What does ἐκ · πατήρ mean in the Bible?
ἐκ · πατήρ is a Greek phrase meaning "literal or figurative; direct or remote)".
Greek · G1537, G3962
ἐκ τοῦ πατρός
Literal or figurative; direct or remote) · a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote)
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ἐκ G1537 literal or figurative; direct or remote)
Pronunciation ek
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πατήρ G3962 a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote)
Pronunciation patḗr
Denotes biological parent, ancestor, originator, authority figure, or God—context determines whether literal or metaphorical application.
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What does ἐκ τοῦ πατρός (ek tou patros) mean in the Bible?
ἐκ · πατήρ is a Greek phrase meaning "literal or figurative; direct or remote)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1537, G3962?
G1537, G3962 is connected to 913 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. literal or figurative; direct or remote)
Source Gloss
literal or figurative; direct or remote)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 913
Matt 1:3 · Matt 1:5 · Matt 1:6 · Matt 1:16 · Matt 1:18 · Matt 1:20 · Matt 2:6 · Matt 2:15 · Matt 3:9 · Matt 3:17 · Matt 5:37 · Matt 6:27 · Matt 7:4 · Matt 7:5 · Matt 7:9 · Matt 8:28 913×
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain