Latin core word #68 · noun · 261 times in the New Testament
terra
TEH-rahterra, terrae, f. — earth, land, ground
- 1st declension.
- caelum et terra ‘heaven and earth’.
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 | terra | terrae |
| Genitive | terrae | terrārum |
| Dative | terrae | terrīs |
| Accusative | terram | terrās |
| Ablative | terrā | terrīs |
| Vocative | terra | terrae |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 15, Mark 6:47.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 414 · open the PDF here