Latin core word #173 · noun · 104 times in the New Testament
saeculum
SAI-koo-lumsaeculum, saeculī, n. — age, generation; world
- 2nd declension neuter (Greek αἰών).
- in saecula saeculōrum ‘for ever and ever’.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
2nd declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | saeculum | saecula |
| Genitive | saeculī | saeculōrum |
| Dative | saeculō | saeculīs |
| Accusative | saeculum | saecula |
| Ablative | saeculō | saeculīs |
| Vocative | saeculum | saecula |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 116, Hebrews 13:8.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 398 · open the PDF here