John 6:49:2John.6.49.W2TAB
πατέρες
pateres
“fathers”
- Transliteration
- pa-TE-res
- Extended
- pah-TEH-rehs
- IPA
- /paˈte.res/
Meaning by language
- English
- fathers
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 | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pa-TE-res
- sentence
hoi pa-TE-res hy-MON E-pha-gon en tê e-RÊ-mō to MAN-na KAI a-PE-tha-non
Exegesis
The clause begins with the articular noun phrase hoi pateres humon {οἱ πατέρες ὑμῶν | hoi patéres hymōn}, where the definite article and plural noun form the subject, and the genitive pronoun specifies that these are the audience’s own forebears.
Root and etymology
patērpi–alpha–tau–eta–rho
“father, ancestor”
In context — John 6:49
Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.
About this coordinate
John 6:49:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 6:49, so the Greek word πατέρες (pateres) 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.6.49.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.6.49.W2.S1) and character.