LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

paraclētus

paraclētus m (genitive paraclētī)
Classical[pa.raˈkɫeː.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[pa.raˈklɛː.tus]

Meaning

  1. advocate; defender
  2. helper; protector; comforter

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeparaclētusparaclētī
paraclītī
genitiveparaclētī
paraclītī		paraclētōrum
paraclītōrum
dativeparaclētō
paraclītō		paraclētīs
paraclītīs
accusativeparaclētum
paraclītum		paraclētōs
paraclītōs
ablativeparaclētō
paraclītō		paraclētīs
paraclītīs
vocativeparaclēte
paraclīte		paraclētī
paraclītī

părā^clētus (ĕ scanned short, Prud. Cath. 5, 160; id. στεφ. 10, 430) or părā^clī-tus (ĭ scanned short, Prud. Perieg. 2622), i, m., = παράκλητος.
I. An advocate, defender, helper, protector, comforter, Tert. Verg. Vel. 1; id. Anim. 55; Res. Carn. f.: Vulg. Johan. 14, 16; 15, 26.—
II. One of the œons of Valentinian, Tert. adv. Val. 8.

Origins

From Koine Greek πᾰρᾰ́κλητος (părắklētos, “advocate”).

Descendants
  • Frenchparaclet

Quick answers

What does paraclētus mean in Latin?
paraclētus, a noun, means “advocate; defender; helper”.
What is the genitive of paraclētus?
The genitive singular is paraclētī. paraclētus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce paraclētus?
In classical Latin, [pa.raˈkɫeː.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pa.raˈklɛː.tus].