Latin core word #220 · verb · 78 times in the New Testament
tollō
TO-lohtollō, tollere, sustulī, sublātum — lift up, raise; take away, remove
- 3rd conjugation; perfect and supine come from other stems (sustulī, sublātum).
- tolle grabātum ‘take up your bed’.
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 | tollō | tollēbam | tollam | sustulī | sustuleram | sustulerō |
| 2 sg | tollis | tollēbās | tollēs | sustulistī | sustulerās | sustuleris |
| 3 sg | tollit | tollēbat | tollet | sustulit | sustulerat | sustulerit |
| 1 pl | tollimus | tollēbāmus | tollēmus | sustulimus | sustulerāmus | sustulerimus |
| 2 pl | tollitis | tollēbātis | tollētis | sustulistis | sustulerātis | sustuleritis |
| 3 pl | tollunt | tollēbant | tollent | sustulērunt | sustulerant | sustulerint |
Subjunctive active
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | tollam | tollerem | sustulerim | sustulissem |
| 2 sg | tollās | tollerēs | sustulerīs | sustulissēs |
| 3 sg | tollat | tolleret | sustulerit | sustulisset |
| 1 pl | tollāmus | tollerēmus | sustulerīmus | sustulissēmus |
| 2 pl | tollātis | tollerētis | sustulerītis | sustulissētis |
| 3 pl | tollant | tollerent | sustulerint | sustulissent |
Indicative passive
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Perfect | Pluperfect | Future perfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | tollor | tollēbar | tollar | sublātus sum | sublātus eram | sublātus erō |
| 2 sg | tolleris | tollēbāris | tollēris | sublātus es | sublātus erās | sublātus eris |
| 3 sg | tollitur | tollēbātur | tollētur | sublātus est | sublātus erat | sublātus erit |
| 1 pl | tollimur | tollēbāmur | tollēmur | sublātī sumus | sublātī erāmus | sublātī erimus |
| 2 pl | tolliminī | tollēbāminī | tollēminī | sublātī estis | sublātī erātis | sublātī eritis |
| 3 pl | tolluntur | tollēbantur | tollentur | sublātī sunt | sublātī erant | sublātī erunt |
Subjunctive passive
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | tollar | tollerer | sublātus sim | sublātus essem |
| 2 sg | tollāris | tollerēris | sublātus sīs | sublātus essēs |
| 3 sg | tollātur | tollerētur | sublātus sit | sublātus esset |
| 1 pl | tollāmur | tollerēmur | sublātī sīmus | sublātī essēmus |
| 2 pl | tollāminī | tollerēminī | sublātī sītis | sublātī essētis |
| 3 pl | tollantur | tollerentur | sublātī sint | sublātī essent |
Imperative: tolle, tollite; future tollitō, tollitōte, tolluntō
Passive imperative: tollere, tolliminī; future tollitor, tolluntor
Infinitive: present tollere, perfect sustulisse, future sublātūrus esse
Passive infinitive: present tollī, perfect sublātus esse, future sublātum īrī
Participles: present tollēns (gen. tollentis); perfect passive sublātus, -a, -um; future sublātūrus, -a, -um
Gerund: tollendī, tollendō, tollendum; gerundive tollendus, -a, -um; supine sublātum, sublātū
Where you meet it
First met in passage 80, John 5:8.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 416 · open the PDF here