Latin core word #318 · adjective · 50 times in the New Testament
quantus
KWAN-tusquantus, quanta, quantum — how great, how much; as great as
- 1st/2nd declension; correlative of tantus.
- quantō magis ‘how much more’.
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 | quantus | quanta | quantum | quantī | quantae | quanta |
| Gen | quantī | quantae | quantī | quantōrum | quantārum | quantōrum |
| Dat | quantō | quantae | quantō | quantīs | quantīs | quantīs |
| Acc | quantum | quantam | quantum | quantōs | quantās | quanta |
| Abl | quantō | quantā | quantō | quantīs | quantīs | quantīs |
| Voc | quante | quanta | quantum | quantī | quantae | quanta |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 99, Romans 7:1.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 390 · open the PDF here