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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. Luke 12:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.

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  2. Luke 12:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.

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  3. Luke 12:53 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    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.”

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  4. Luke 14:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.

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  5. Luke 15:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.

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  6. Luke 15:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food, but here I am, starving to death!

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  7. Luke 15:18 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.

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  8. Luke 15:20 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.

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  9. Luke 15:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The son declared, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

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  10. Luke 15:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.

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  11. Luke 15:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    ‘Your brother has returned,’ he said, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has him back safe and sound.’

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  12. Luke 15:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The older son became angry and refused to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him.

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  13. Luke 15:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    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.

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  14. Luke 16:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’

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  15. Luke 16:27 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    ‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house,

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  16. Luke 16:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    ‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.’

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  17. Luke 18:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

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

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  18. Luke 22:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And I bestow on you a kingdom, just as My Father has bestowed one on Me,

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  19. Luke 22:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.”

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  20. Luke 23:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.

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  21. Luke 23:46 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.

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  22. Luke 24:49 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But remain in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”

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  23. John 1:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

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  24. John 1:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.

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  25. John 2:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    To those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!”

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  26. John 3:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.

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  27. John 4:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Are You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock?”

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  28. John 4:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”

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  29. John 4:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.

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  30. John 4:23 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him.

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  31. John 4:53 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the father realized that this was the very hour in which Jesus had told him, “Your son will live.” And he and all his household believed.

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  32. John 5:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Jesus answered them, “To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working.”

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  33. John 5:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.

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  34. John 5:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, unless He sees the Father doing it. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does.

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  35. John 5:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does. And to your amazement, He will show Him even greater works than these.

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  36. John 5:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes.

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  37. John 5:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,

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  38. John 5:23 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

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  39. John 5:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted the Son to have life in Himself.

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  40. John 5:36 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    But I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works I am doing—testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.

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  41. John 5:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form,

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  42. John 5:43 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I have come in My Father’s name, and you have not received Me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will receive him.

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  43. John 5:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, in whom you have put your hope.

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  44. John 6:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”

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  45. John 6:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”

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  46. John 6:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.

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  47. John 6:37 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away.

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  48. John 6:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”

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  49. John 6:42 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    They were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?”

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  50. John 6:44 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.

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