Latin core word #326 · noun · 49 times in the New Testament
tenebrae
TEH-neh-braitenebrae, tenebrārum, f. pl. — darkness
- 1st declension, plural only.
- in tenebrās exteriōrēs ‘into the outer darkness’.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
1st declension
| Plural | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | tenebrae |
| Genitive | tenebrārum |
| Dative | tenebrīs |
| Accusative | tenebrās |
| Ablative | tenebrīs |
| Vocative | tenebrae |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 6, Matthew 22:13.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 412 · open the PDF here