Scientia potentia est is perhaps better translated as "knowledge is His power", because the context of the sentence refers to the qualities of God and is imbedded in a discussion of heresies that deny the power of God: "statuuntque latiores terminos scientiae Dei quam potestatis, vel potius ejus partis potestatis Dei (nam et ipsa scientia potestas est) qua scit, quam ejus qua movet et agit: ut praesciat quaedam otiose, quae non praedestinet et praeordinet". The English translation of this section includes the following: Interpretation of the notion of power meant by Bacon must therefore take into account his distinction between the power of
Latin grammar in Latin. In the present or future, the same tenses have both aspectual meanings. Unlike in Ancient Greek or modern English, there is no distinction between perfect ("I have done") and simple past ("I did"). The same tense, known in Latin grammar as the perfect tense, has both meanings. The participles "ductus" and "ductūrus" change for different genders. Thus "ductus est" = 'he was led', but "ducta est" 'she was led', "ductum est" = 'it was led'. The passive imperative is almost never used except in deponent verbs, e.g. "sequere mē!" 'follow me!' Regular verbs are divided into four groups,