Latin core word #298 · verb · 52 times in the New Testament

teneō

TEH-neh-oh

teneō, tenēre, tenuī, tentum — hold, keep; seize, arrest

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

	Present	Imperfect	Future	Perfect	Pluperfect	Future perfect
1 sg	teneō	tenēbam	tenēbō	tenuī	tenueram	tenuerō
2 sg	tenēs	tenēbās	tenēbis	tenuistī	tenuerās	tenueris
3 sg	tenet	tenēbat	tenēbit	tenuit	tenuerat	tenuerit
1 pl	tenēmus	tenēbāmus	tenēbimus	tenuimus	tenuerāmus	tenuerimus
2 pl	tenētis	tenēbātis	tenēbitis	tenuistis	tenuerātis	tenueritis
3 pl	tenent	tenēbant	tenēbunt	tenuērunt	tenuerant	tenuerint

	Present	Imperfect	Perfect	Pluperfect
1 sg	teneam	tenērem	tenuerim	tenuissem
2 sg	teneās	tenērēs	tenuerīs	tenuissēs
3 sg	teneat	tenēret	tenuerit	tenuisset
1 pl	teneāmus	tenērēmus	tenuerīmus	tenuissēmus
2 pl	teneātis	tenērētis	tenuerītis	tenuissētis
3 pl	teneant	tenērent	tenuerint	tenuissent

	Present	Imperfect	Future	Perfect	Pluperfect	Future perfect
1 sg	teneor	tenēbar	tenēbor	tentus sum	tentus eram	tentus erō
2 sg	tenēris	tenēbāris	tenēberis	tentus es	tentus erās	tentus eris
3 sg	tenētur	tenēbātur	tenēbitur	tentus est	tentus erat	tentus erit
1 pl	tenēmur	tenēbāmur	tenēbimur	tentī sumus	tentī erāmus	tentī erimus
2 pl	tenēminī	tenēbāminī	tenēbiminī	tentī estis	tentī erātis	tentī eritis
3 pl	tenentur	tenēbantur	tenēbuntur	tentī sunt	tentī erant	tentī erunt

	Present	Imperfect	Perfect	Pluperfect
1 sg	tenear	tenērer	tentus sim	tentus essem
2 sg	teneāris	tenērēris	tentus sīs	tentus essēs
3 sg	teneātur	tenērētur	tentus sit	tentus esset
1 pl	teneāmur	tenērēmur	tentī sīmus	tentī essēmus
2 pl	teneāminī	tenērēminī	tentī sītis	tentī essētis
3 pl	teneantur	tenērentur	tentī sint	tentī essent

Imperative: tenē, tenēte; future tenētō, tenētōte, tenentō

Passive imperative: tenēre, tenēminī; future tenētor, tenentor

Infinitive: present tenēre, perfect tenuisse, future tentūrus esse

Passive infinitive: present tenērī, perfect tentus esse, future tentum īrī

Participles: present tenēns (gen. tenentis); perfect passive tentus, -a, -um; future tentūrus, -a, -um

Gerund: tenendī, tenendō, tenendum; gerundive tenendus, -a, -um; supine tentum, tentū

Where you meet it

First met in passage 110, 2 Thessalonians 2:15.