Latin core word #38 · noun · 498 times in the New Testament
fīlius
FEE-lee-usfīlius, fīliī, m. — son; descendant
- 2nd declension; vocative fīlī; genitive fīliī.
- Fīlius Deī ‘Son of God’, fīlius David ‘son of David’.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
2nd declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | fīlius | fīliī |
| Genitive | fīliī | fīliōrum |
| Dative | fīliō | fīliīs |
| Accusative | fīlium | fīliōs |
| Ablative | fīliō | fīliīs |
| Vocative | fīlī | fīliī |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 49, Luke 11:30.
Explained in the notes of 4 passages:
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 343 · open the PDF here