Luke 15:20:6Luke.15.20.W6TAB

πατέρα

patera

father

Transliteration
pa-TE-ra
Extended
pah-TEH-rah
IPA
/paˈte.ra/

Meaning by language

English
father

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Result
πα + τέ + ρα
pa + te + ra
patera

Alphabet Analysis

Pip — as in pet
Alphaah — as in father
Taut — as in top
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Rhor — rolled r
Alphaah — as in father

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Word in context

  1. word

    pa-TE-ra

  2. sentence

    KAI a-na-STAS ÊL-then pros ton pa-TE-ra he-au-TOU E-ti de au-TOU ma-KRAN a-PE-khon-tos EI-den au-TON ho pa-TÊR au-TOU KAI e-splaŋ-khni-STHÊ KAI dra-MÔN e-PE-pe-sen e-PI ton TRA-khê-lon au-TOU KAI ka-te-PHI-lê-sen au-TON

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase pros ton patera heautou {πρὸς τὸν πατέρα ἑαυτοῦ | pròs tòn patéra heautoû} specifies the destination ‘to his own father,’ with the reflexive pronoun intensifying the personal bond.

In contextLuke 15:20

And he arose and went to his father. While he was still far away, his father saw him and was moved with compassion , ran and fell on his neck , and kissed him affectionately.

About this coordinate

Luke 15:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Luke 15:20, 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.15.20.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.20.W6.S1) and character.