πατήρ, πατρός, -τρί, τέρα, [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for אָב ;] a father; 1. prop., (a) of the male parent: Mat.2:22, Luk.1:17, Jhn.4:53; anarth., Heb.12:7 (M, Pr., 82 f.); pl., of both parents (cl.), Heb.11:23; οἱ π. τ. σαρκός, Heb.12:9; (b) of a forefather or ancestor (in cl. usually in pl.; Hom., al.): Mat.3:9, Luk.1:73, Jhn.8:39, al.; pl., Mat.23:30, 32 Luk.6:23, 26 Jhn.4:20, 1Co.10:1, al. 2. Metaphorical, (a) of an author, originator, or archetype (= αἴτιος, ἀρχηγός, etc.; Pind., Plat., al.): Jhn.8:41-44, Rom.4:11, 12 16. (b) as a title of respect or honour, used of seniors, teachers and others in a position of responsible authority (Jdg.17:10, 2Ki.2:12, Pro.1:8, al.): Mat.23:9 Act.7:2 22:1, 1Jn.2:13. 3. Of God (as in cl. of Zeus) as Father; (a) of created things: τ. φώτων, Jas.1:17; (b) of all sentient beings: Eph.3:14, 15 Heb.12:9; (with) of men, esp. those in covenant relation with Him (freq in OT and later Jewish lit.; see Dalman, Words, 184ff.): Mat.6:4, Luk.6:36, Jhn.4:21, Jas.3:9, al.; ὁ π. ὁ ἐν (τ.) οὐρανοῖς, Mat.5:16, Mrk.11:25; ὁ π. ὁ οὐράνιος, Mat.6:14 15:13; esp. in the Epp., of Christians: Rom.8:15, 2Co.6:18, Gal.4:6, Eph.2:18 4:6, 1Jn.2:1; with genitive qual., τ. οἰκτιρμῶν, 2Co.1:3; τ. δοξῆς, Eph.1:17; (d) of Christ (Dalman, Words, 190 ff.); (α) by our Lord himself: ὁ π., Mat.11:25-27, Luk.10:2, 22 Jhn.5:20-23, al.; ὁ π. μου, Mat.11:27, al.; ὁ ἐν τ. οὐρανοῖς, Mat.7:11, al.; ὁ οὐράνιος, Mat.15:13; vocat., Jhn.11:41 12:27, 28 17:1, 5, 11, 20, 25 (cf. Abbott, JG., 96 f.); (β) by Apostles: Jhn.1:14 (anarth.; see M, Pr., l.with), Rom.15:6, 2Co.1:3 11:31, Eph.1:3, Col.1:3, Heb.1:5, 1Pe.1:3, Rev.1:6 (cf. Westc., Epp. Jo., 27-34). (AS)
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G3962 — πατήρ
patēr · father · Greek
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Matthew 2:22 · πατρὸςBut when he learned that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. And having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,Matthew 3:9 · πατέραAnd do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.Matthew 4:21 · πατρὸςGoing on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,Matthew 4:22 · πατέραand immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.Matthew 5:16 · πατέραIn the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.Matthew 5:45 · πατρὸςthat you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.Matthew 5:48 · πατὴρBe perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.Matthew 6:1 · πατρὶ“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.Matthew 6:4 · πατήρso that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.Matthew 6:6 · πατρί · πατήρBut when you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.Matthew 6:8 · πατὴρDo not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.Matthew 6:9 · πάτερSo then, this is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.Matthew 6:14 · πατὴρFor if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.Matthew 6:15 · πατὴρBut if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.Matthew 6:18 · πατρί · πατήρso that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.Matthew 6:26 · πατὴρLook at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?Matthew 6:32 · πατὴρFor the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them.Matthew 7:11 · πατὴρSo if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!Matthew 7:21 · πατρόςNot everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.Matthew 8:21 · πατέραAnother of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”Matthew 10:20 · πατρὸςFor it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.Matthew 10:21 · πατὴρBrother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.Matthew 10:29 · πατρὸςAre not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.Matthew 10:32 · πατρόςTherefore everyone who confesses Me before men, I will also confess him before My Father in heaven.Matthew 10:33 · πατρόςBut whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.Matthew 10:35 · πατρὸςFor I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.Matthew 10:37 · πατέραAnyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me;Matthew 11:25 · πάτερAt that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.Matthew 11:26 · πατήρ,Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.Matthew 11:27 · πατρός · πατήρ, · πατέραAll things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.Matthew 12:50 · πατρόςFor whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”Matthew 13:43 · πατρὸςThen the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.Matthew 15:4 · πατέρα · πατέραFor God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’Matthew 15:5 · πατρὶBut you say that if anyone says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is a gift devoted to God,’Matthew 15:6 · πατέραhe need not honor his father or mother with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.Matthew 15:13 · πατήρBut Jesus replied, “Every plant that My heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by its roots.Matthew 16:17 · πατήρJesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven.Matthew 16:27 · πατρὸςFor the Son of Man will come in His Father’s glory with His angels, and then He will repay each one according to what he has done.Matthew 18:10 · πατρόςSee that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.Matthew 18:14 · πατρὸςIn the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.Matthew 18:19 · πατρόςAgain, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.Matthew 18:35 · πατήρThat is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”Matthew 19:5 · πατέραand said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’?Matthew 19:19 · πατέραhonor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.’”Matthew 19:29 · πατέραAnd everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.Matthew 20:23 · πατρός“You will indeed drink My cup,” Jesus said. “But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom My Father has prepared them.”Matthew 21:31 · πατρός;Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.Matthew 23:9 · πατέρα · πατὴρAnd do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.Matthew 23:30 · πατέρωνAnd you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’Matthew 23:32 · πατέρωνFill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.Matthew 24:36 · πατὴρNo one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.Matthew 25:34 · πατρόςThen the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.Matthew 26:29 · πατρόςI tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in My Father’s kingdom.”Matthew 26:39 · πάτερGoing a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”Matthew 26:42 · πάτερA second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.”Matthew 26:53 · πατέραAre you not aware that I can call on My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?Matthew 28:19 · πατρὸςTherefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,Mark 1:20 · πατέραImmediately Jesus called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed Him.Mark 5:40 · πατέραAnd they laughed at Him. After He had put them all outside, He took the child’s father and mother and His own companions, and went in to see the child.Mark 7:10 · πατέρα · πατέραFor Moses said, ‘Honor your father and your mother’ and ‘Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.’Mark 7:11 · πατρὶBut you say that if a man says to his father or mother, ‘Whatever you would have received from me is Corban’ (that is, a gift devoted to God),Mark 7:12 · πατρὶhe is no longer permitted to do anything for his father or mother.Mark 8:38 · πατρὸςIf anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”Mark 9:21 · πατέραJesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has this been with him?” “From childhood,” he said.Mark 9:24 · πατὴρImmediately the boy’s father cried out, “I do believe; help my unbelief!”Mark 10:7 · πατέρα‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,Mark 10:19 · πατέραYou know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat others, honor your father and mother.’”Mark 10:29 · πατέρα“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospelMark 11:10 · πατρὸς“Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!” “Hosanna in the highest!”Mark 11:25 · πατὴρAnd when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”Mark 13:12 · πατὴρBrother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.Mark 13:32 · πατήρ.No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.Mark 14:36 · πατήρ,“Abba, Father,” He said, “all things are possible for You. Take this cup from Me. Yet not what I will, but what You will.”Mark 15:21 · πατέραNow Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and the soldiers forced him to carry the cross of Jesus.Luke 1:17 · πατέρωνAnd he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”Luke 1:32 · πατρὸςHe will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,Luke 1:55 · πατέραςas He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”Luke 1:59 · πατρὸςOn the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.Luke 1:62 · πατρὶSo they made signs to his father to find out what he wanted to name the child.Luke 1:67 · πατὴρThen his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:Luke 1:72 · πατέρωνto show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,Luke 1:73 · πατέραthe oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant usLuke 2:33 · πατὴρThe Child’s father and mother were amazed at what was spoken about Him.Luke 2:48 · πατήρWhen His parents saw Him, they were astonished. “Child, why have You done this to us?” His mother asked. “Your father and I have been anxiously searching for You.”Luke 2:49 · πατρός“Why were you looking for Me?” He asked. “Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”Luke 3:8 · πατέραProduce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.Luke 6:23 · πατέρεςRejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.Luke 6:26 · πατέρεςWoe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers treated the false prophets in the same way.Luke 6:36 · πατὴρBe merciful, just as your Father is merciful.Luke 8:51 · πατέραWhen He entered the house, He did not allow anyone to go in with Him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s father and mother.Luke 9:26 · πατρὸςIf anyone is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.Luke 9:42 · πατρὶEven while the boy was approaching, the demon slammed him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.Luke 9:59 · πατέραThen He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”Luke 10:21 · πάτερ, · πατήρ,At that time Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight.Luke 10:22 · πατρός · πατήρ, · πατὴρAll things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.”Luke 11:2 · πάτερSo Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.Luke 11:11 · πατέραWhat father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?Luke 11:13 · πατὴρSo if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”Luke 11:47 · πατέρεςWoe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them.Luke 11:48 · πατέρωνSo you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.Luke 12:30 · πατὴρFor the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.Luke 12:32 · πατὴρDo not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.Luke 12:53 · πατὴρ · πατρί,They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”Luke 14:26 · πατέρα“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.Luke 15:12 · πατρί· · πάτερ,The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.Luke 15:17 · πατρόςFinally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food, but here I am, starving to death!Luke 15:18 · πατέρα · πάτερ,I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.Luke 15:20 · πατέρα · πατὴρSo he got up and went to his father. But while he was still in the distance, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him, and kissed him.Luke 15:21 · πάτερ,The son declared, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’Luke 15:22 · πατὴρBut the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.Luke 15:27 · πατήρ‘Your brother has returned,’ he said, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf, because he has him back safe and sound.’Luke 15:28 · πατὴρThe older son became angry and refused to go in. So his father came out and pleaded with him.Luke 15:29 · πατρὶBut he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.Luke 16:24 · πάτερSo he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’Luke 16:27 · πάτερ, · πατρός‘Then I beg you, father,’ he said, ‘send Lazarus to my father’s house,Luke 16:30 · πάτερ‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone is sent to them from the dead, they will repent.’Luke 18:20 · πατέραYou know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not bear false witness, honor your father and mother.’”Luke 22:29 · πατήρAnd I bestow on you a kingdom, just as My Father has bestowed one on Me,Luke 22:42 · πάτερ,“Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.”Luke 23:34 · πάτερ,Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up His garments by casting lots.Luke 23:46 · πάτερ,Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.Luke 24:49 · πατρόςAnd behold, I am sending the promise of My Father upon you. But remain in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”John 1:14 · πατρός,The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.John 1:18 · πατρός,No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is Himself God and is at the Father’s side, has made Him known.John 2:16 · πατρόςTo those selling doves He said, “Get these out of here! How dare you turn My Father’s house into a marketplace!”John 3:35 · πατὴρThe Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.John 4:12 · πατρὸςAre You greater than our father Jacob, who gave us this well and drank from it himself, as did his sons and his livestock?”John 4:20 · πατέρεςOur fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that the place where one must worship is in Jerusalem.”John 4:21 · πατρί.“Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.John 4:23 · πατρὶ · πατὴρBut a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him.John 4:53 · πατὴρThen the father realized that this was the very hour in which Jesus had told him, “Your son will live.” And he and all his household believed.John 5:17 · πατήρBut Jesus answered them, “To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working.”John 5:18 · πατέραBecause of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.John 5:19 · πατέραSo Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, unless He sees the Father doing it. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does.John 5:20 · πατὴρThe Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does. And to your amazement, He will show Him even greater works than these.John 5:21 · πατὴρFor just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes.John 5:22 · πατὴρFurthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,John 5:23 · πατέρα. · πατέραso that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.John 5:26 · πατὴρFor as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted the Son to have life in Himself.John 5:36 · πατὴρ · πατήρBut I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works I am doing—testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.John 5:37 · πατὴρAnd the Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form,John 5:43 · πατρόςI have come in My Father’s name, and you have not received Me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will receive him.John 5:45 · πατέρα·Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, in whom you have put your hope.John 6:27 · πατὴρDo not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”John 6:31 · πατέρεςOur fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”John 6:32 · πατήρJesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread from heaven.John 6:37 · πατὴρEveryone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away.John 6:40 · πατρόςFor it is My Father’s will that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”John 6:42 · πατέραThey were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven?’”John 6:44 · πατὴρ“No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.
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