Latin core word #46 · noun · 421 times in the New Testament
pater
PAH-terpater, patris, m. — father
- 3rd declension.
- Pater noster ‘Our Father’; patrēs ‘fathers, ancestors’.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
3rd declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pater | patrēs |
| Genitive | patris | patrum |
| Dative | patrī | patribus |
| Accusative | patrem | patrēs |
| Ablative | patre | patribus |
| Vocative | pater | patrēs |
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 378 · open the PDF here