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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. John 10:18Πατρός · Father
    No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from My Father.”
  2. John 10:25Πατρός · Father’s
    “I already told you,” Jesus replied, “but you did not believe. The works I do in My Father’s name testify on My behalf.
  3. John 10:29Πατήρ · Father; Πατρός · Father’s
    My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand.
  4. John 10:30Πατὴρ · Father
    I and the Father are one.”
  5. John 10:32Πατρός · Father
    But Jesus responded, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone Me?”
  6. John 10:36Πατὴρ · Father
    …then what about the One whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? How then can you accuse Me of blasphemy for stating that I am the Son of God?
  7. John 10:37Πατρός · Father
    If I am not doing the works of My Father, then do not believe Me.
  8. John 10:38Πατὴρ · Father; Πατρί · Father
    But if I am doing them, even though you do not believe Me, believe the works themselves, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I am in the Father.”
  9. John 11:41Πάτερ · Father
    So they took away the stone. Then Jesus lifted His eyes upward and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.
  10. John 12:26Πατήρ · Father
    If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
  11. John 12:27Πάτερ · Father
    Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour.
  12. John 12:28Πάτερ · Father
    Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.”
  13. John 12:49Πατὴρ · Father
    I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to say it.
  14. John 12:50Πατήρ · Father
    And I know that His command leads to eternal life. So I speak exactly what the Father has told Me to say.”
  15. John 13:1Πατέρα · Father
    It was now just before the Passover Feast, and Jesus knew that His hour had come to leave this world and return to the Father. Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the very end.
  16. John 13:3Πατὴρ · Father
    Jesus knew that the Father had delivered all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was returning to God.
  17. John 14:2Πατρός · Father’s
    In My Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?
  18. John 14:6Πατέρα · Father
    Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
  19. John 14:7Πατέρα · Father
    If you had known Me, you would know My Father as well. From now on you do know Him and have seen Him.”
  20. John 14:8Πατέρα · Father
    Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.”
  21. John 14:9Πατέρα · Father; Πατέρα · Father
    Jesus replied, “Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
  22. John 14:10Πατρὶ · Father; Πατὴρ · Father; Πατὴρ · Father
    Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I say to you, I do not speak on My own. Instead, it is the Father dwelling in Me, performing His works.
  23. John 14:11Πατρὶ · Father; Πατὴρ · Father
    Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me—or at least believe on account of the works themselves.
  24. John 14:12Πατέρα · Father
    Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I am doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.
  25. John 14:13Πατὴρ · Father
    And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
  26. John 14:16Πατέρα · Father
    And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—
  27. John 14:20Πατρί · Father
    On that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you are in Me, and I am in you.
  28. John 14:21Πατρός · Father
    Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
  29. John 14:23Πατήρ · Father
    Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
  30. John 14:24Πατρός · Father
    Whoever does not love Me does not keep My words. The word that you hear is not My own, but it is from the Father who sent Me.
  31. John 14:26Πατὴρ · Father
    But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.
  32. John 14:28Πατέρα · Father; Πατὴρ · Father
    You heard Me say, ‘I am going away, and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I.
  33. John 14:31Πατέρα · Father; Πατὴρ · Father
    But I do exactly what the Father has commanded Me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Get up! Let us go on from here.
  34. John 15:1Πατήρ · Father
    “I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard.
  35. John 15:8Πατήρ · Father’s
    This is to My Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, proving yourselves to be My disciples.
  36. John 15:9Πατήρ · Father
    As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Remain in My love.
  37. John 15:10Πατρός · Father’s
    If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love.
  38. John 15:15Πατρός · Father
    No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.
  39. John 15:16Πατέρα · Father
    You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
  40. John 15:23Πατέρα · Father
    Whoever hates Me hates My Father as well.
  41. John 15:24Πατέρα · Father
    If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have seen and hated both Me and My Father.
  42. John 15:26Πατρός · Father
    When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.