Luke 15:18:5Luke.15.18.W5TAB
πατέρα
patera
“father”
- Transliteration
- pa-TE-ra
- Extended
- pah-TEH-rah
- IPA
- /paˈte.ra/
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 | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
pa-TE-ra
- 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 prepositional phrase pros ton patera mou {πρὸς τὸν πατέρα μου | pròs tòn patéra mou} uses pros with the accusative to indicate motion to a personal destination, with the genitive pronoun mou specifying familial relation.
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 15:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Luke 15:18, so the Greek word πατέρα (patera) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.18.W5.S1) and character.