Latin core word #265 · adjective · 61 times in the New Testament
tertius
TER-tee-ustertius, tertia, tertium — third
- Ordinal; tertiā diē ‘on the third day’.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
1st/2nd declension
| Masc. sg | Fem. sg | Neut. sg | Masc. pl | Fem. pl | Neut. pl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom | tertius | tertia | tertium | tertiī | tertiae | tertia |
| Gen | tertiī | tertiae | tertiī | tertiōrum | tertiārum | tertiōrum |
| Dat | tertiō | tertiae | tertiō | tertiīs | tertiīs | tertiīs |
| Acc | tertium | tertiam | tertium | tertiōs | tertiās | tertia |
| Abl | tertiō | tertiā | tertiō | tertiīs | tertiīs | tertiīs |
| Voc | tertie | tertia | tertium | tertiī | tertiae | tertia |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 30, Mark 15:25.
Explained in the notes of 2 passages:
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 415 · open the PDF here