πατήρ
πατήρ
acc. always πατέρα gen. pl. rarely πατρῶν
a father, Hom., etc.; πατρὸς πατήρ a grandfather, Il.; τὰ πρὸς πατρός πατρόθεν, by the fatherʼs side, Hdt.
among the gods Zeus is called πατήρ, πατὴρ Ζεύς, π. ἀνδρῶν τε θεῶν τε Hom., Hes.; so Ζεὺς π. Aesch.; Ζεῦ πάτερ καὶ θεοί Ar.
a respectful mode of addressing elderly persons, Od.
metaph. the father of anything, Lat. auctor, π. ἀοιδᾶν Pind., etc.
in pl. fathers, i.e. forefathers, Hom.; ἐξ ἔτι πατρῶν as an inheritance from oneʼs fathers, Od.
Headword (normalized):
πατήρ
Headword (normalized/stripped):
πατηρ
Intro Text:
πατήρ
acc. always πατέρα gen. pl. rarely πατρῶν
a father, Hom., etc.; πατρὸς πατήρ a grandfather, Il.; τὰ πρὸς πατρός πατρόθεν, by the fatherʼs side, Hdt.
among the gods Zeus is called πατήρ, πατὴρ Ζεύς, π. ἀνδρῶν τε θεῶν τε Hom., Hes.; so Ζεὺς π. Aesch.; Ζεῦ πάτερ καὶ θεοί Ar.
a respectful mode of addressing elderly persons, Od.
metaph. the father of anything, Lat. auctor, π. ἀοιδᾶν Pind., etc.
in pl. fathers, i.e. forefathers, Hom.; ἐξ ἔτι πατρῶν as an inheritance from oneʼs fathers, Od.
URN:
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