John 14:7 — ExegesisTAB

The sentence is built as a contrary-to-fact conditional. The protasis begins with ei {εἰ | ei} ‘if’ and uses egnokeite {ἐγνώκειτέ | egnō-kei-te} ‘you had known’ to portray a past condition that did not reach its intended depth. The apodosis is introduced by an {ἂν | an} ‘would’ and completed by ēideite {ᾔδειτε | ēi-dei-te} ‘you would have known,’ so the logic is reciprocal: true knowledge of the Son would necessarily yield knowledge of the Father. The phrase ton patera mou {τὸν πατέρα μου | ton pa-te-ra mou} keeps the relationship personal and exclusive, with mou {μου | mou} marking intimate possession rather than mere association. The temporal shift in ap arti {ἀπʼ ἄρτι | ap' ar-ti} ‘from this point’ moves the statement from unrealized past possibility into present disclosure. The present ginoskete {γινώσκετε | ginō-ske-te} ‘you know’ and the perfect heorakate {ἑωράκατε | he-ō-ra-ka-te} ‘you have seen’ pair ongoing recognition with completed, enduring sight. The repeated auton {αὐτόν | au-ton} is anaphoric and refers to the Father, whose reality is made known through the Son’s presence and words.