πατήρ
patēr · father
Strong's ID: 3962
Lexical summary
413
NT occurrences
11
Observed forms
About this Greek word
A father, Mt. 2:22; 4:21, 22; spc. used of God, as the Father of man by creation, preservation, etc., Mt. 5:16, 45, 48; and peculiarly as the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Mt. 7:21; 2 Cor. 1:3; the founder of a race, remote progenitor, forefather, ancestor, Mt. 3:9; 23:30, 32; an elder, senior, father in age, 1 Jn. 2:13, 14; a spiritual father, 1 Cor. 4:15; father by origination, Jn. 8:44; Heb. 12:9; used as an appellation of honor, Mt. 23:9; Acts 7:2
Observed NT forms
These forms and parsing labels come from the attested NT corpus. A missing form is not presented as an unattested grammatical claim.
Noun declension
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NT distribution
NT Book
Book distribution counts: John: 136 occurrences; Matthew: 63 occurrences; Luke: 56 occurrences; Acts: 35 occurrences; Mark: 18 occurrences; 1 John: 14 occurrences; Romans: 14 occurrences; Ephesians: 11 occurrences; Hebrews: 9 occurrences; 1 Corinthians: 6 occurrences; Galatians: 5 occurrences; Colossians: 5 occurrences; Revelation: 5 occurrences; 2 Corinthians: 5 occurrences; 1 Thessalonians: 5 occurrences; James: 4 occurrences; 2 John: 4 occurrences; Philippians: 4 occurrences; 1 Peter: 3 occurrences; 2 Thessalonians: 3 occurrences; 2 Peter: 2 occurrences; 1 Timothy: 2 occurrences; Jude: 1 occurrences; Titus: 1 occurrences; Philemon: 1 occurrences; 2 Timothy: 1 occurrences
Author
- John159
- Luke91
- Paul63
- Matthew63
- Mark18
- Hebrews9
- Peter5
- James4
- Jude1
Author distribution counts: John: 159 occurrences; Luke: 91 occurrences; Paul: 63 occurrences; Matthew: 63 occurrences; Mark: 18 occurrences; Hebrews: 9 occurrences; Peter: 5 occurrences; James: 4 occurrences; Jude: 1 occurrences