John 14:23:16John.14.23.W16TAB
πατήρ
patêr
“Father”
- Transliteration
- pa-TÊR
- Extended
- pah-TÊHR
- 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-TÊR
- phraseyour reading level
KAI ho pa-TÊR moo a-ga-PÊ-sei au-TON
- clause
e-AN tis a-ga-PAI me ton LO-gon moo tê-RÊ-sei KAI ho pa-TÊR moo a-ga-PÊ-sei au-TON KAI pros au-ton e-leu-SO-me-tha KAI mo-NÊN par au-TOI poi-Ê-SO-me-tha
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê ee-ay-SOOS KAI EI-pen au-TOI e-AN tis a-ga-PAI me ton LO-gon moo tê-RÊ-sei KAI ho pa-TÊR moo a-ga-PÊ-sei au-TON KAI pros au-ton e-leu-SO-me-tha KAI mo-NÊN par au-TOI poi-Ê-SO-me-tha
Exegesis
The next coordinated clause, kai ho pater mou agapesei auton {καὶ ὁ πατήρ μου ἀγαπήσει αὐτόν | kaí ho pa-tḗr mou a-ga-pḗ-sei au-tón}, mirrors the disciple’s love with the Father’s responsive love, showing reciprocity within the divine relationship.
Root and etymology
patērpi alpha tau eta rho
“father, parent”
In context — John 14:23
Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word ; and My Father will love him, and We will come near to him and make Our dwelling with him.”
About this coordinate
John 14:23:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of John 14:23, so the Greek word πατήρ (patêr) 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 John.14.23.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (John.14.23.W16.S1) and character.