John 15:1:9John.15.1.W9TAB
πατήρ
patêr
“Father”
- Transliteration
- pa-TÊR
- Extended
- pa-TÊR
- IPA
- /pa.ˈteːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- Father
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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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Word in context
- word
pa-TÊR
- phraseyour reading level
KAI ho pa-TÊR mou ho ye-ôr-GOS ES-tin
- sentence
e-GO EI-mi hê AM-pe-los hê a-lê-thi-NÊ KAI ho pa-TÊR mou ho ye-ôr-GOS ES-tin
Exegesis
In ho patēr mou ho geōrgos estin {ὁ πατήρ μου ὁ γεωργός ἐστιν | ho pa-tḗr mou ho ge-ōr-gós es-tín}, the possessive pronoun binds the Father closely to the speaker, while the articular predicate nominative ho geōrgos assigns an active agricultural role that implies supervision, care, and purposeful cultivation. The translation keeps the Johannine self-revelation but rephrases the second clause slightly to avoid a rigid English echo while retaining the vine-and-cultivator imagery.
Root and etymology
“father, parent”
In context — John 15:1
I am the vine, the one that is true, and My Father is the cultivator.
About this coordinate
John 15:1:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of John 15:1, 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.15.1.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (John.15.1.W9.S1) and character.