John 5:20:3John.5.20.W3TAB

πατὴρ

patêr

Father

Transliteration
pa-TÊR
Extended
pa-TÊR
IPA
/paˈtɛːr/

Meaning by language

English
Father

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Result
πα + τὴρ
pa + têr
patêr

Alphabet Analysis

Pip — as in pet
Alphaah — as in father
Taut — as in top
Etai — as in machine
Rhor — rolled r

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Word in context

  1. word

    pa-TÊR

  2. sentence

    ho GAR pa-TÊR phi-LEI TON hy-ON KAI PAN-ta DEIK-ny-sin au-TÔI ha au-TOS poi-EI KAI MEI-dzo-na TOU-tÔN DEIK-sei au-TÔI ER-ga HI-na hy-MEIS thau-MA-dzē-te

Exegesis

The fronted subject ho pater {ὁ πατήρ | ho patḗr} ‘the Father’ is placed first for emphasis, and the present verb philei {φιλεῖ | phileî} ‘loves’ presents that love as ongoing and foundational.

Root and etymology

paterpi alpha tau epsilon rho

father, source

In contextJohn 5:20

For the Father loves the Son and makes known to Him all that He Himself does, and He will make known to Him greater works than these, so that you may marvel.

About this coordinate

John 5:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 5:20, 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.5.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.5.20.W3.S1) and character.