Latin core word #23 · verb · 765 times in the New Testament
veniō
WEH-nee-ohveniō, venīre, vēnī, ventum — come; arrive
- 4th conjugation; perfect vēnī has a long ē (venit ‘comes’ / vēnit ‘came’).
- Intransitive: passive only impersonal (ventum est).
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 | veniō | veniēbam | veniam | vēnī | vēneram | vēnerō |
| 2 sg | venīs | veniēbās | veniēs | vēnistī | vēnerās | vēneris |
| 3 sg | venit | veniēbat | veniet | vēnit | vēnerat | vēnerit |
| 1 pl | venīmus | veniēbāmus | veniēmus | vēnimus | vēnerāmus | vēnerimus |
| 2 pl | venītis | veniēbātis | veniētis | vēnistis | vēnerātis | vēneritis |
| 3 pl | veniunt | veniēbant | venient | vēnērunt | vēnerant | vēnerint |
Subjunctive active
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | veniam | venīrem | vēnerim | vēnissem |
| 2 sg | veniās | venīrēs | vēnerīs | vēnissēs |
| 3 sg | veniat | venīret | vēnerit | vēnisset |
| 1 pl | veniāmus | venīrēmus | vēnerīmus | vēnissēmus |
| 2 pl | veniātis | venīrētis | vēnerītis | vēnissētis |
| 3 pl | veniant | venīrent | vēnerint | vēnissent |
Indicative passive (impersonal)
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Perfect | Pluperfect | Future perfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 sg | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 sg | venītur | veniēbātur | veniētur | ventum est | ventum erat | ventum erit |
| 1 pl | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 pl | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 pl | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Subjunctive passive (impersonal)
| Present | Imperfect | Perfect | Pluperfect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | — | — | — | — |
| 2 sg | — | — | — | — |
| 3 sg | veniātur | venīrētur | ventum sit | ventum esset |
| 1 pl | — | — | — | — |
| 2 pl | — | — | — | — |
| 3 pl | — | — | — | — |
Imperative: venī, venīte; future venītō, venītōte, veniuntō
Infinitive: present venīre, perfect vēnisse, future ventūrus esse
Participles: present veniēns (gen. venientis); future ventūrus, -a, -um
Gerund: veniendī, veniendō, veniendum; supine ventum, ventū
Where you meet it
First met in passage 9, Mark 1:29.
Explained in the notes of 13 passages:
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 420 · open the PDF here