John 16:27:4John.16.27.W4TAB
πατὴρ
patêr
“Father”
- Transliteration
- pa-TÊR
- Extended
- pa-TÊR
- IPA
- /paˈteːr/
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 | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pa-TÊR
- phraseyour reading level
au-TOS GAR ho pa-TÊR phi-LEI hy-MAS
- sentence
au-TOS GAR ho pa-TÊR phi-LEI hy-MAS HO-ti hy-MEIS e-ME pe-phi-STEU-ka-te KAI pe-pi-STEU-ka-te HO-ti e-GÔ pa-RA TOU the-OO ek-SÊL-thon
Exegesis
The sentence opens with autos gar ho patēr {αὐτὸς γὰρ ὁ πατὴρ | autós gàr ho patḗr} ‘the Father Himself,’ where the fronted autos {αὐτός | autós} heightens emphasis before the explanatory gar {γάρ | gár}.
The article-noun unit ho patēr {ὁ πατὴρ | ho patḗr} functions as the subject of philei {φιλεῖ | phileî} ‘loves,’ and humas {ὑμᾶς | humâs} marks the direct recipients of that affection.
Root and etymology
Rootpi alpha tau eta rho
“father, progenitor”
In context — John 16:27
For the Father Himself loves you, since you have loved Me and have believed that I came forth from God .
About this coordinate
John 16:27:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 16:27, 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.16.27.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.27.W4.S1) and character.