Latin core word #286 · verb · 54 times in the New Testament
serviō
SER-wee-ohserviō, servīre, servīvī, servītum — serve, be a slave to (+ dat.)
- 4th conjugation (from servus).
- Intransitive: passive only impersonal.
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 | serviō | serviēbam | serviam | servīvī | servīveram | servīverō |
| 2 sg | servīs | serviēbās | serviēs | servīvistī | servīverās | servīveris |
| 3 sg | servit | serviēbat | serviet | servīvit | servīverat | servīverit |
| 1 pl | servīmus | serviēbāmus | serviēmus | servīvimus | servīverāmus | servīverimus |
| 2 pl | servītis | serviēbātis | serviētis | servīvistis | servīverātis | servīveritis |
| 3 pl | serviunt | serviēbant | servient | servīvērunt / serviērunt | servīverant | servīverint / servierint |
Subjunctive active
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | serviam | servīrem | servīverim | servīvissem |
| 2 sg | serviās | servīrēs | servīverīs | servīvissēs |
| 3 sg | serviat | servīret | servīverit | servīvisset |
| 1 pl | serviāmus | servīrēmus | servīverīmus | servīvissēmus |
| 2 pl | serviātis | servīrētis | servīverītis | servīvissētis |
| 3 pl | serviant | servīrent | servīverint | servīvissent |
Indicative passive (impersonal)
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Perfect | Pluperfect | Future perfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 sg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 sg | servītur | serviēbātur | serviētur | servītum est | servītum erat | servītum erit |
| 1 pl | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 pl | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 pl | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Subjunctive passive (impersonal)
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | — | — | — | — |
| 2 sg | — | — | — | — |
| 3 sg | serviātur | servīrētur | servītum sit | servītum esset |
| 1 pl | — | — | — | — |
| 2 pl | — | — | — | — |
| 3 pl | — | — | — | — |
Imperative: servī, servīte; future servītō, servītōte, serviuntō
Infinitive: present servīre, perfect servīvisse, future servītūrus esse
Participles: present serviēns (gen. servientis); future servītūrus, -a, -um
Gerund: serviendī, serviendō, serviendum; supine servītum, servītū
Where you meet it
First met in passage 108, Philippians 2:22.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 406 · open the PDF here