Πατήρ

patḗr

Father

A male progenitor; one who begets or is the immediate ancestor of another. Denotes primarily the biological or legal father in familial relationships, but also extends to forefathers, ancestors, and persons of the previous generations collectively ('the ancestors'). Contextually, it can also signify an authority figure, founder, or originator of a group or tradition. In literary, philosophical, and religious usage, 'πατήρ' may refer to a patriarch, a spiritual parent, or (especially in Hellenistic, Jewish, and Christian contexts) to the deity regarded as a Father, whether of an individual, a people, or all humankind.

G3962

John 12:50 · Word #18

Lexicon G3962

Lemmaπατήρ
Transliterationpatḗr
Strong'sG3962
DefinitionA male progenitor; one who begets or is the immediate ancestor of another. Denotes primarily the biological or legal father in familial relationships, but also extends to forefathers, ancestors, and persons of the previous generations collectively ('the ancestors'). Contextually, it can also signify an authority figure, founder, or originator of a group or tradition. In literary, philosophical, and religious usage, 'πατήρ' may refer to a patriarch, a spiritual parent, or (especially in Hellenistic, Jewish, and Christian contexts) to the deity regarded as a Father, whether of an individual, a people, or all humankind.

Morphology N NOM M SG 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 SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

PhraseFather
LiteralFather

Lexical Info

Lemmaπατήρ
Strong'sG3962

SIBI-P1 Translation G3962-01

father

Morphological NotesNoun, nominative masculine singular (Gr,N,,,,,NMS); functions as a singular male subject or predicate nominative.
Rendering Rationale"Father" directly reflects the primary sense of a male progenitor or begetter inherent in πατήρ. The nominative masculine singular form denotes a single male parent or ancestral figure as the subject.

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