LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

persecūtor

persecūtor m (genitive persecūtōris)
Classical[pɛr.sɛˈkuː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[per.seˈkuː.tor]

Meaning

  1. pursuer
    de mortibus persecutorum.On the Deaths of the Persecutors. (Book by Lactantius)
  2. EcclesiasticalLatinpersecutor of Christians

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepersecūtor
persecūtrīx		persecūtōrēs
persecūtrīcēs
genitivepersecūtōris
persecūtrīcis		persecūtōrum
persecūtrīcum
dativepersecūtōrī
persecūtrīcī		persecūtōribus
persecūtrīcibus
accusativepersecūtōrem
persecūtrīcem		persecūtōrēs
persecūtrīcēs
ablativepersecūtōre
persecūtrīce		persecūtōribus
persecūtrīcibus
vocativepersecūtor
persecūtrīx		persecūtōrēs
persecūtrīcēs

persĕcūtor, ōris, m. id..
1. A pursuer (post-class.): flagitiorum turpium, Capitol. Alb. 11, 7.—
2. A persecutor of Christians, Mort. Persec. 1; id. Inst. 5, 23, 1: Ecclesiae, Hieron. Ep. ad Helv. 3: sub ense persecutoris pati, Prud. στεφ. 1, 28; Vulg. 1 Tim. 1, 13.—
3. A prosecutor, plaintiff, Dig. 48, 3, 7.

Origins

From persequor, persecutus.

Descendants
  • Englishpersecutor
  • Englishpersecute
  • Frenchpersécuteur
  • Italianpersecutore
  • Spanishpersecutor

Quick answers

What does persecūtor mean in Latin?
persecūtor, a noun, means “pursuer; persecutor of Christians”.
What is the genitive of persecūtor?
The genitive singular is persecūtōris. persecūtor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce persecūtor?
In classical Latin, [pɛr.sɛˈkuː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [per.seˈkuː.tor].