John 16:23:18John.16.23.W18TAB
πατέρα
patera
“Father”
- Transliteration
- pa-TE-ra
- Extended
- pah-TEH-rah
- IPA
- /paˈte.ra/
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 | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pa-TE-ra
- phraseyour reading level
AN ti ai-TÊ-se-te ton pa-TE-ra DÔ-sei hy-MIN en TÔI o-no-ma-TI mou
- clause
a-MÊN a-MÊN LE-gō hy-MIN AN ti ai-TÊ-se-te ton pa-TE-ra DÔ-sei hy-MIN en TÔI o-no-ma-TI mou
- sentence
KAI en e-KEI-nêi TÊI hê-ME-ra e-ME ouk e-rô-TÊ-se-te ou-DEN a-MÊN a-MÊN LE-gō hy-MIN AN ti ai-TÊ-se-te ton pa-TE-ra DÔ-sei hy-MIN en TÔI o-no-ma-TI mou
Exegesis
The direct object ton patera {τὸν πατέρα | tón patéra} makes the addressee explicit, and the future indicative dōsei {δώσει | dṓsei} conveys certainty rather than mere possibility.
Root and etymology
patērpi alpha tau eta rho
“father”
In context — John 16:23
And in that day you will not question Me about anything. Truly, truly, I say to you, if you ask the Father for anything in My name, He will give it to you.
About this coordinate
John 16:23:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of John 16:23, so the Greek word πατέρα (patera) 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.16.23.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.23.W18.S1) and character.