Latin core word #81 · verb · 223 times in the New Testament
scrībō
SKREE-bohscrībō, scrībere, scrīpsī, scrīptum — write
- 3rd conjugation.
- scrīptum est ‘it is written’ (Greek γέγραπται).
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 | scrībō | scrībēbam | scrībam | scrīpsī | scrīpseram | scrīpserō |
| 2 sg | scrībis | scrībēbās | scrībēs | scrīpsistī | scrīpserās | scrīpseris |
| 3 sg | scrībit | scrībēbat | scrībet | scrīpsit | scrīpserat | scrīpserit |
| 1 pl | scrībimus | scrībēbāmus | scrībēmus | scrīpsimus | scrīpserāmus | scrīpserimus |
| 2 pl | scrībitis | scrībēbātis | scrībētis | scrīpsistis | scrīpserātis | scrīpseritis |
| 3 pl | scrībunt | scrībēbant | scrībent | scrīpsērunt | scrīpserant | scrīpserint |
Subjunctive active
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | scrībam | scrīberem | scrīpserim | scrīpsissem |
| 2 sg | scrībās | scrīberēs | scrīpserīs | scrīpsissēs |
| 3 sg | scrībat | scrīberet | scrīpserit | scrīpsisset |
| 1 pl | scrībāmus | scrīberēmus | scrīpserīmus | scrīpsissēmus |
| 2 pl | scrībātis | scrīberētis | scrīpserītis | scrīpsissētis |
| 3 pl | scrībant | scrīberent | scrīpserint | scrīpsissent |
Indicative passive
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Perfect | Pluperfect | Future perfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | scrībor | scrībēbar | scrībar | scrīptus sum | scrīptus eram | scrīptus erō |
| 2 sg | scrīberis | scrībēbāris | scrībēris | scrīptus es | scrīptus erās | scrīptus eris |
| 3 sg | scrībitur | scrībēbātur | scrībētur | scrīptus est | scrīptus erat | scrīptus erit |
| 1 pl | scrībimur | scrībēbāmur | scrībēmur | scrīptī sumus | scrīptī erāmus | scrīptī erimus |
| 2 pl | scrībiminī | scrībēbāminī | scrībēminī | scrīptī estis | scrīptī erātis | scrīptī eritis |
| 3 pl | scrībuntur | scrībēbantur | scrībentur | scrīptī sunt | scrīptī erant | scrīptī erunt |
Subjunctive passive
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | scrībar | scrīberer | scrīptus sim | scrīptus essem |
| 2 sg | scrībāris | scrīberēris | scrīptus sīs | scrīptus essēs |
| 3 sg | scrībātur | scrīberētur | scrīptus sit | scrīptus esset |
| 1 pl | scrībāmur | scrīberēmur | scrīptī sīmus | scrīptī essēmus |
| 2 pl | scrībāminī | scrīberēminī | scrīptī sītis | scrīptī essētis |
| 3 pl | scrībantur | scrīberentur | scrīptī sint | scrīptī essent |
Imperative: scrībe, scrībite; future scrībitō, scrībitōte, scrībuntō
Passive imperative: scrībere, scrībiminī; future scrībitor, scrībuntor
Infinitive: present scrībere, perfect scrīpsisse, future scrīptūrus esse
Passive infinitive: present scrībī, perfect scrīptus esse, future scrīptum īrī
Participles: present scrībēns (gen. scrībentis); perfect passive scrīptus, -a, -um; future scrīptūrus, -a, -um
Gerund: scrībendī, scrībendō, scrībendum; gerundive scrībendus, -a, -um; supine scrīptum, scrīptū
Where you meet it
First met in passage 95, John 19:22.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 401 · open the PDF here