noun · masculine
patēros
Greekπατήρ (patēr)
Strong’sG3962
father, Father, ancestor
stem patēr-413 times in the New Testamentin 26 of 27 books10 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πατήρ, πατρός, -τρί, τέρα,
[in LXX chiefly and very freq. for אָב;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3962 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpat-ayr'
a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote)
Fromapparently a primary word;
King Jamesfather, parent.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | patēros105×πατὴρ | patērois18×πατέρες |
| object accusative | patēron93×πατέρα | patēroin12×πατέρας |
| direct address vocative | patēror29×Πάτερ | patēroir6×πατέρες |
| of, belonging to genitive | patērou100×πατρὸς | patēroiu14×πατέρων |
| to, for dative | patēro33×πατρὶ | patēroi3×πατράσιν |
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
patēro is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
413 occurrences, 100 of them printed here — the rest are in the reader
patēros“father”subjectnominative singular105×, 12 shown
Matthew 5:48“father”Evi oun vis teleiois hōs tos patēros vu tos ouranios teleios atō.Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.[’’]
Matthew 6:4“father”hopōs ateiō su tas eleēmosunas en te krupte; kai tos patēros su tos bleparōtos en te krupte apodōati si.so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Matthew 6:6“father”sis de hotan proseucheseiō, eiserchasar eis tem tameiem su kai kleiaratos tan thuran su proseuchesar to patēro su to en te krupte; kai tos patēros su tos bleparōtos en te krupte apodōati si.But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Matthew 6:8“father”mē oun homoiiveia autoi, oidatē gar tos patēros vu heiu chreian echavō pro teu vin aitara auton.Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
Matthew 6:14“father”ean gar afiēkaveia toi anthrōpoi teim paraptōmeim autoiu, afiēkati kai vi tos patēros vu tos ouranios;For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
Matthew 6:15“father”ean de mē afiēkaveia toi anthrōpoi, oude tos patēros vu afiēkati teim paraptōmeim vu.But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.
Matthew 6:18“father”hopōs mē fainiseia toi anthrōpoi nēsteuarōtos alla to patēro su to en te krufaie; kai tos patēros su tos bleparōtos en te krufaie apodōati si.so that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Matthew 6:26“father”emblepavar eis teim peteineim tou ouranou hoti ouk speiralō oude therizalō oude sunagalō eis apothēkain, kai tos patēros vu tos ouranios trefatō auteim; ouk vis mallon diaferavō auteiu?Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
Matthew 6:32“father”panteim gar houteim teim ethneim epizētalō; oidatē gar tos patēros vu tos ouranios hoti chrēzavō houteiu hapanteiu.For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.
Matthew 7:11“father”ei oun vis ponērois arōtois oidavē domeim agatheim dōarō tei teknei vu, pose mallon tos patēros vu tos en toi ouranoi dōati agatheim toi aitarōtoi auton.So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
Matthew 10:21“father”paradōati de adelfos adelfon eis thanaton kai patēros teknem, kai epanistaneli tekneim epi gonevoin kai thanatali autoin.Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.
Matthew 11:27“father”Panteim mi paradōita hupo tou patērou mu, kai oudenos epignōskatō ton huion ei mē tos patēros, oude ton patēron tinos epignōskatō ei mē tos huios kai ho ean bouleteiō tos huios apokaluptara.All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.
patēron“father”objectaccusative singular93×, 12 shown
Matthew 3:9“father”kai mē dokaveia legarō en heautoi; Patēron echanō ton Abraam, legamō gar vi hoti dunetō tos theos ek toiu lithoiu houtoiu egeirara tekneim to Abraam.And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
Matthew 4:22“father”tois de eutheōs afiēkaratois tem ploiem kai ton patēron autoiu akolouthala auto.and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.
Matthew 5:16“father”houtōs lampatar tem fōtem vu emprosthen toiu anthrōpoiu, hopōs horaleia vu teim kaleim ergeim kai doxazaleia ton patēron vu ton en toi ouranoi.In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
Matthew 8:21“father”heteros de toiu mathētoiu legata auto; Kurior, epitrepasar mi prōtem aperchara kai thaptara ton patēron mu.Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
Matthew 10:37“father”tos filarōtos patēron ē mētēran huper min ouk atō mu axios; kai tos filarōtos huion ē thugatēran huper min ouk atō mu axios;Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;
Matthew 11:27“father”Panteim mi paradōita hupo tou patērou mu, kai oudenos epignōskatō ton huion ei mē tos patēros, oude ton patēron tinos epignōskatō ei mē tos huios kai ho ean bouleteiō tos huios apokaluptara.All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.
Matthew 15:4“father”tos gar theos legata; Timasōr ton patēron kai tan mētēran, kai; Tos kakologarōtos patēron ē mētēran thanato teleutatōr;For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
Matthew 15:4“father”tos gar theos legata; Timasōr ton patēron kai tan mētēran, kai; Tos kakologarōtos patēron ē mētēran thanato teleutatōr;For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’
Matthew 15:6“father”ouk mē timati ton patēron autou; kai akurava ton logon tou theou dia tan paradosian vu.he need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
Matthew 19:5“father”kai legata; Heneka houteu kataleipati anthrōpos ton patēron kai tan mētēran kai kolliti ta gunaika autou, kai eli tois duo eis sarxan henan?and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?
Matthew 19:19“father”Timasōr ton patēron kai tan mētēran, kai Agapasi ton plēsion su hōs siauton.honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.’”
Matthew 19:29“father”kai pantos hotinos afiēkata oikiain ē adelfoin ē adelfain ē patēron ē mētēran ē gunaikan ē tekneim ē agroin heneken teu onomeu mu, hekatontaplasiōneim lambeti kai zōan aiōnian klēronomati.And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
patēror“father”direct addressvocative singular29×, 11 shown
Matthew 6:9“father”Houtōs oun proseuchevōr vis; Patēror nu tor en toi ouranoi; hagiazitar tem onomem su,So then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
Matthew 11:25“father”En ekeino to kairo apokriniratos tos Iēsus legata; Exomologemō si, patēror kurior tou ouranou kai tau gēau, hoti kruptasa houteim apo sofoiu kai sunetoiu, kai apokaluptasa auteim nēpioi;At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
Matthew 11:26“father”nai, tor patēror, hoti houtōs eudokias gineta emprosthen su.Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.
Matthew 26:39“father”kai proercharatos mikrem piptata epi prosōpem autou proseucherōtos kai legarōtos; Patēror mu, ei dunatem atō, parerchatar apo mu tem potēriem houtem; plēn ouk hōs mis thelamō alla hōs sis.Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”
Matthew 26:42“father”palin ek deutereu apercharatos proseucheta legarōtos; Patēror mu, ei ouk dunetō houtem parerchara ean mē autem pinameia, ginitar tem thelēmem su.A second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.”
Mark 14:36“father”kai legate; Abba tor patēror, panteim dunateim si; paraferasar tem potēriem houtem apo mu; alla ouk tinem mis thelamō alla tinem sis.“Abba, Father,” He said, “all things are possible for You. Take this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will.”
Luke 10:21“father”En auta ta hōra agallieta te pneume te hagie kai legata; Exomologemō si, patēror kurior tou ouranou kai tau gēau, hoti apokruptasa houteim apo sofoiu kai sunetoiu, kai apokaluptasa auteim nēpioi; nai, tor patēror, hoti houtōs eudokias gineta emprosthen su.At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.
Luke 10:21“father”En auta ta hōra agallieta te pneume te hagie kai legata; Exomologemō si, patēror kurior tou ouranou kai tau gēau, hoti apokruptasa houteim apo sofoiu kai sunetoiu, kai apokaluptasa auteim nēpioi; nai, tor patēror, hoti houtōs eudokias gineta emprosthen su.At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.
Luke 11:2“father”legata de autoi; Hotan proseucheveiō, legavōr; Patēror, hagiazitar tem onomem su; erchatar tas basileias su;So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.
Luke 15:12“father”kai legata tos neoteros autoiu to patēro; Patēror, dōasar mi tem epiballarōtem merem tau ousiau; tos de diairata autoi ton bion.The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.
Luke 15:18“father”anistanaratos poreuemi pros ton patēron mu kai legami auto; Patēror, hamartama eis ton ouranon kai enōpion su,I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
patērou“father”of, belonging togenitive singular100×, 12 shown
Matthew 2:22“father”akouaratos de hoti Archelaos basilatō tau Ioudaiau anti tou patērou autou Hērōdou fobita ekei aperchara; chrēmatiziratos de kata onarem anachōrata eis teim mereim tau Galilaiau,But when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,
Matthew 4:21“father”Kai probainaratos ekeithen horata alloin duo adelfoin, Iakōbon ton tou Zebedaiou kai Iōannon ton adelfon autou, en te ploie meta Zebedaiou tou patērou autoiu katartizarōtoin teim diktueim autoiu, kai kalata autoin.Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,
Matthew 5:45“father”hopōs gineveia huiois tou patērou vu tou en ouranoi, hoti ton hēlion autou anatellatō epi ponēroin kai agathoin kai brechatō epi dikaioin kai adikoin.that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
Matthew 7:21“father”Ouk pantos tos legarōtos mi; Kurior kurior eisercheti eis tan basileian toiu ouranoiu, alla tos poiarōtos tem thelēmem tou patērou mu tou en toi ouranoi.Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
Matthew 10:20“father”ouk gar vis avō tois lalarōtois alla tem pneumem tou patērou vu tem lalarōtem en vi.For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
Matthew 10:29“father”ouchi duo strouthieim assarieu pōlitō? kai henem ek auteiu ouk pipteti epi tan gēan aneu tou patērou vu.Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.
Matthew 10:32“father”Pantos oun hotinos homologati en mi emprosthen toiu anthrōpoiu, homologami kamis en auto emprosthen tou patērou mu tou en ouranoi;Therefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven.
Matthew 10:33“father”hotinos de an arneteia min emprosthen toiu anthrōpoiu, arnemi kamis auton emprosthen tou patērou mu tou en ouranoi.But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.
Matthew 10:35“father”erchama gar dichazara anthrōpon kata tou patērou autou kai thugatēran kata tau mētērau autau kai numfan kata tau pentherau autau,For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
Matthew 11:27“father”Panteim mi paradōita hupo tou patērou mu, kai oudenos epignōskatō ton huion ei mē tos patēros, oude ton patēron tinos epignōskatō ei mē tos huios kai ho ean bouleteiō tos huios apokaluptara.All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.
Matthew 12:50“father”hotinos gar an poiateia tem thelēmem tou patērou mu tou en ouranoi, autos mu adelfos kai adelfas kai mētēras atō.For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
Matthew 13:43“father”Tote tois dikaiois eklampali hōs tos hēlios en ta basileia tou patērou autoiu. tos echarōtos oueim akouatōr.Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
patēro“father”to, fordative singular33×, 11 shown
Matthew 6:1“father”Prosechavōr de tan dikaiosunan vu mē poiarō emprosthen toiu anthrōpoiu pros tem theasira autoi; ei de mē ge, misthon ouk echavō para to patēro vu to en toi ouranoi.“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
Matthew 6:6“father”sis de hotan proseucheseiō, eiserchasar eis tem tameiem su kai kleiaratos tan thuran su proseuchesar to patēro su to en te krupte; kai tos patēros su tos bleparōtos en te krupte apodōati si.But when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Matthew 6:18“father”hopōs mē fainiseia toi anthrōpoi nēsteuarōtos alla to patēro su to en te krufaie; kai tos patēros su tos bleparōtos en te krufaie apodōati si.so that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Matthew 15:5“father”vis de legavō; Hos an legateia to patēro ē ta mētēra; Dōrem hem ean ek mu ōfeliseia,But you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’
Mark 7:11“father”vis de legavō; Ean legateia anthrōpos to patēro ē ta mētēra; Korban, hem atō Dōrem, hem ean ek mu ōfeliseia,But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is Corban’ (that is, a gift devoted to God ),
Mark 7:12“father”ouketi afiēkavō auton oudenem poiara to patēro ē ta mētēra,he is no longer permitted to do anything for his father or mother.
Luke 1:62“father”enneuale de to patēro autou tem tinem an thelatoiō kalirō autem.So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.
Luke 9:42“father”ēti de prosercherōtou autou rēgnuata auton tem daimonem kai susparassata; epitimata de tos Iēsus te pneume te akatharte, kai ieta ton paidon kai apodōata auton to patēro autou.Even while the boy was approaching, the demon slammed him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
Luke 12:53“father”diamerizili patēros epi huio kai huios epi patēro, mētēras epi thugatēran kai thugatēras epi tan mētēran, pentheras epi tan numfan autau kai numfas epi tan pentheran.They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”
Luke 15:12“father”kai legata tos neoteros autoiu to patēro; Patēror, dōasar mi tem epiballarōtem merem tau ousiau; tos de diairata autoi ton bion.The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.
Luke 15:29“father”tos de apokriniratos legata to patēro autou; Idou tosouteim eteim douleuamō si kai oudepote entolan su parerchama, kai mi oudepote dōasa erifon hina meta toiu filoiu mu eufrainimeia;But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.
patērois“fathers”subjectnominative plural18×, 11 shown
Luke 6:23“fathers”chairivar en ekeina ta hēmera kai skirtavar, idou gar tos misthos vu pollos en to ourano; kata teim auteim gar poiale toi profētoi tois patērois autoiu.Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.
Luke 6:26“fathers”Ouai hotan kalōs vin legaleia pantois tois anthrōpois, kata teim auteim gar poiale toi pseudoprofētoi tois patērois autoiu.Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers treated the false prophets in the same way.
Luke 11:47“fathers”ouai vi, hoti oikodomavō teim mnēmeieim toiu profētoiu tois de patērois vu apokteinala autoin.Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them.
John 4:20“fathers”tois patērois nu en te ore houte proskunala; kai vis legavō hoti en Hierosolumei atō tos topos hopou proskunarō datō.Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”
John 6:31“fathers”tois patērois nu tem manna esthiala en ta erēma, kathōs atō grafirētem; Arton ek tou ouranou dōata autoi esthiara.Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”
John 6:49“fathers”tois patērois vu esthiala en ta erēma tem manna kai apothnēskala;Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, yet they died.
John 6:58“fathers”houtos atō tos artos tos ek ouranou katabainaratos, ouk kathōs esthiala tois patērois kai apothnēskala; tos trōgarōtos houton ton arton zōati eis ton aiōnon.This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.”
Acts 7:11“fathers”erchata de limos epi holan tan Aiguptan kai Chanaan kai thlipsias megas, kai ouk heuriskale chortasmeim tois patērois nu;Then famine and great suffering swept across Egypt and Canaan, and our fathers could not find food.
Acts 7:15“fathers”kai katabainata Iakōb eis Aiguptan. kai teleutata autos kai tois patērois nu,So Jacob went down to Egypt, where he and our fathers died.
Acts 7:39“fathers”ho ouk thelala hupēkoois ginera tois patērois nu, alla apōthela kai strefila en tai kardiai autoiu eis Aiguptan,But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
Acts 7:45“fathers”han kai eisagala diadecheratois tois patērois nu meta Iēsu en ta kataschesia teiu ethneiu heiu exōthata tos theos apo prosōpeu toiu patēroiu nu heōs taiu hēmeraiu David;And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David,
patēroin“fathers”objectaccusative plural12×, 11 shown
Luke 1:55“fathers”kathōs lalata pros toin patēroin nu, to Abraam kai te sperme autou eis ton aiōnon.as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”
Acts 3:25“fathers”vis avō tois huiois toiu profētoiu kai tau diathēkau hau diatitheta tos theos pros toin patēroin vu, legarōtos pros Abraam Kai en te sperme su eneulogili pantais tais patriais tau gēau.And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’
Acts 7:12“fathers”akouaratos de Iakōb arōteim sitieim eis Aiguptan exapostelata toin patēroin nu prōtem;When Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent our fathers on their first visit.
Acts 7:19“ancestors”houtos katasofizeratos tem genem nu kakata toin patēroin teu poiarō teim brefeim ektheteim autoiu eis tem mē zōogonirō.He exploited our people and oppressed our fathers, forcing them to abandon their infants so they would die.
Acts 13:17“fathers”tos theos tou laou houtou Israēl eklegeta toin patēroin nu, kai ton laon hupsata en ta paroikia en gēa Aiguptau, kai meta brachiōnou hupsēlou exagata autoin ek autau,The God of the people of Israel chose our fathers. He made them into a great people during their stay in Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of that land.
Acts 13:32“fathers”kai nis vin euangelizenō tan pros toin patēroin epangelian gineratanAnd now we proclaim to you the good news: What God promised our fathers
Acts 13:36“fathers”David men gar idia genea hupēretaratos ta tou theou boula koimita kai prostithita pros toin patēroin autou kai horata diafthoran,For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.
Acts 26:6“fathers”kai nun epi elpia tau eis toin patēroin nu epangeliau gineratau hupo tou theou histanamē krinirōtos,And now I stand on trial because of my hope in the promise that God made to our fathers,
Acts 28:25“fathers”asumfōnois de arōtois pros allēloin apoluele, legaratou tou Paulou rēmem henem hoti Kalōs tem pneumem tem hagiem lalata dia Ēsaiou tou profētou pros toin patēroin vuThey disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:
Romans 11:28“fathers”kata men tem euangeliem echthrois dia vin, kata de tan eklogan agapētois dia toin patēroin;Regarding the gospel, they are enemies on your account; but regarding election, they are loved on account of the patriarchs.
1 Corinthians 4:15“fathers”ean gar murioi paidagōgoin echaveiō en Christo, alla ouk polloin patēroin, en gar Christo Iēso dia teu euangelieu mis vin gennama.Even if you have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.
patēroir“fathers”direct addressvocative plural6×
Acts 7:2“fathers”tos de fēate; Anēroir adelfoir kai patēroir, akouavar; Tos theos tau doxau horita to patēro nu Abraam arōto en ta Mesopotamia prin ē katoikara auton en Charran,And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
Acts 22:1“fathers”Anēroir adelfoir kai patēroir, akouavar mu tau pros vin nuni apologiau.“Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense before you.”
Ephesians 6:4“fathers”Kai toir patēroir, mē parorgizavōr teim tekneim vu, alla ektrefavōr auteim en paideia kai nouthesia kuriou.Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Colossians 3:21“fathers”toir patēroir, mē erethizavōr teim tekneim vu, hina mē athumaleiō.Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.
1 John 2:13“fathers”grafamō vi, patēroir, hoti gnōskavē ton apo archau; grafamō vi, neaniskoir, hoti nikavē ton ponēron.I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I have written to you, children, because you know the Father.
1 John 2:14“fathers”grafama vi, paidieim, hoti gnōskavē ton patēron; grafama vi, patēroir, hoti gnōskavē ton apo archau; grafama vi, neaniskoir, hoti ischurois avō kai tos logos tou theou en vi menatō kai nikavē ton ponēron.I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
patēroiu“fathers”of, belonging togenitive plural14×, 11 shown
Matthew 23:30“fathers”kai legavō; Ei ene en tai hēmerai toiu patēroiu nu, ouk an ene autoiu koinōnois en te haime toiu profētoiu;And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’
Matthew 23:32“fathers”kai vis plēravar tem metrem toiu patēroiu vu.Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.
Luke 1:17“fathers”kai autos proercheti enōpion autou en pneume kai dunamia Ēliaou, epistrefara kardiain patēroiu epi tekneim kai apeithoin en fronēsia dikaioiu, hetoimazara kurio laon kataskeuazirēton.And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous — to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
Luke 1:72“fathers”poiara elesem meta toiu patēroiu nu kai mimnēskira diathēkau hagiau autou,to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
Luke 11:48“fathers”ara marturois avō kai suneudokavō tei ergei toiu patēroiu vu, hoti autois men apokteinala autoin vis de oikodomavō.So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.
John 7:22“fathers”dia houtem Mōusos dōatē vi tan peritoman ouk hoti ek tou Mōusou atō alla ek toiu patēroiu kai en sabbate peritemnavō anthrōpon.But because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.)
Acts 3:13“fathers”tos theos Abraam kai Isaak kai Iakōb, tos theos toiu patēroiu nu, doxazata ton paidon autou Iēsun, hon vis men paradōava kai arneva kata prosōpem Pilatou, krinaratou ekeinou apoluarō;The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him.
Acts 5:30“fathers”tos theos toiu patēroiu nu egeirata Iēsun, hon vis diacheirizeva kremannuaratois epi xuleu;The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.
Acts 7:32“fathers”Mis tos theos toiu patēroiu su, tos theos Abraam kai Isaak kai Iakōb. entromos de gineratos Mōusos ouk tolmate katanoara.‘I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.’ Moses trembled with fear and did not dare to look.
Acts 7:38“fathers”houtos atō tos gineratos en ta ekklēsa en ta erēma meta tou angelou tou lalarōtou auto en te ore Sina kai toiu patēroiu nu, hos decheta logieim zōarōteim dōara ni,He was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. And he received living words to pass on to us.
Acts 7:45“fathers”han kai eisagala diadecheratois tois patērois nu meta Iēsu en ta kataschesia teiu ethneiu heiu exōthata tos theos apo prosōpeu toiu patēroiu nu heōs taiu hēmeraiu David;And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David,
patēroi“fathers”to, fordative plural3×
Acts 7:44“fathers”Tas skēnas teu marturieu ate toi patēroi nu en ta erēma, kathōs diatasseta tos lalarōtos to Mōuso poiara autan kata ton tupon hon horatelē,Our fathers had the tabernacle of the Testimony with them in the wilderness. It was constructed exactly as God had directed Moses, according to the pattern he had seen.
Hebrews 1:1“fathers”Polumerōs kai polutropōs palai tos theos lalaratos toi patēroi en toi profētoiOn many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets.
Hebrews 8:9“fathers”ouk kata tan diathēkan han poiama toi patēroi autoiu en hēmera epilamberatou mu tau cheirau autoiu exagara autoin ek gēau Aiguptau, hoti autois ouk emmenala en ta diathēka mu, kamis amelama autoiu, legatō kurios.It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not abide by My covenant, and I disregarded them, declares the Lord.