John 16:26:18John.16.26.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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Word in context
- word
pa-TE-ra
- phraseyour reading level
KAI OU LE-gô hy-MIN HO-ti e-GÔ e-rô-TÊ-sô TON pa-TE-ra pe-RI hy-MÔN
- sentence
en e-KEI-nêi TÊI hê-ME-ra en TÔI o-NO-ma-TI mou ai-TÊ-se-s-the KAI OU LE-gô hy-MIN HO-ti e-GÔ e-rô-TÊ-sô TON pa-TE-ra pe-RI hy-MÔN
Exegesis
The clause erōtēsō ton patera peri hymōn {ἐρωτήσω τὸν πατέρα περὶ ὑμῶν | erōtḗsō ton patéra perí hymôn} ‘I will ask the Father concerning you’ specifies Jesus’ own action and the reference of that request. In English, the Greek flow is best preserved by keeping the temporal frame first, then the name-based sphere of prayer, then the explanatory denial/clarification, so the contrast between the disciples’ direct asking and Jesus’ stated role remains clear.
Root and etymology
patērpi alpha tau eta rho
“father”
In context — John 16:26
In that day, you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father concerning you.
About this coordinate
John 16:26:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of John 16:26, 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.16.26.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.26.W18.S1) and character.