πατρὶ

patri

father

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

G3962

Mark 7:12 · Word #7

Lexicon G3962

Lemmaπατήρ
Transliterationpatḗr
Strong'sG3962
In-contextfather
Literalfather

Morphology N DAT M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaπατήρ
Strong'sG3962

SIBI-P1 G3962-07

to the father

Rootπατήρ (patēr)
Core Meaningsfather, ancestor, progenitor, source, originator
Semantic Rangebiological father, forefather/ancestor, patriarch, founding figure, spiritual father, source or origin, God as Father
Conceptual SignificanceIn biblical usage, πατήρ denotes not only a biological parent but also covenantal ancestry (the patriarchs) and divine fatherhood. When referring to God, it expresses relational intimacy, authority, origin, and covenant identity within Israel and the early believing community.
Morphological NotesNoun, dative masculine singular (Gr,N,,,,,DMS,). The dative case commonly expresses indirect object ("to" or "for"), association, or reference; masculine gender; singular number.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering preserves the core familial meaning of πατήρ as "father" while explicitly reflecting the dative masculine singular form with the prepositional sense "to" (dative case), and the singular masculine identity of the noun. This maintains both lexical meaning and grammatical function.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root πατήρ (father, ancestor, 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