Latin core word #51 · noun · 350 times in the New Testament
frāter
FRAH-terfrāter, frātris, m. — brother; fellow believer
- 3rd declension.
- frātrēs ‘brothers (and sisters)’, a common address in the letters.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
3rd declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | frāter | frātrēs |
| Genitive | frātris | frātrum |
| Dative | frātrī | frātribus |
| Accusative | frātrem | frātrēs |
| Ablative | frātre | frātribus |
| Vocative | frāter | frātrēs |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 99, Romans 7:1.
Explained in the notes of 2 passages:
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 344 · open the PDF here