πατέρες

pateres

fathers

apparently a primary word; a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote):--father, parent.

G3962

2 Peter 3:4 · Word #14

Lexicon G3962

Lemmaπατήρ
Transliterationpatḗr
Strong'sG3962
In-contextfathers
Literalfathers

Morphology N NOM M PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaπατήρ
Strong'sG3962

SIBI-P1 G3962-04

fathers

Morphological NotesNoun, nominative masculine plural (Gr,N,,,,,NMP,); subject form referring to multiple male fathers or ancestors.
Rendering RationaleThe form πατέρες is nominative masculine plural, referring to multiple male progenitors or ancestors functioning as the subject of a clause. "Fathers" preserves the core familial and ancestral sense of πατήρ while accurately reflecting the masculine plural nominative form.

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Words from Root πατήρ (father, ancestor, forefather, progenitor, source, originator)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G3962-01 pater the Father (nominative masculine singular); O Father (vocative masculine singular)
G3962-02 patera father (accusative singular, direct object)
G3962-03 pateras fathers

Word Usage (413 occurrences of G3962)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 2:22 πατρὸς patros father
Matthew 3:9 πατέρα patera
Matthew 4:21 πατρὸς patros