John 16:15:5John.16.15.W5TAB
πατὴρ
patêr
“Father”
- Transliteration
- pa-TÊR
- Extended
- pah-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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The word
Word in context
- word
pa-TÊR
- clause
PAN-ta HO-sa E-khei ho pa-TÊR e-MA es-TIN
- sentence
PAN-ta HO-sa E-khei ho pa-TÊR e-MA es-TIN di-A TOU-to EI-pon HO-ti ek tou e-MOU lam-BA-nei kai a-naŋ-ye-LEI hy-MIN
Exegesis
The relative clause echei ho pater {ἔχει ὁ πατὴρ | ékhei ho patēr} supplies the content of that totality, and ema estin {ἐμά ἐστιν | emá estin} is a predicate-nominative assertion in which ἐμά is fronted for emphasis: what the Father has is claimed as belonging to the Son.
Root and etymology
paterpi alpha tau eta rho
“father, source”
In context — John 16:15
All that the Father has is Mine; for this reason I said that He receives from what is Mine and will announce it to you.
About this coordinate
John 16:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 16:15, so the Greek word πατὴρ (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.16.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.15.W5.S1) and character.