Patēr πατήρ
| πατήρ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | patēr |
| Strong's number | G3962 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | father |
| Occurrences | 422 in 374 verses |
| Most frequent in | John (116) |
Patēr (Greek πατήρ, Strong's G3962) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “father”. It occurs 422 times in 374 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
a father;
1. prop.,
(a) of the male parent: Mat.2:22, Luk.1:17, Jhn.4:53; anarth., Heb.12:7 (M, Pr., 82 f.); pl., of both parents (cl.), Heb.11:23; οἱ π. τ. σαρκός, Heb.12:9;
(b) of a forefather or ancestor (in cl. usually in pl.; Hom., al.): Mat.3:9, Luk.1:73, Jhn.8:39, al.; pl., Mat.23:30, 32 Luk.6:23, 26 Jhn.4:20, 1Co.10:1, al.
2. Metaphorical,
(a) of an author, originator, or archetype (= αἴτιος, ἀρχηγός, etc.; Pind., Plat., al.): Jhn.8:41-44, Rom.4:11, 12 16.
(b) as a title of respect or honour, used of seniors, teachers and others in a position of responsible authority (Jdg.17:10, 2Ki.2:12, Pro.1:8, al.): Mat.23:9 Act.7:2 22:1, 1Jn.2:13.
3. Of God (as in cl. of Zeus) as Father;
(a) of created things: τ. φώτων, Jas.1:17;
(b) of all sentient beings: Eph.3:14, 15 Heb.12:9;
(with) of men, esp. those in covenant relation with Him (freq in OT and later Jewish lit.; see Dalman, Words, 184ff.): Mat.6:4, Luk.6:36, Jhn.4:21, Jas.3:9, al.; ὁ π. ὁ ἐν (τ.) οὐρανοῖς, Mat.5:16, Mrk.11:25; ὁ π. ὁ οὐράνιος, Mat.6:14 15:13; esp. in the Epp., of Christians: Rom.8:15, 2Co.6:18, Gal.4:6, Eph.2:18 4:6, 1Jn.2:1; with genitive qual., τ. οἰκτιρμῶν, 2Co.1:3; τ. δοξῆς, Eph.1:17;
(d) of Christ (Dalman, Words, 190 ff.);
(α) by our Lord himself: ὁ π., Mat.11:25-27, Luk.10:2, 22 Jhn.5:20-23, al.; ὁ π. μου, Mat.11:27, al.; ὁ ἐν τ. οὐρανοῖς, Mat.7:11, al.; ὁ οὐράνιος, Mat.15:13; vocat., Jhn.11:41 12:27, 28 17:1, 5, 11, 20, 25 (cf. Abbott, JG., 96 f.);
(β) by Apostles: Jhn.1:14 (anarth.; see M, Pr., l.with), Rom.15:6, 2Co.1:3 11:31, Eph.1:3, Col.1:3, Heb.1:5, 1Pe.1:3, Rev.1:6 (cf. Westc., Epp. Jo., 27-34).
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | father (339), fathers (53), father's (17), o father (3), unto (2), his father (2), o (2), is a father (1), father father (1), my father (1), parents (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | father (339), fathers (45), father's (18), patriarchs (4), forefather (1), forefathers (1), ancestor (1), parents (1) |
Topics
Verses
Patēr occurs in 374 verses, listed here by reference.
Matthew (57): 2:22, 3:9, 4:21, 4:22, 5:16, 5:45, 5:48, 6:1, 6:4, 6:6, 6:8, 6:9, 6:14, 6:15, 6:18, 6:26, 6:32, 7:11, 7:21, 8:21, 10:20, 10:21, 10:29, 10:32, 10:33, 10:35, 10:37, 11:25, 11:26, 11:27, 12:50, 13:43, 15:4, 15:5, 15:6, 15:13, 16:17, 16:27, 18:10, 18:14, 18:19, 18:35, 19:5, 19:19, 19:29, 20:23, 21:31, 23:9, 23:30, 23:32, 24:36, 25:34, 26:29, 26:39, 26:42, 26:53, 28:19
Mark (18): 1:20, 5:40, 7:10, 7:11, 7:12, 8:38, 9:21, 9:24, 10:7, 10:19, 10:29, 11:10, 11:25, 11:26, 13:12, 13:32, 14:36, 15:21
Luke (48): 1:17, 1:32, 1:55, 1:59, 1:62, 1:67, 1:72, 1:73, 2:33, 2:48, 2:49, 3:8, 6:23, 6:26, 6:36, 8:51, 9:26, 9:42, 9:59, 10:21, 10:22, 11:2, 11:11, 11:13, 11:47, 11:48, 12:30, 12:32, 12:53, 14:26, 15:12, 15:17, 15:18, 15:20, 15:21, 15:22, 15:27, 15:28, 15:29, 16:24, 16:27, 16:30, 18:20, 22:29, 22:42, 23:34, 23:46, 24:49
John (116): 1:14, 1:18, 2:16, 3:35, 4:12, 4:20, 4:21, 4:23, 4:53, 5:17, 5:18, 5:19, 5:20, 5:21, 5:22, 5:23, 5:26, 5:30, 5:36, 5:37, 5:43, 5:45, 6:27, 6:31, 6:32, 6:37, 6:39, 6:40, 6:42, 6:44, 6:45, 6:46, 6:49, 6:57, 6:58, 6:65, 7:22, 8:16, 8:18, 8:19, 8:27, 8:28, 8:29, 8:38, 8:39, 8:41, 8:42, 8:44, 8:49, 8:53, 8:54, 8:56, 10:15, 10:17, 10:18, 10:25, 10:29, 10:30, 10:32, 10:36, 10:37, 10:38, 11:41, 12:26, 12:27, 12:28, 12:49, 12:50, 13:1, 13:3, 14:2, 14:6, 14:7, 14:8, 14:9, 14:10, 14:11, 14:12, 14:13, 14:16, 14:20, 14:21, 14:23, 14:24, 14:26, 14:28, 14:31, 15:1, 15:8, 15:9, 15:10, 15:15, 15:16, 15:23, 15:24, 15:26, 16:3, 16:10, 16:15, 16:16, 16:17, 16:23, 16:25, 16:26, 16:27, 16:28, 16:32, 17:1, 17:5, 17:11, 17:21, 17:24, 17:25, 18:11, 20:17, 20:21
Acts (34): 1:4, 1:7, 2:33, 3:13, 3:22, 3:25, 4:25, 5:30, 7:2, 7:4, 7:11, 7:12, 7:14, 7:15, 7:19, 7:20, 7:32, 7:38, 7:39, 7:44, 7:45, 7:51, 7:52, 13:17, 13:32, 13:36, 15:10, 16:1, 16:3, 22:1, 22:14, 26:6, 28:8, 28:25
Romans (13): 1:7, 4:11, 4:12, 4:16, 4:17, 4:18, 6:4, 8:15, 9:5, 9:10, 11:28, 15:6, 15:8
1 Corinthians (6): 1:3, 4:15, 5:1, 8:6, 10:1, 15:24
2 Corinthians (4): 1:2, 1:3, 6:18, 11:31
Galatians (5): 1:1, 1:3, 1:4, 4:2, 4:6
Ephesians (11): 1:2, 1:3, 1:17, 2:18, 3:14, 4:6, 5:20, 5:31, 6:2, 6:4, 6:23
Philippians (4): 1:2, 2:11, 2:22, 4:20
Colossians (6): 1:2, 1:3, 1:12, 2:2, 3:17, 3:21
1 Thessalonians (5): 1:1, 1:3, 2:11, 3:11, 3:13
2 Thessalonians (3): 1:1, 1:2, 2:16
2 Timothy (1): 1:2
Titus (1): 1:4
Philemon (1): 1:3
Hebrews (8): 1:1, 1:5, 3:9, 7:10, 8:9, 11:23, 12:7, 12:9
James (4): 1:17, 1:27, 2:21, 3:9
1 John (13): 1:2, 1:3, 2:1, 2:13, 2:14, 2:15, 2:16, 2:22, 2:23, 2:24, 3:1, 4:14, 5:7
Jude (1): 1:1
Revelation (5): 1:6, 2:28, 3:5, 3:21, 14:1
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).