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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 2:22πατρὸς · father
    But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,
  2. Matthew 3:9Πατέρα · [as our] father
    And do not presume 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.
  3. Matthew 4:21πατρὸς · father
    Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,
  4. Matthew 4:22πατέρα · father
    …and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.
  5. Matthew 5:16πατέρα · Father
    In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
  6. Matthew 5:45Πατρὸς · Father
    …that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
  7. Matthew 5:48Πατὴρ · Father
    Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
  8. Matthew 6:1Πατρὶ · Father
    “Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
  9. Matthew 6:4Πατήρ · Father
    …so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
  10. Matthew 6:6Πατρί · Father; Πατήρ · Father
    But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
  11. Matthew 6:8Πατὴρ · Father
    Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
  12. Matthew 6:9Πάτερ · Father
    So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
  13. Matthew 6:14Πατὴρ · Father
    For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
  14. Matthew 6:15Πατὴρ · Father
    But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.
  15. Matthew 6:18Πατρί · Father; Πατήρ · Father
    …so that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
  16. Matthew 6:26Πατὴρ · Father
    Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
  17. Matthew 6:32Πατὴρ · Father
    For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
  18. Matthew 7:11Πατὴρ · Father
    So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
  19. Matthew 7:21Πατρός · Father
    Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
  20. Matthew 8:21πατέρα · father
    Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
  21. Matthew 10:20Πατρὸς · Father
    For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
  22. Matthew 10:21πατὴρ · 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.
  23. Matthew 10:29Πατρὸς · Father
    Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.
  24. Matthew 10:32Πατρός · Father
    Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven.
  25. Matthew 10:33Πατρός · Father
    But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.
  26. Matthew 10:35πατρὸς · father
    For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
  27. Matthew 10:37πατέρα · [his] father
    Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;
  28. Matthew 11:25Πάτερ · Father
    At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
  29. Matthew 11:26Πατήρ · Father
    Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.
  30. Matthew 11:27Πατρός · Father; Πατήρ · Father; Πατέρα · Father
    All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.
  31. Matthew 12:50Πατρός · Father
    For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
  32. Matthew 13:43Πατρὸς · Father
    Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
  33. Matthew 15:4πατέρα · father; πατέρα · [his] father
    For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
  34. Matthew 15:5πατρὶ · father
    But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’
  35. Matthew 15:6πατέρα · father
    …he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
  36. Matthew 15:13Πατήρ · Father
    But Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.
  37. Matthew 16:17Πατήρ · Father
    Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven.
  38. Matthew 16:27Πατρὸς · Father’s
    For the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.
  39. Matthew 18:10Πατρός · Father
    See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
  40. Matthew 18:14Πατρὸς · Father
    In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
  41. Matthew 18:19Πατρός · Father
    Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.
  42. Matthew 18:35Πατήρ · Father
    That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”
  43. Matthew 19:5πατέρα · father
    …and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
  44. Matthew 19:19πατέρα · father
    …honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.’”
  45. Matthew 19:29πατέρα · father
    And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.