John 5:17:7John.5.17.W7TAB
πατήρ
patêr
“Father”
- Transliteration
- pa-TÊR
- Extended
- pah-TÊR
- IPA
- /paˈtɛːr/
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
ho pa-TÊR mou HE-os AR-ti er-GA-dze-tai
- clause
ho pa-TÊR mou HE-os AR-ti er-GA-dze-tai ka-GÔ er-GA-dzo-mai
- sentence
ho DE ee-ay-SOOS a-pe-KRI-na-to au-TOIS ho pa-TÊR mou HE-os AR-ti er-GA-dze-tai ka-GÔ er-GA-dzo-mai
Exegesis
The following direct speech is framed with a marked nominal subject: ho patēr mou {Ὁ πατήρ μου | ho patḗr mou}.
The presence of the article ho {Ὁ | ho} with patēr {πατήρ | patḗr}, combined with the possessive mou {μου | mou}, yields the sense “My particular Father,” highlighting the unique filial relationship rather than a generic father figure.
Root and etymology
patērpi–alpha–tau–eta–rho
“father, progenitor”
In context — John 5:17
But He answered them, “My Father is working until now, and I am working.”
About this coordinate
John 5:17:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 5:17, so the Greek word πατήρ (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.5.17.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.5.17.W7.S1) and character.