Matthew 18:35:4Matt.18.35.W4TAB
πατήρ
patêr
“Father”
- Transliteration
- pa-TÊR
- Extended
- pa-TÊR
- IPA
- /pa.ˈteːr/
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
HOO-tôs KAI HO pa-TÊR MOO HO oo-RA-ni-os poi-Ê-sei hy-MIN e-AN MÊ a-PHÊ-te HE-kas-tos TÔI a-del-PHÔI au-TOO a-PO TÔN kar-di-ÔN hy-MÔN
Exegesis
The noun phrase ho pater mou ho ouranios {ὁ πατήρ μου ὁ οὐράνιος | ho patḗr mou ho ouránios} uses a double article construction and the possessive pronoun mou to convey both intimacy and transcendence in the Father’s identity.
Root and etymology
Rootpi–alpha–tau–eta–rho
“father, progenitor”
In context — Matthew 18:35
Thus My heavenly Father will act toward you if each of you does not forgive his brother from your hearts .
About this coordinate
Matthew 18:35:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Matthew 18:35, so the Greek word πατήρ (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 Matt.18.35.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.18.35.W4.S1) and character.