- Original: ἑταῖρος - Transliteration: hetairos - Phonetic: het-ah'-ee-ros - Definition: 1. a comrade, mate, partner 2. in kindly address a. friend, (my good friend) - Origin: from etes (a clansman) - TDNT entry: 13:39,3 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From ἔτης etēs (a clansman); a comrade: - fellow friend.