Latin core word #340 · noun · 47 times in the New Testament
ōrātiō
oh-RAH-tee-ohōrātiō, ōrātiōnis, f. — prayer; speech
- 3rd declension (from ōrō).
- in ōrātiōne ‘in prayer’.
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 | ōrātiō | ōrātiōnēs |
| Genitive | ōrātiōnis | ōrātiōnum |
| Dative | ōrātiōnī | ōrātiōnibus |
| Accusative | ōrātiōnem | ōrātiōnēs |
| Ablative | ōrātiōne | ōrātiōnibus |
| Vocative | ōrātiō | ōrātiōnēs |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 41, Luke 6:12.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 375 · open the PDF here