Πατήρ

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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

(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

(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 Patḗr
Genitive	τοῦ Πᾰτρός / Πᾰτέρος toû Patrós / Patéros
Dative	τῷ Πᾰτρῐ́ / Πᾰτέρῐ tôi Patrí / Patéri
Accusative	τὸν Πᾰτέρᾰ tòn Patéra
Vocative	Πάτερ Páter
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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