccātum
peh-KAH-tumpeccātum, peccātī, n. — sin, fault
- 2nd declension neuter (from peccō ‘sin’).
- remissiō peccātōrum ‘forgiveness of sins’.
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 | peccātum | peccāta |
| Genitive | peccātī | peccātōrum |
| Dative | peccātō | peccātīs |
| Accusative | peccātum | peccāta |
| Ablative | peccātō | peccātīs |
| Vocative | peccātum | peccāta |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 87, John 9:41.
Explained in the notes of 3 passages:
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 379 · open the PDF here