Latin core word #186 · verb · 95 times in the New Testament
timeō
TIH-meh-ohtimeō, timēre, timuī — fear, be afraid
- 2nd conjugation; no supine.
- nōlīte timēre ‘do not be afraid’.
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 | timeō | timēbam | timēbō | timuī | timueram | timuerō |
| 2 sg | timēs | timēbās | timēbis | timuistī | timuerās | timueris |
| 3 sg | timet | timēbat | timēbit | timuit | timuerat | timuerit |
| 1 pl | timēmus | timēbāmus | timēbimus | timuimus | timuerāmus | timuerimus |
| 2 pl | timētis | timēbātis | timēbitis | timuistis | timuerātis | timueritis |
| 3 pl | timent | timēbant | timēbunt | timuērunt | timuerant | timuerint |
Subjunctive active
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | timeam | timērem | timuerim | timuissem |
| 2 sg | timeās | timērēs | timuerīs | timuissēs |
| 3 sg | timeat | timēret | timuerit | timuisset |
| 1 pl | timeāmus | timērēmus | timuerīmus | timuissēmus |
| 2 pl | timeātis | timērētis | timuerītis | timuissētis |
| 3 pl | timeant | timērent | timuerint | timuissent |
Indicative passive
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Perfect | Pluperfect | Future perfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | timeor | timēbar | timēbor | — | — | — |
| 2 sg | timēris | timēbāris | timēberis | — | — | — |
| 3 sg | timētur | timēbātur | timēbitur | — | — | — |
| 1 pl | timēmur | timēbāmur | timēbimur | — | — | — |
| 2 pl | timēminī | timēbāminī | timēbiminī | — | — | — |
| 3 pl | timentur | timēbantur | timēbuntur | — | — | — |
Subjunctive passive
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | timear | timērer | — | — |
| 2 sg | timeāris | timērēris | — | — |
| 3 sg | timeātur | timērētur | — | — |
| 1 pl | timeāmur | timērēmur | — | — |
| 2 pl | timeāminī | timērēminī | — | — |
| 3 pl | timeantur | timērentur | — | — |
Imperative: timē, timēte; future timētō, timētōte, timentō
Passive imperative: timēre, timēminī; future timētor, timentor
Infinitive: present timēre, perfect timuisse, future —
Passive infinitive: present timērī
Participles: present timēns (gen. timentis)
Gerund: timendī, timendō, timendum; gerundive timendus, -a, -um
Where you meet it
First met in passage 105, Galatians 4:11.
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