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πάτερ

noun, masculine, nominative singular

1. father
2. male parent
3. patriarch or ancestor
4. God the Father (in Christian usage)

Etymology. Indo-European *ph₂tér- (also *pətér-), cognate with Latin pater, English father, Sanskrit pitṛ-, Old Irish athir. The semantic range extends from biological father to founder-figure or deity in religious contexts.

Dictionary entry by Claude.

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