Latin core word #71 · adjective · 255 times in the New Testament
sānctus
SAHNK-tussānctus, sāncta, sānctum — holy, sacred; (pl. noun) the saints
- 1st/2nd declension; superlative sānctissimus.
- Spīritus Sānctus ‘Holy Spirit’; sānctī ‘the saints (God’s people)’.
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 | sānctus | sāncta | sānctum | sānctī | sānctae | sāncta |
| Gen | sānctī | sānctae | sānctī | sānctōrum | sānctārum | sānctōrum |
| Dat | sānctō | sānctae | sānctō | sānctīs | sānctīs | sānctīs |
| Acc | sānctum | sānctam | sānctum | sānctōs | sānctās | sāncta |
| Abl | sānctō | sānctā | sānctō | sānctīs | sānctīs | sānctīs |
| Voc | sāncte | sāncta | sānctum | sānctī | sānctae | sāncta |
Comparative: sānctior, sānctius (gen. sānctiōris); superlative: sānctissimus, -a, -um
Where you meet it
First met in passage 96, Acts 9:32.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 400 · open the PDF here