Latin core word #164 · noun · 110 times in the New Testament
potestās
po-TES-tahspotestās, potestātis, f. — power, authority
- 3rd declension (Greek ἐξουσία).
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
3rd declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | potestās | potestātēs |
| Genitive | potestātis | potestātum |
| Dative | potestātī | potestātibus |
| Accusative | potestātem | potestātēs |
| Ablative | potestāte | potestātibus |
| Vocative | potestās | potestātēs |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 8, Mark 1:22.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 386 · open the PDF here