Latin core word #69 · verb · 260 times in the New Testament
respondeō
res-PON-deh-ohrespondeō, respondēre, respondī, respōnsum — answer, reply
- 2nd conjugation; takes a dative of the person.
- respondēns dīxit ‘answering said’ copies Greek ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν.
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 | respondeō | respondēbam | respondēbō | respondī | responderam | responderō |
| 2 sg | respondēs | respondēbās | respondēbis | respondistī | responderās | responderis |
| 3 sg | respondet | respondēbat | respondēbit | respondit | responderat | responderit |
| 1 pl | respondēmus | respondēbāmus | respondēbimus | respondimus | responderāmus | responderimus |
| 2 pl | respondētis | respondēbātis | respondēbitis | respondistis | responderātis | responderitis |
| 3 pl | respondent | respondēbant | respondēbunt | respondērunt | responderant | responderint |
Subjunctive active
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | respondeam | respondērem | responderim | respondissem |
| 2 sg | respondeās | respondērēs | responderīs | respondissēs |
| 3 sg | respondeat | respondēret | responderit | respondisset |
| 1 pl | respondeāmus | respondērēmus | responderīmus | respondissēmus |
| 2 pl | respondeātis | respondērētis | responderītis | respondissētis |
| 3 pl | respondeant | respondērent | responderint | respondissent |
Indicative passive (impersonal)
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Perfect | Pluperfect | Future perfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 sg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 sg | respondētur | respondēbātur | respondēbitur | respōnsum est | respōnsum erat | respōnsum erit |
| 1 pl | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 pl | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 pl | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Subjunctive passive (impersonal)
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | — | — | — | — |
| 2 sg | — | — | — | — |
| 3 sg | respondeātur | respondērētur | respōnsum sit | respōnsum esset |
| 1 pl | — | — | — | — |
| 2 pl | — | — | — | — |
| 3 pl | — | — | — | — |
Imperative: respondē, respondēte; future respondētō, respondētōte, respondentō
Infinitive: present respondēre, perfect respondisse, future respōnsūrus esse
Participles: present respondēns (gen. respondentis); future respōnsūrus, -a, -um
Gerund: respondendī, respondendō, respondendum; supine respōnsum, respōnsū
Where you meet it
First met in passage 5, Matthew 20:13.
Explained in the notes of 4 passages:
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 395 · open the PDF here