Latin core word #153 · noun · 117 times in the New Testament
rēx
rayxrēx, rēgis, m. — king
- 3rd declension.
- Rēx Jūdaeōrum ‘King of the Jews’.
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 | rēx | rēgēs |
| Genitive | rēgis | rēgum |
| Dative | rēgī | rēgibus |
| Accusative | rēgem | rēgēs |
| Ablative | rēge | rēgibus |
| Vocative | rēx | rēgēs |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 6, Matthew 22:13.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 396 · open the PDF here