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πατήρ

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greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine414 occurrences26 books367 verses

Definition

πατήρ, πατρός, -τρί, τέρα, [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for אָב ;]

a father;

1. prop.,

(a) of the male parent: Matthew 2:22, Luke 1:17, John 4:53; anarth., Hebrews 12:7 (M, Pr., 82 f.); pl., of both parents (cl.), Hebrews 11:23; οἱ π. τ. σαρκός, Hebrews 12:9;

(b) of a forefather or ancestor (in cl. usually in pl.; Hom., al.): Matthew 3:9, Luke 1:73, John 8:39, al.; pl., Matthew 23:30, 32, Luke 6:23, 26, John 4:20, 1 Corinthians 10:1, al.

2. Metaphorical,

(a) of an author, originator, or archetype (= αἴτιος, ἀρχηγός, etc.; Pind., Plat., al.): John 8:41-44, Romans 4:11, 12 16.

(b) as a title of respect or honour, used of seniors, teachers and others in a position of responsible authority (Judges 17:10, 2 Samuel 2:12, Proverbs 1:8, al.): Matthew 23:9, Acts 7:2; 22:1, 1 John 2:13.

3. Of God (as in cl. of Zeus) as Father;

(a) of created things: τ. φώτων, James 1:17;

(b) of all sentient beings: Ephesians 3:14, 15, Hebrews 12:9;

(with) of men, esp. those in covenant relation with Him (freq in OT and later Jewish lit.; see Dalman, Words, 184ff.): Matthew 6:4, Luke 6:36, John 4:21, James 3:9, al.; ὁ π. ὁ ἐν (τ.) οὐρανοῖς, Matthew 5:16, Mark 11:25; ὁ π. ὁ οὐράνιος, Matthew 6:14; 15:13; esp. in the Epp., of Christians: Romans 8:15, 2 Corinthians 6:18, Galatians 4:6, Ephesians 2:18; 4:6, 1 John 2:1; with genitive qual., τ. οἰκτιρμῶν, 2 Corinthians 1:3; τ. δοξῆς, Ephesians 1:17;

(d) of Christ (Dalman, Words, 190 ff.);

(α) by our Lord himself: ὁ π., Matthew 11:25-27, Luke 10:2, 22, John 5:20-23, al.; ὁ π. μου, Matthew 11:27, al.; ὁ ἐν τ. οὐρανοῖς, Matthew 7:11, al.; ὁ οὐράνιος, Matthew 15:13; vocat., John 11:41; 12:27, 28; 17:1, 5, 11, 20, 25 (cf. Abbott, JG., 96 f.);

(β) by Apostles: John 1:14 (anarth.; see M, Pr., l.with), Romans 15:6, 2 Corinthians 1:3; 11:31, Ephesians 1:3, Colossians 1:3, Hebrews 1:5, 1 Peter 1:3, Revelation 1:6 (cf. Westc., Epp. Jo., 27-34).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as πατήρ:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

414 total
  1. Matthew 20:23Πατρός · Father
    “You will indeed drink My cup,” Jesus said. “But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom My Father has prepared them.”
  2. Matthew 21:31πατρός · father
    Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.
  3. Matthew 23:9πατέρα · father; Πατὴρ · Father
    And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
  4. Matthew 23:30πατέρων · fathers
    And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’
  5. Matthew 23:32πατέρων · fathers
    Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.
  6. Matthew 24:36Πατὴρ · Father
    No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
  7. Matthew 25:34Πατρός · Father
    Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
  8. Matthew 26:29Πατρός · Father’s
    I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in My Father’s kingdom.”
  9. Matthew 26:39Πάτερ · Father
    Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”
  10. Matthew 26:42Πάτερ · Father
    A second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.”
  11. Matthew 26:53Πατέρα · Father
    Are you not aware that I can call on My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?
  12. Matthew 28:19Πατρὸς · Father
    Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
  13. Mark 1:20πατέρα · father
    Immediately Jesus called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed Him.
  14. Mark 5:40πατέρα · father
    And they laughed at Him. After He had put them all outside, He took the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and went in to see the child.
  15. Mark 7:10πατέρα · father; πατέρα · [his] father
    For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
  16. Mark 7:11πατρὶ · father
    But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is Corban’ (that is, a gift devoted to God),
  17. Mark 7:12πατρὶ · father
    …he is no longer permitted to do anything for his father or mother.
  18. Mark 8:38Πατρὸς · Father’s
    If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
  19. Mark 9:21πατέρα · father
    Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has this been with him?” “From childhood,” he said.
  20. Mark 9:24πατὴρ · father
    Immediately the boy’s father cried out, “I do believe; help my unbelief!”
  21. Mark 10:7πατέρα · father
    ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,
  22. Mark 10:19πατέρα · father
    You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat others, honor your father and mother.’”
  23. Mark 10:29πατέρα · father
    “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospel
  24. Mark 11:10πατρὸς · father
    “Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!” “Hosanna in the highest!”
  25. Mark 11:25Πατὴρ · Father
    And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”
  26. Mark 13:12πατὴρ · a father
    Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.
  27. Mark 13:32Πατήρ · Father
    No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
  28. Mark 14:36Πατήρ · Father
    “Abba, Father,” He said, “all things are possible for You. Take this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will.”
  29. Mark 15:21πατέρα · father
    Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.
  30. Luke 1:17πατέρων · of [the] fathers
    And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
  31. Luke 1:32πατρὸς · father
    He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
  32. Luke 1:55πατέρας · fathers
    …as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”
  33. Luke 1:59πατρὸς · father
    On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
  34. Luke 1:62πατρὶ · father
    So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
  35. Luke 1:67πατὴρ · father
    Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:
  36. Luke 1:72πατέρων · fathers
    …to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
  37. Luke 1:73πατέρα · father
    …the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
  38. Luke 2:33πατὴρ · father
    The Child’s father and mother were amazed at what was spoken about Him.
  39. Luke 2:48πατήρ · father
    When His parents saw Him, they were astonished. “Child, why have You done this to us?” His mother asked. “Your father and I have been anxiously searching for You.”
  40. Luke 2:49Πατρός · Father’s
    “Why were you looking for Me?” He asked. “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”
  41. Luke 3:8Πατέρα · [as our] father
    Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
  42. Luke 6:23πατέρες · fathers
    Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.
  43. Luke 6:26πατέρες · fathers
    Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers treated the false prophets in the same way.
  44. Luke 6:36Πατὴρ · Father
    Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
  45. Luke 8:51πατέρα · father
    When He entered the house, He did not allow anyone to go in with Him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s father and mother.
  46. Luke 9:26Πατρὸς · Father
    If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
  47. Luke 9:42πατρὶ · father
    Even while the boy was approaching, the demon slammed him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
  48. Luke 9:59πατέρα · father
    Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”