Luke 15:18:10Luke.15.18.W10TAB
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
a-na-STAS po-REU-so-mai pros ton pa-TE-ra mou KAI e-RO au-TOI PA-ter HÊ-mar-ton eis ton ou-ra-NON KAI e-NÔ-pi-ON sou
Exegesis
The indirect object autō {αὐτῷ | autô} ‘to him’ appears before the direct address, which begins with the vocative pater {Πάτερ | Páter} ‘Father,’ signaling a respectful appeal.
Root and etymology
Rootpi–alpha–tau–eta–rho
“father, ancestor”
In context — Luke 15:18
Having arisen, I will go to my father and I will say to him, “Father , I have sinned against heaven and before you.”
About this coordinate
Luke 15:18:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Luke 15:18, 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.15.18.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.18.W10.S1) and character.