Latin core word #83 · pronoun · 216 times in the New Testament
quīdam
KWEE-damquīdam, quaedam, quoddam/quiddam — a certain (one), someone
- quī + -dam; the Clementine text writes quemdam, quamdam (classical quendam, quandam).
- quiddam is the pronoun, quoddam the adjective.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
Declension
| Masc. sg | Fem. sg | Neut. sg | Masc. pl | Fem. pl | Neut. pl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom | quīdam | quaedam | quiddam / quoddam | quīdam | quaedam | quaedam |
| Gen | cujusdam | cujusdam | cujusdam | quōrumdam / quōrundam | quārumdam / quārundam | quōrumdam / quōrundam |
| Dat | cuidam | cuidam | cuidam | quibusdam | quibusdam | quibusdam |
| Acc | quemdam / quendam | quamdam / quandam | quiddam / quoddam | quōsdam | quāsdam | quaedam |
| Abl | quōdam | quādam | quōdam | quibusdam | quibusdam | quibusdam |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 52, Luke 13:1.
Explained in the notes of 3 passages:
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 391 · open the PDF here