proper nounthird declension
auctor vītae
auctor vītae m sg (genitive auctōris vītae)
Classical[ˈau̯k.tɔr ˈwiː.tae̯]Ecclesiastical[ˈau̯k.tor ˈviː.te]
Meaning
- Late Latinan epithet of God and of Jesus: the author of life
Auctorem vero vitae interfecistis quem Deus suscitavit a mortuis cuius nos testes sumus.
(Rheims NT [1582], Acts 3:15, p. 297)a. AD 405, Vulgata, Act. 3:15
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | auctor vītae | — |
| genitive | auctōris vītae | — |
| dative | auctōrī vītae | — |
| accusative | auctōrem vītae | — |
| ablative | auctōre vītae | — |
| vocative | auctor vītae | — |
Origins
Literally “the originator or cause of life” (“life” understood to mean existence simpliciter in the case of God the Father, and to mean the salvation of eternal life in the case of God the Son).