Πατήρ

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

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
 

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 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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