Greek core word #44 · noun · 413 times in the New Testament
πατήρ
pah-TAYRπατήρ, πατρός, ὁ — father
- Third declension with a syncopated stem: πατερ- loses its ε in the genitive and dative singular (πατρός, πατρί) and has πατρα- in the dative plural (πατράσι).
- Vocative πάτερ “Father!”; ὁ πατήρ is also used in address.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
Third declension (irregular)
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | πατήρ | πατέρες |
| Genitive | πατρός | πατέρων |
| Dative | πατρί | πατράσι(ν) |
| Accusative | πατέρα | πατέρας |
| Vocative | πάτερ | πατέρες |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 50, Luke 11:47.
Explained in the notes of 3 passages:
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 270 · open the PDF here