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πατήρ
pah-TARE
father
noun, m., 3rd declension
Appears 413× in the Greek New Testament — very common.

In the New Testament

Patriarch, paternal, patron — all from πατήρ. The Lord's Prayer: "πάτερ ἡμῶν."

Memory Hook

pah-TARE — PAT your father on the back; PATER = father in Latin too.

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