Πατήρ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• πατήρ (patḗr)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /pa.tɛ̌ːr/ → /paˈtir/ → /paˈtir/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /pa.tɛ̌ːr/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /paˈte̝r/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /paˈtir/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /paˈtir/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /paˈtir/

Proper noun

Πατήρ • (Patḗr) m (genitive Πᾰτρός or Πᾰτέρος); third declension

1. (Christianity) God the Father; (one of the three Persons of the Trinity)

Declension

Third declension of ὁ Πᾰτήρ; τοῦ Πᾰτρός (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Πᾰτήρ ho Pătḗr
Genitive	τοῦ Πᾰτρός / Πᾰτέρος toû Pătrós / Pătéros
Dative	τῷ Πᾰτρῐ́ / Πᾰτέρῐ tôi Pătrĭ́ / Pătérĭ
Accusative	τὸν Πᾰτέρᾰ tòn Pătéră
Vocative	Πάτερ Páter
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.