Luke 15:12:8Luke.15.12.W8TAB
Πάτερ
pater
“Father”
- Transliteration
- PA-ter
- Extended
- PAH-tehr
- IPA
- /ˈpa.ter/
Meaning by language
- English
- Father
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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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
PA-ter
- sentence
KAI EI-pen ho ne-O-te-ros au-TÔN tôi pa-TRI PA-ter DOS MOI to e-pi-BAL-lon ME-ros tês ou-SI-as ho de di-EI-len au-TOIS ton BI-on
Exegesis
The indirect object tō patri {τῷ πατρί | tô pa-trí} ‘to the father’ precedes the vocative Páter {Πάτερ | pá-ter} for direct address.
Root and etymology
Rootpi–alpha–tau–eta–rho
“father, ancestor”
In context — Luke 15:12
And the younger of them said to his father, “Father, give me the portion of the estate that is coming to me.” Then he divided his livelihood among them.
About this coordinate
Luke 15:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Luke 15:12, so the Greek word Πάτερ (pater) 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 Luke.15.12.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.12.W8.S1) and character.