πατήρ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic (cf. Mycenaean Greek 𐀞𐀳 (pa-te)), fro Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Cognates include Phrygian πατερης (pateres), Latin pater, Sanskrit पितृ (pitṛ), Old Armenian հայր (hayr) and Old English fæder (English father).

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /patɛ͜ɛ́r/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /patéːr/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /patír/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /patír/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /patíɾ/

Noun

πατήρ (genitive πατέρος, πατρός) m, third declension; (patēr)

1. father
2. epithet of Zeus
3. respectful full address of older people
4. ancestor

Inflection

Third declension of πᾰτήρ, πᾰτέρος

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	πᾰτήρ	πᾰτέρε	πᾰτέρες
Genitive	πᾰτέρος	πᾰτέροιν	πᾰτέρων
Dative	πᾰτέρῐ	πᾰτέροιν	πᾰτράσῐ(ν)
Accusative	πᾰτέρᾰ	πᾰτέρε	πᾰτέρᾰς
Vocative	πάτερ	πᾰτέρε	πᾰτέρες

The singular genitive and dative are often contracted to πατρός (patros) and πατρί (patri), especially in Attic works.

Descendants

• Greek: πατήρ, πατέρας

References

• LSJ
• BDAG
• Strong’s concordance number: G3962

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Greek

Pronunciation

• IPA: [paˈtir]
• Hyphenation: πα‧τήρ

Noun

πατήρ (patír) m

1. (learned) father, a form of address for monk or priest
2. (religion) the Father, the first person of the Holy Trinity