LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Stātius

Stātius m (genitive Stātiī or Stātī)
Classical[ˈstaː.ti.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈstat.t͡si.us]

Meaning

  1. a masculine praenomen, famously held by
    Statius Gellius, a Samnite general
  2. Publius Papinius Statius, a Roman poet
  3. Caecilius Statius, a Roman comic poet

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeStātiusStātiī
genitiveStātiī
Stātī		Stātiōrum
dativeStātiōStātiīs
accusativeStātiumStātiōs
ablativeStātiōStātiīs
vocativeStātīStātiī

Stātĭus, ii, m.
I. Orig., a name for slaves, acc. to Gell. 4, 20, 12.—A slave of Cicero was thus named, Cic. Fam. 16, 16, 2; id. Att. 6, 2, 1; id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 1, § 1.—Also a prœnomen of freemen, e. g. Statius Albius Oppianicus, Cic. Clu. 4, 9.—
II. A surname (cognomen or agnomen).
A. Caecilius Statius, of Insubria, a comic poet, a younger contemporary of Ennius, who died A. U. C. 586, Cic. Opt. Gen. 1, 2; id. Att. 7, 3, 10; Vell. 1, 17, 1.—
B. P. Papinius Statius, a poet under Domitian, author of the Silvae, of the Thebais, and of an unfinished poem entitled Achilleis, Juv. 7, 82 sqq.—
C. L. Statius Murcus, a lieutenant and proconsul, Caes. B. C. 3, 15; Cic. Phil. 11, 12, 30; Vell. 2, 69, 2; 2, 77, 4.

Origins

Chiefly attested as a Samnite name, hence probably from Oscan 𐌔𐌕𐌀𐌀𐌕𐌉(𐌉)𐌔 (staati(i)s).

Descendants
  • EnglishStatius
  • FrenchStace
  • ItalianStazio

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyStatiusStatius. 3. STATIUS, the Samnite, put to death by the triumvirs in B. C. 43 (Appian, App. BC 4.25), is probably the same as the celebrated C. Papius M…

Quick answers

What does Stātius mean in Latin?
Stātius, a proper noun, means “a masculine praenomen, famously held by”.
What is the genitive of Stātius?
The genitive singular is Stātiī. Stātius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Stātius?
In classical Latin, [ˈstaː.ti.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈstat.t͡si.us].