Latin core word #124 · adjective · 140 times in the New Testament
prīmus
PREE-musprīmus, prīma, prīmum — first; foremost, chief
- Ordinal of ūnus; prīmum / prīmō ‘first, at first’ (adverbs).
- prīmī ‘the first’ (prīmī et novissimī).
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 | prīmus | prīma | prīmum | prīmī | prīmae | prīma |
| Gen | prīmī | prīmae | prīmī | prīmōrum | prīmārum | prīmōrum |
| Dat | prīmō | prīmae | prīmō | prīmīs | prīmīs | prīmīs |
| Acc | prīmum | prīmam | prīmum | prīmōs | prīmās | prīma |
| Abl | prīmō | prīmā | prīmō | prīmīs | prīmīs | prīmīs |
| Voc | prīme | prīma | prīmum | prīmī | prīmae | prīma |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 20, Mark 13:10.
Explained in the notes of 2 passages:
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 388 · open the PDF here