Luke 15:28:9Luke.15.28.W9TAB
πατὴρ
patêr
“father”
- Transliteration
- pa-TÊR
- Extended
- pah-TÊHR
- IPA
- /paˈtɛːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- father
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pa-TÊR
- sentence
ôr-GI-sthê de KAI ouk Ê-the-len ei-sel-THEIN ho de pa-TÊR au-TOU ek-sel-THÔN pa-re-KA-lei au-TON
Exegesis
The next de {δὲ | dè} shifts focus to pater autou {πατὴρ αὐτοῦ | pa-tḗr au-toû}, highlighting the father’s response.
Root and etymology
paterp-a-t-e-r
“father, ancestor”
In context — Luke 15:28
But he became angry and was unwilling to enter; yet his father went out and was pleading with him.
About this coordinate
Luke 15:28:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Luke 15:28, so the Greek word πατὴρ (patêr) 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.15.28.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Luke.15.28.W9.S1) and character.