What does πατήρ · ἐξέρχομαι mean in the Bible?
πατήρ · ἐξέρχομαι is a Greek phrase meaning "his father, having come out".
Greek · G3962, G1831
ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ ἐξελθὼν
A "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote) · to issue (literally or figuratively)
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πατήρG3962a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote)
Pronunciationpatḗr
Denotes biological parent, ancestor, originator, authority figure, or God—context determines whether literal or metaphorical application.
Open lexicon entry →ἐξέρχομαιG1831to issue (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationexérchomai
Physical departure or emergence with metaphorical extension to utterances, reports, and proclamations issuing forth
Open lexicon entry →What does ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ ἐξελθὼν (ho patēr autou exelthōn) mean in the Bible?
πατήρ · ἐξέρχομαι is a Greek phrase meaning "his father, having come out".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3962, G1831?
G3962, G1831 is connected to 413 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. his father, having come out
Source Gloss
his father, having come out
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns10Aligned forms413Case patternNominative (130)Number patternSingular (360)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 5:48 · Matt 6:4 · Matt 6:6 · Matt 6:8 · Matt 6:14 · Matt 6:15 · Matt 6:18 · Matt 6:26 · Matt 6:32 · Matt 7:11 · Matt 10:21 · Matt 11:26 · Matt 11:27 · Matt 15:13 · Matt 16:17 · Matt 18:35110×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineLuke 6:23 · Luke 6:26 · Luke 11:47 · John 4:20 · John 6:31 · John 6:49 · John 6:58 · Acts 7:11 · Acts 7:15 · Acts 7:39 · Acts 7:45 · Acts 7:51 · Acts 7:52 · Acts 15:10 · Rom 9:5 · 1 Cor 10:120×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineMatt 2:22 · Matt 4:21 · Matt 5:45 · Matt 7:21 · Matt 10:20 · Matt 10:29 · Matt 10:32 · Matt 10:33 · Matt 10:35 · Matt 11:27 · Matt 12:50 · Matt 13:43 · Matt 16:27 · Matt 18:10 · Matt 18:14 · Matt 18:19100×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineMatt 23:30 · Matt 23:32 · Luke 1:17 · Luke 1:72 · Luke 11:48 · John 7:22 · Acts 3:13 · Acts 5:30 · Acts 7:32 · Acts 7:38 · Acts 7:45 · Acts 22:14 · Rom 15:8 · Heb 11:2314×
Dative · Singular · MasculineMatt 6:1 · Matt 6:6 · Matt 6:18 · Matt 15:5 · Mark 7:11 · Mark 7:12 · Luke 1:62 · Luke 9:42 · Luke 12:53 · Luke 15:12 · Luke 15:29 · John 4:21 · John 4:23 · John 8:38 · John 10:38 · John 14:1033×
Dative · Plural · MasculineActs 7:44 · Heb 1:1 · Heb 8:93×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 3:9 · Matt 4:22 · Matt 5:16 · Matt 8:21 · Matt 10:37 · Matt 11:27 · Matt 15:4 · Matt 15:6 · Matt 19:5 · Matt 19:19 · Matt 19:29 · Matt 23:9 · Matt 26:53 · Mark 1:20 · Mark 5:40 · Mark 7:1093×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineLuke 1:55 · Acts 3:25 · Acts 7:12 · Acts 7:19 · Acts 13:17 · Acts 13:32 · Acts 13:36 · Acts 26:6 · Acts 28:25 · Rom 11:28 · 1 Cor 4:15 · Heb 12:912×
Vocative · Singular · MasculineMatt 6:9 · Matt 11:25 · Matt 26:39 · Matt 26:42 · Luke 10:21 · Luke 11:2 · Luke 15:12 · Luke 15:18 · Luke 15:21 · Luke 16:24 · Luke 16:27 · Luke 16:30 · Luke 22:42 · Luke 23:34 · Luke 23:46 · John 11:4124×
Vocative · Plural · MasculineActs 7:2 · Acts 22:1 · 1 John 2:13 · 1 John 2:144×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 216 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist184present15perfect6future5imperfect4pluperfect2
Voice
active193middle23
Mood
indicative121participle64imperative13infinitive9subjunctive9
NT Occurrences
Matthew 2:6ἐξελεύσεταιfuture middle indicativeprospectiveMatthew 5:26ἐξέλθῃςaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 8:28ἐξερχόμενοιpresent middle participleparticipleMatthew 8:32ἐξελθόντεςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 8:34ἐξῆλθενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 9:26ἐξῆλθενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 9:31ἐξελθόντεςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 9:32ἐξερχομένωνpresent middle participleparticipleMatthew 10:11ἐξέλθητεaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 10:14ἐξερχόμενοιpresent middle participleparticipleMatthew 11:7ἐξήλθατεaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 11:8ἐξήλθατεaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 11:9ἐξήλθατεaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 12:14ἐξελθόντεςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 12:43ἐξέλθῃaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 12:44ἐξῆλθονaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 13:1ἐξελθὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 13:3ἐξῆλθενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 13:49ἐξελεύσονταιfuture middle indicativeprospectiveMatthew 14:14ἐξελθὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 15:18ἐξέρχεταιpresent middle indicativeongoingMatthew 15:19ἐξέρχονταιpresent middle indicativeongoingMatthew 15:21ἐξελθὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 15:22ἐξελθοῦσαaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 17:18ἐξῆλθενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 18:28ἐξελθὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 20:1ἐξῆλθενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 20:3ἐξελθὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 20:5ἐξελθὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 20:6ἐξελθὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 21:17ἐξῆλθενaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 22:10ἐξελθόντεςaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 24:1ἐξελθὼνaorist active participleparticipleMatthew 24:26ἐξέλθητεaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 24:27ἐξέρχεταιpresent middle indicativeongoingMatthew 25:1ἐξῆλθονaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 25:6ἐξέρχεσθεpresent middle imperativeimperativeMatthew 26:30ἐξῆλθονaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 26:55ἐξήλθατεaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 26:71ἐξελθόνταaorist active participleparticiple+176 more occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ ἐξελθὼν is a primary word - no further derivation.