James 2:21:3Jas.2.21.W3TAB
πατὴρ
pateer
“father”
- Transliteration
- pa-TEER
- Extended
- pah-TEER
- IPA
- /paˈtɛːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- father
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pa-TEER
- sentence
a-bra-AM ho pa-TEER hê-MON ouk eks ER-gon e-di-kai-O-thê a-ne-NEN-gas i-sa-AK ton hy-ON au-TOU e-PEE to thu-si-a-STÊ-ri-on
Exegesis
Abraam {Ἀβραὰμ | Abraám} ‘Abraham’ occupies the emphatic initial position, followed by ho patēr hēmōn {ὁ πατὴρ ἡμῶν | ho patḗr hēmôn} ‘our father’ in apposition, underscoring his representative role.
In context — James 2:21
Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered up Isaac his son upon the altar ?
About this coordinate
James 2:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of James 2:21, so the Greek word πατὴρ (pateer) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Jas.2.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.2.21.W3.S1) and character.