Latin core word #294 · noun · 53 times in the New Testament

scrīptūra

skreep-TOO-rah

scrīptūra, scrīptūrae, f. — writing; Scripture

1st declension (from scrībō).
scrīptūrae ‘the Scriptures’.

Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.

1st declension

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	scrīptūra	scrīptūrae
Genitive	scrīptūrae	scrīptūrārum
Dative	scrīptūrae	scrīptūrīs
Accusative	scrīptūram	scrīptūrās
Ablative	scrīptūrā	scrīptūrīs
Vocative	scrīptūra	scrīptūrae

Where you meet it

First met in passage 19, Mark 12:10–11.

From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 402 · open the PDF here