LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

redēmptor

redēmptor m (genitive redēmptōris, feminine redēmptrīx)
Classical[rɛˈdɛmp.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[reˈdɛmp.tor]

Meaning

  1. contractor, undertaker, purveyor, farmer
  2. redeemer (one who pays another's debt)
  3. The Redeemer
    Chrīstus RedēmptorChrist The Redeemer

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeredēmptorredēmptōrēs
genitiveredēmptōrisredēmptōrum
dativeredēmptōrīredēmptōribus
accusativeredēmptōremredēmptōrēs
ablativeredēmptōreredēmptōribus
vocativeredēmptorredēmptōrēs

rĕdemptor, ōris, m. id..
I. In all periods of the lang., one who undertakes a thing by way of contract; a contractor, undertaker, purveyor, farmer (syn. conductor); absol.: redemptor qui columnam illam de Cottā et de Torquato conduxerat faciendam, Cic. Div. 2, 21, 47; so Cato, R. R. 107 in lemm.; Cic. Inv. 2, 31, 96: redemptori tuo dimidium pecuniae curavi, id. Q. Fr. 2, 4, 2; Liv. 34, 9 fin.; Hor. C. 3, 1, 35; id. Ep. 2, 2, 72 et saep.— With gen.: tutelae Capitolii, Plin. 35, 3, 4, § 14: pontis, one who farmed the tolls of a bridge, Dig. 19, 2, 60 fin.: vectigalium, ib. 50, 5, 8 et saep.; cf. Fest. p. 270 Müll., and Becker, Antiq. 2, 1, p. 270 and 3, 2, p. 217.—
II. In jurid. Lat.: redemptor litis.
a. One who releases a debtor from a demand, by paying his creditor, Dig. 17, 1, 6 fin.—
b. One who, for a consideration, undertakes the risk of a suit (freq.), Dig. 1, 16, 9; Cod. Just. 2, 14 fin.—
III. In eccl. Lat., the Redeemer (of the world from sin), Aug. Serm. 130, 2; Hier. Ep. 66, 8 fin.; Vulg. Job, 19, 25; id. Act. 7, 35 et saep.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₁émeti Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin redimō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin redēmptor From redimō + -tor.

Descendants
  • Catalanredemptor
  • Frenchrédempteurfrom Old French redemptor
  • Englishredemptorfrom Old French redemptor
  • Italianredentore
  • Portugueseredentor
  • Spanishredentor

Quick answers

What does redēmptor mean in Latin?
redēmptor, a noun, means “contractor, undertaker, purveyor, farmer; redeemer (one who pays another's debt); The Redeemer”.
What is the genitive of redēmptor?
The genitive singular is redēmptōris. redēmptor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce redēmptor?
In classical Latin, [rɛˈdɛmp.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [reˈdɛmp.tor].