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<div> '''A — 1: '''''Πατήρ''''' ''' (Strong'S #3962 — Noun Masculine — pater — pat-ayr' ) </div> <p> from a root signifying "a nourisher, protector, upholder" (Lat., pater, Eng., "father," are akin), is used (a) of the nearest ancestor, e.g., &nbsp;Matthew 2:22; (b) of a more remote ancestor, the progenitor of the people, a "forefather," e.g., &nbsp;Matthew 3:9; &nbsp;23:30; &nbsp;1 Corinthians 10:1; the patriarchs, &nbsp;2 Peter 3:4; (c) one advanced in the knowledge of Christ, &nbsp;1 John 2:13; (d) metaphorically, of the originator of a family or company of persons animated by the same spirit as himself, as of Abraham, &nbsp;Romans 4:11,12,16,17,18 , or of Satan, &nbsp;John 8:38,41,44; (e) of one who, as a preacher of the [[Gospel]] and a teacher, stands in a "father's" place, caring for his spiritual children, &nbsp;1 Corinthians 4:15 (not the same as a mere title of honor, which the Lord prohibited, &nbsp; Matthew 23:9 ); (f) of the members of the Sanhedrin, as of those who exercised religious authority over others, &nbsp;Acts 7:2; &nbsp;22:1; (g) of God in relation to those who have been born anew (&nbsp;John 1:12,13 ), and so are believers, &nbsp;Ephesians 2:18; &nbsp;4:6 (cp. &nbsp; 2 Corinthians 6:18 ), and imitators of their "Father," &nbsp;Matthew 5:45,48; &nbsp;6:1,4,6,8,9 , etc. Christ never associated Himself with them by using the personal pronoun "our;" He always used the singular, "My Father," His relationship being unoriginated and essential, whereas theirs is by grace and regeneration, e.g., &nbsp;Matthew 11:27; &nbsp;25:34; &nbsp;John 20:17; &nbsp;Revelation 2:27; &nbsp;3:5,21; so the [[Apostles]] spoke of God as the "Father" of the Lord Jesus Christ, e.g., &nbsp;Romans 15:6; &nbsp;2 Corinthians 1:3; &nbsp;11:31; &nbsp;Ephesians 1:3; &nbsp;Hebrews 1:5; &nbsp;1 Peter 1:3; &nbsp;Revelation 1:6; (h) of God, as the "Father" of lights, i.e., the Source or [[Giver]] of whatsoever provides illumination, physical and spiritual, &nbsp;James 1:17; of mercies, &nbsp;2 Corinthians 1:3; of glory, &nbsp;Ephesians 1:17; (i) of God, as Creator, &nbsp;Hebrews 12:9 (cp. &nbsp; Zechariah 12:1 ). </p> &nbsp;Matthew 11:27&nbsp;John 17:25&nbsp;John 8:42,44&nbsp; John 1:12&nbsp;Galatians 3:26 <div> '''B — 1: '''''Πατρῷος''''' ''' (Strong'S #3971 — Adjective — patroos — pat-ro'-os ) </div> <p> signifies "of one's fathers," or "received from one's fathers" (akin to A), &nbsp;Acts 22:3; &nbsp;24:14; &nbsp;28:17 . In the Sept. &nbsp;Proverbs 27:10 . </p> <div> '''B — 2: '''''Πατρικός''''' ''' (Strong'S #3967 — Adjective — patrikos — pat-ree-kos' ) </div> <p> "from one's fathers, or ancestors," is said of that which is handed down from one's "forefathers," &nbsp;Galatians 1:14 . </p> <div> '''B — 3: '''''Ἀπάτωρ''''' ''' (Strong'S #540 — Noun Masculine — apator — ap-at'-ore ) </div> <p> "without father" (a, negative, and pater), signifies, in &nbsp;Hebrews 7:3 , with no recorded genealogy. </p> <div> '''B — 4: '''''Πατροπαράδοτος''''' ''' (Strong'S #3970 — Adjective — patroparadotos — pat-rop-ar-ad'-ot-os ) </div> <p> "handed down from one's fathers" (pater, and paradidomi, "to hand down"), is used in &nbsp;1 Peter 1:18 . </p>

<p> <em> 'Âb </em> ( '''''אָב''''' , Strong'S #1), “father; grandfather; forefather; ancestor.” Cognates of this word occur in Ugaritic, Akkadian, Phoenician, and other Semitic languages. Biblical [[Hebrew]] attests it about 1,120 times and in all periods. </p> <p> Basically, <em> 'âb </em> relates to the familial relationship represented by the word “father.” This is the word’s significance in its first biblical appearance: “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife …” (Gen. 2:24). In poetical passages, the word is sometimes paralleled to <em> 'âb </em> , “mother”: “I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister” (Job 17:14). The word is also used in conjunction with “mother” to represent one’s parents (Lev. 19:3). But unlike the word <em> ’em </em> , <em> 'âb </em> is never used of animals. </p> <p> <em> 'Âb </em> also means “grandfather” and/or “greatgrandfather,” as in Gen. 28:13: “I am the Lord God of [[Abraham]] thy [grand]father, and the God of Isaac.…” Such progenitors on one’s mother’s side were called “thy mother’s father” (Gen. 28:2). This noun may be used of any one of the entire line of men from whom a given individual is descended: “But he [Elijah] himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, [[O]] Lord, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers” (1 Kings 19:4). In such use, the word may refer to the first man, a “forefather,” a clan (Jer. 35:6), a tribe (Josh. 19:47), a group with a special calling (1 Chron. 24:19), a dynasty (1 Kings 15:3), or a nation (Josh. 24:3). Thus, “father” does not necessarily mean the man who directly sired a given individual. </p> <p> This noun sometimes describes the adoptive relationship, especially when it is used of the “founder of a class or station,” such as a trade: “And [[Adah]] bare Jabal: he was the <em> father </em> of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle” (Gen. 4:20). </p> <p> <em> 'Âb </em> can be a title of respect, usually applied to an older person, as when David said to Saul: “Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand …” (1 Sam. 24:11). The word is also applied to teachers: “And [[Elisha]] saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof …” (2 Kings 2:12). In 2 Kings 6:21, the word is applied to the prophet Elisha and in Judg. 17:10, to a priest; this word is also a title of respect when used of “one’s husband”: “Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me, My father, thou art the guide of my youth?” (Jer. 3:4). In Gen. 45:8, the noun is used of an “advisor”: “So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father [advisor] to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.” In each case, the one described as “father” occupied a position or status and received the honor due to a “father.” </p> <p> In conjunction with <em> bayit </em> (“house”), the word <em> 'âb </em> may mean “family”: “In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers …” (Exod. 12:3). Sometimes the plural of the word used by itself can represent “family”: “… These are the heads of the fathers [households] of the [[Levites]] according to their families” (Exod. 6:25). </p> <p> God is described as the “father” of Israel (Deut. 32:6). He is the One who begot and protected them, the One they should revere and obey. Mal. 2:10 tells us that God is the “father” of all people. He is especially the “protector” or “father” of the fatherless: “A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation” (Ps. 68:5). As the “father” of a king, God especially aligns Himself to that man and his kingdom: “I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men” (2 Sam. 7:14). Not every king was a son of God—only those whom He adopted. In a special sense, the perfect King was God’s adopted Son: “I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee” (Ps. 2:7). The extent, power, and duration of His kingdom are guaranteed by the Father’s sovereignty (cf. Ps. 2:8-9). On the other hand, one of the Messiah’s enthronement names is “Eternal Father”: “… And his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace” (Isa. 9:6). </p>