John 16:28:18John.16.28.W18TAB
πατέρα.
patera
“Father”
- Transliteration
- pa-TE-ra
- Extended
- pah-TEH-rah
- IPA
- /pa.ˈte.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
- clause
PA-lin a-PHÍ-ê-mi ton KOS-mon KAI po-REU-o-mai pros ton pa-TE-ra
- sentence
eks-ÊL-thon ek tou pa-TROS KAI e-LÊ-ly-tha eis ton KOS-mon PA-lin a-PHÍ-ê-mi ton KOS-mon KAI po-REU-o-mai pros ton pa-TE-ra
Exegesis
The parallel closing clauses, `aphiemi ton kosmon {ἀφίημι τὸν κόσμον | a-phí-e-mi ton kós-mon} ‘I leave the world’` and `poreuomai pros ton patera {πορεύομαι πρὸς τὸν πατέρα | po-reú-o-mai pros ton pa-té-ra} ‘I am going toward the Father’`, reverse the earlier motion and bring the statement to its theological destination. The three prepositions `ek`, `eis`, and `pros` create a deliberate from–into–toward arc, so the verse reads as a structured summary of preexistence, incarnation, departure, and return. The repetition of `ton kosmon` heightens the contrast between Jesus’ entry into the world and His departure from it.
Root and etymology
patērpi alpha tau eta rho
“father”
In context — John 16:28
I came out from the Father and I have come into the world ; once more, I am leaving the world and I am going to the Father.
About this coordinate
John 16:28:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of John 16:28, 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.16.28.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.28.W18.S1) and character.