# G3962 πατήρ

πατήρ (patḗr), Strong’s G3962: a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote) KJV: father, parent. Occurs 1,717 times.

Source: https://besorah.bible/word/G3962 — Besorah, the whole Bible in Hebrew, Greek and English. Texts and licences: https://besorah.bible/about/credits.html

*patḗr* — a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote)

KJV: father, parent

Occurs 1717 times.

## Where it occurs
- [Matthew 2:22](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/2?v=22) — But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in the place of his father, Herod, he was afraid to go there…
- [Matthew 3:9](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/3?v=9) — Don’t think to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father,’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to…
- [Matthew 4:21](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/4?v=21) — Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, Jacob the son of Zebedee, and Yochanan his brother, in the boat with…
- [Matthew 4:22](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/4?v=22) — They immediately left the boat and their father, and followed him.
- [Matthew 5:16](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/5?v=16) — Even so, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
- [Matthew 5:45](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/5?v=45) — that you may be children of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and…
- [Matthew 5:48](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/5?v=48) — Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.
- [Matthew 6:1](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/6?v=1) — “Be careful that you don’t do your charitable giving before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from…
- [Matthew 6:4](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/6?v=4) — so that your merciful deeds may be in secret, then your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
- [Matthew 6:6](https://besorah.bible/besorah/matthew/6?v=6) — But you, when you pray, enter into your inner room, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret…