Came to Worship: venimus adorare
Venimus adorare: we have come to worship.
How It Works
| Way | Latin | Where you meet it |
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | venimus adorare eum | the Vulgate |
| ut and the subjunctive | venimus ut eum adoremus | all Latin prose |
| supine in -um | venimus eum adoratum | Roman prose, after verbs of motion |
All three mean we have come to worship him. The Vulgate follows the Greek of the Gospels, which uses an infinitive the same way. Roman poets do it now and then, but Roman prose prefers ut or the supine.
The verb before the infinitive is a verb of motion or sending: venio (come), exeo (go out), mitto (send). Luke 4:18 has evangelizare pauperibus misit me, he sent me to bring good news to the poor.
Examples (5)
- Venimus adorare eum.
We have come to worship him.
Matthew 2:2, the words of the wise men. Adorare gives the purpose of venimus.
- Non enim veni vocare iustos, sed peccatores.
For I came not to call the just, but sinners.
Matthew 9:13. Vocare gives the purpose of veni.
- Quid existis in desertum videre?
What did you go out into the desert to see?
Matthew 11:7. Videre gives the purpose of existis.
- Filius hominis non venit ministrari, sed ministrare.
The Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve.
Matthew 20:28. Ministrari is a passive infinitive and ministrare an active one.
- Marcus Romam venit Iuliam videre.
Marcus comes to Rome to see Iulia.
The Vulgate pattern in a sentence of the course. Roman prose would say ut Iuliam videat.
How It Connects
Learn This First
The Vulgate's purpose infinitive does the job of an ut clause, so the purpose clause comes first.
Related Patterns
Practice Came to Worship: venimus adorare in Bubblegum
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