Latin core word #328 · verb · 49 times in the New Testament
placeō
PLAH-keh-ohplaceō, placēre, placuī, placitum — please, be pleasing to (+ dat.)
- 2nd conjugation; intransitive, + dative.
- placuit ‘it seemed good’; placitum ‘what is pleasing’.
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 | placeō | placēbam | placēbō | placuī | placueram | placuerō |
| 2 sg | placēs | placēbās | placēbis | placuistī | placuerās | placueris |
| 3 sg | placet | placēbat | placēbit | placuit | placuerat | placuerit |
| 1 pl | placēmus | placēbāmus | placēbimus | placuimus | placuerāmus | placuerimus |
| 2 pl | placētis | placēbātis | placēbitis | placuistis | placuerātis | placueritis |
| 3 pl | placent | placēbant | placēbunt | placuērunt | placuerant | placuerint |
Subjunctive active
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | placeam | placērem | placuerim | placuissem |
| 2 sg | placeās | placērēs | placuerīs | placuissēs |
| 3 sg | placeat | placēret | placuerit | placuisset |
| 1 pl | placeāmus | placērēmus | placuerīmus | placuissēmus |
| 2 pl | placeātis | placērētis | placuerītis | placuissētis |
| 3 pl | placeant | placērent | placuerint | placuissent |
Indicative passive (impersonal)
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Perfect | Pluperfect | Future perfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 sg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 sg | placētur | placēbātur | placēbitur | placitum est | placitum erat | placitum erit |
| 1 pl | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 pl | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 pl | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Subjunctive passive (impersonal)
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | — | — | — | — |
| 2 sg | — | — | — | — |
| 3 sg | placeātur | placērētur | placitum sit | placitum esset |
| 1 pl | — | — | — | — |
| 2 pl | — | — | — | — |
| 3 pl | — | — | — | — |
Imperative: placē, placēte; future placētō, placētōte, placentō
Infinitive: present placēre, perfect placuisse, future placitūrus esse
Participles: present placēns (gen. placentis); future placitūrus, -a, -um
Gerund: placendī, placendō, placendum; supine placitum, placitū
Perfect participle: placitus, -a, -um “pleasing”
Where you meet it
First met in passage 103, Galatians 1:10.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 383 · open the PDF here