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patēr G3962

πατήρ (patēr) means “father” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

πατήρ Greek · G3962 413 tagged occurrences in 365 verses

Pronunciation guide: pat-ayr' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G3962

πατήρ · patēr · father

πατήρ, πατρός, -τρί, τέρα, [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for אָב ;] a father; 1. prop., (a) of the male parent: Mat.2:22, Luk.1:17, Jhn.4:53; anarth., Heb.12:7 (M, Pr., 82 f.); pl., of both parents (cl.), Heb.11:23; οἱ π. τ. σαρκός, Heb.12:9; (b) of a forefather or ancestor (in cl. usually in pl.; Hom., al.): Mat.3:9, Luk.1:73, Jhn.8:39, al.; pl., Mat.23:30, 32 Luk.6:23, 26 Jhn.4:20, 1Co.10:1, al. 2. Metaphorical, (a) of an author, originator, or archetype (= αἴτιος, ἀρχηγός, etc.; Pind., Plat., al.): Jhn.8:41-44, Rom.4:11, 12 16. (b) as a title of respect or honour, used of seniors, teachers and others in a position of responsible authority (Jdg.17:10, 2Ki.2:12, Pro.1:8, al.): Mat.23:9 Act.7:2 22:1, 1Jn.2:13. 3. Of God (as in cl. of Zeus) as Father; (a) of created things: τ. φώτων, Jas.1:17; (b) of all sentient beings: Eph.3:14, 15 Heb.12:9; (with) of men, esp. those in covenant relation with Him (freq in OT and later Jewish lit.; see Dalman, Words, 184ff.): Mat.6:4, Luk.6:36, Jhn.4:21, Jas.3:9, al.; ὁ π. ὁ ἐν (τ.) οὐρανοῖς, Mat.5:16, Mrk.11:25; ὁ π. ὁ οὐράνιος, Mat.6:14 15:13; esp. in the Epp., of Christians: Rom.8:15, 2Co.6:18, Gal.4:6, Eph.2:18 4:6, 1Jn.2:1; with genitive qual., τ. οἰκτιρμῶν, 2Co.1:3; τ. δοξῆς, Eph.1:17; (d) of Christ (Dalman, Words, 190 ff.); (α) by our Lord himself: ὁ π., Mat.11:25-27, Luk.10:2, 22 Jhn.5:20-23, al.; ὁ π. μου, Mat.11:27, al.; ὁ ἐν τ. οὐρανοῖς, Mat.7:11, al.; ὁ οὐράνιος, Mat.15:13; vocat., Jhn.11:41 12:27, 28 17:1, 5, 11, 20, 25 (cf. Abbott, JG., 96 f.); (β) by Apostles: Jhn.1:14 (anarth.; see M, Pr., l.with), Rom.15:6, 2Co.1:3 11:31, Eph.1:3, Col.1:3, Heb.1:5, 1Pe.1:3, Rev.1:6 (cf. Westc., Epp. Jo., 27-34). (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.

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How translators render G3962

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
father 305
fathers 62
the father 19
a father 7
patriarchs 4
his father 3
as our father 2
ancestor 1
by his father 1
fathers did 1
forefather 1
forefathers 1
he is also the father 1
him 1
his 1
of the fathers 1
parents 1
them 1
with his father 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
father 193
the father 122
fathers 57
of 18
of the father 10
to 9
the fathers 7
a father 5
o father 3
o 2
unto 2
unto the fathers 2
by 1
for 1
his father 1
my father 1
of his father 1
of the fathers 1
our fathers 1
parents 1
that is a father 1
that the father 1
to his father 1
unto the father 1
with 1
with the father 1

Verses containing G3962

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  1. Matthew 24:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

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  2. Matthew 25:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

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  3. Matthew 26:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in My Father’s kingdom.”

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  4. Matthew 26:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.”

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  5. Matthew 26:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    A second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.”

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  6. Matthew 26:53 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Are you not aware that I can call on My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?

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  7. Matthew 28:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

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  8. Mark 1:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Immediately Jesus called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed Him.

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  9. Mark 5:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And they laughed at Him. After He had put them all outside, He took the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and went in to see the child.

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  10. Mark 7:10 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’

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  11. Mark 7:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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),

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  12. Mark 7:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    he is no longer permitted to do anything for his father or mother.

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  13. Mark 8:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”

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  14. Mark 9:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has this been with him?” “From childhood,” he said.

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  15. Mark 9:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Immediately the boy’s father cried out, “I do believe; help my unbelief!”

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  16. Mark 10:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,

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  17. Mark 10:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat others, honor your father and mother.’”

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  18. Mark 10:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospel

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  19. Mark 11:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!” “Hosanna in the highest!”

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  20. Mark 11:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”

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  21. Mark 13:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.

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  22. Mark 13:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.

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  23. Mark 14:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Abba, Father,” He said, “all things are possible for You. Take this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will.”

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  24. Mark 15:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.

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  25. Luke 1:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.”

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  26. Luke 1:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,

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  27. Luke 1:55 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”

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  28. Luke 1:59 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.

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  29. Luke 1:62 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.

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  30. Luke 1:67 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:

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  31. Luke 1:72 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,

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  32. Luke 1:73 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us

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  33. Luke 2:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The Child’s father and mother were amazed at what was spoken about Him.

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  34. Luke 2:48 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When His parents saw Him, they were astonished. “Child, why have You done this to us?” His mother asked. “Your father and I have been anxiously searching for You.”

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  35. Luke 2:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Why were you looking for Me?” He asked. “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”

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  36. Luke 3:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin 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.

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  37. Luke 6:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  38. Luke 6:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers treated the false prophets in the same way.

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  39. Luke 6:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

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  40. Luke 8:51 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When He entered the house, He did not allow anyone to go in with Him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s father and mother.

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  41. Luke 9:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.

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  42. Luke 9:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  43. Luke 9:59 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

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  44. Luke 10:21 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    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.

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  45. Luke 10:22 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.”

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  46. Luke 11:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.

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  47. Luke 11:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?

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  48. Luke 11:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

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  49. Luke 11:47 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them.

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  50. Luke 11:48 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.

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