πατήρ
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
- אָבav“father”97%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
- John 5:20Πατὴρ · FatherThe Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does. And to your amazement, He will show Him even greater works than these.
- John 5:21Πατὴρ · FatherFor just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes.
- John 5:22Πατὴρ · FatherFurthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,
- John 5:23Πατέρα · Father; Πατέρα · Father…so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.
- John 5:26Πατὴρ · FatherFor as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted the Son to have life in Himself.
- John 5:36Πατὴρ · Father; Πατήρ · FatherBut I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works I am doing—testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.
- John 5:37Πατὴρ · [the] FatherAnd the Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form,
- John 5:43Πατρός · Father’sI have come in My Father’s name, and you have not received Me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will receive him.
- John 5:45Πατέρα · FatherDo not think that I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, in whom you have put your hope.
- John 6:27Πατὴρ · FatherDo not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”
- John 6:31πατέρες · fathersOur fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”
- John 6:32Πατήρ · FatherJesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.
- John 6:37Πατὴρ · FatherEveryone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away.
- John 6:40Πατρός · Father’sFor it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”
- John 6:42πατέρα · fatherThey were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?”
- John 6:44Πατὴρ · Father“No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.
- John 6:45Πατρὸς · FatherIt is written in the Prophets: ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from Him comes to Me—
- John 6:46Πατέρα · Father; Πατέρα · Father…not that anyone has seen the Father except the One who is from God; only He has seen the Father.
- John 6:49πατέρες · fathersYour fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died.
- John 6:57Πατὴρ · Father; Πατέρα · FatherJust as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me.
- John 6:58πατέρες · fathersThis is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.”
- John 6:65Πατρός · FatherThen Jesus said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless the Father has granted it to him.”
- John 7:22πατέρων · patriarchsBut because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.)
- John 8:16πατήρ · FatherBut even if I do judge, My judgment is true, because I am not alone; I am with the Father who sent Me.
- John 8:18Πατήρ · FatherI am One who testifies about Myself, and the Father, who sent Me, also testifies about Me.”
- John 8:19Πατήρ · Father; Πατέρα · Father; Πατέρα · Father“Where is Your Father?” they asked Him. “You do not know Me or My Father,” Jesus answered. “If you knew Me, you would know My Father as well.”
- John 8:27Πατέρα · FatherThey did not understand that He was telling them about the Father.
- John 8:28Πατὴρ · FatherSo Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me.
- John 8:38Πατρὶ · Father; πατρὸς · fatherI speak of what I have seen in the presence of the Father, and you do what you have heard from your father.”
- John 8:39πατὴρ · father“Abraham is our father,” they replied. “If you were children of Abraham,” said Jesus, “you would do the works of Abraham.
- John 8:41πατρὸς · father; Πατέρα · FatherYou are doing the works of your father.” “We are not illegitimate children,” they declared. “Our only Father is God Himself.”
- John 8:42Πατὴρ · FatherJesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me.
- John 8:44πατρὸς · father; πατρὸς · [his]; πατὴρ · fatherYou belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
- John 8:49Πατέρα · Father“I do not have a demon,” Jesus replied, “but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.
- John 8:53πατρὸς · fatherAre You greater than our father Abraham? He died, as did the prophets. Who do You claim to be?”
- John 8:54Πατήρ · FatherJesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory means nothing. The One who glorifies Me is My Father, of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’
- John 8:56πατὴρ · fatherYour father Abraham rejoiced that he would see My day. He saw it and was glad.”
- John 10:15Πατὴρ · Father; Πατέρα · Father…just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep.
- John 10:17Πατὴρ · FatherThe reason the Father loves Me is that I lay down My life in order to take it up again.