Greek · G1860, G3962 · unreviewed

τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ πατρός μου

Promise · a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote)

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ἐπαγγελία G1860 promise

Pronunciation epangelía

Divine commitment to future blessing, not mere human word but binding covenantal assurance

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πατήρ G3962 a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote)

Pronunciation patḗr

Denotes biological parent, ancestor, originator, authority figure, or God—context determines whether literal or metaphorical application.

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What does τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ πατρός μου (tēn epangelian tou patros mou) mean in the Bible?

ἐπαγγελία · πατήρ is a Greek word meaning "promise of my Father".

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Meaning

promise of my Father

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Acts 2:39 · Rom 4:13 · Rom 4:14 · Gal 3:22 · 2 Pet 3:4 · 1 John 2:25 6×

Nominative · Plural · Feminine Rom 9:4 · 2 Cor 1:20 · Gal 3:16 3×

Genitive · Singular · Feminine Acts 7:17 · Acts 26:6 · Rom 9:8 · Rom 9:9 · Gal 3:18 · Gal 4:23 · Gal 4:28 · Eph 1:13 · Eph 2:12 · Eph 3:6 · Heb 4:1 · Heb 6:15 · Heb 6:17 · Heb 11:9 · 2 Pet 3:9 17×

Genitive · Plural · Feminine Gal 3:21 · Heb 11:33 2×

Dative · Singular · Feminine Eph 6:2 1×

Dative · Plural · Feminine Heb 8:6 1×

Accusative · Singular · Feminine Luke 24:49 · Acts 1:4 · Acts 2:33 · Acts 13:23 · Acts 13:32 · Acts 23:21 · Rom 4:16 · Rom 4:20 · Gal 3:14 · Gal 3:17 · Gal 3:29 · 1 Tim 4:8 · 2 Tim 1:1 · Heb 9:15 · Heb 10:36 · Heb 11:39 16×

Accusative · Plural · Feminine Rom 15:8 · 2 Cor 7:1 · Heb 6:12 · Heb 7:6 · Heb 11:13 · Heb 11:17 6×

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 22 — Paul’s Defense: Christ Appears, Sends, and Preserves His Witness Acts 26 — Paul Before Agrippa: The Risen Christ Sends Light to Jews and Gentiles Acts 7 — Stephen Testifies to Israel’s Resistance and Christ’s Glory Galatians 3 — Faith, Promise, and the Curse-Bearing Christ Galatians 4 — No Longer Slaves: Sonship, Pastoral Anguish, and Children of Promise John 14 — The Way, the Truth, and the Life, the Father Revealed in the Son, and the Promise of the Spirit John 16 — The Spirit’s Convicting Witness, the Disciples’ Sorrow Turned to Joy, and Christ’s Victory over the World John 17 — The Son’s High Priestly Prayer: Glory, Preservation, Sanctification, Unity, Mission, and Love John 18 — The Arrested King: Betrayal, Sovereign Surrender, Denial, Trial, and the Kingdom Not of This World John 2 — The First Sign, the True Temple, and the Glory of Jesus Revealed John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel John 4 — Living Water, True Worship, and the Savior of the World John 5 — The Son Who Gives Life, Judges, and Is Witnessed by the Father John 8 — The Light of the World, True Freedom, and the I AM Before Abraham Luke 11 — Prayer, Kingdom Conflict, True Hearing, and the Exposure of Hypocrisy Luke 2 — The Savior Born, Revealed, Presented, and Growing in Wisdom Luke 24 — The Risen Christ Opens the Scriptures, Commissions Witnesses, and Ascends in Blessing Mark 11 — The King Comes to Jerusalem: Fig Tree, Temple Judgment, Faith, Forgiveness, and Authority Mark 13 — Watch and Endure: Temple Judgment, Gospel Witness, Tribulation, the Son of Man, and Readiness Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 11 — The Messiah Question, the Rejected Generation, and Rest for the Weary Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 15 — Tradition, the Heart, Gentile Faith, and the Compassionate Bread of the Messiah Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 19 — Marriage from Creation, Children Received, Riches Renounced, and the Reward of Following Christ Matthew 20 — The First-Last Kingdom, the Ransom-Giving Son of Man, and Mercy for the Blind Matthew 23 — Woes upon Hypocritical Leadership and the Lament over Jerusalem Matthew 24 — The Olivet Discourse: Temple Desolation, Coming Judgment, the Son of Man, and Watchful Readiness Matthew 25 — Readiness, Stewardship, and the Final Judgment of the Son of Man Matthew 28 — The Resurrection of Jesus and the Great Commission of the Risen King Matthew 5 — Kingdom Blessedness, Fulfilled Law, and Heart-Level Righteousness Matthew 6 — Hidden Righteousness, the Father’s Reward, and Seeking First the Kingdom Matthew 7 — Kingdom Discernment, the Narrow Way, and the Wise Builder Romans 15 — Bearing with the Weak, Welcoming One Another, and Paul’s Priestly Mission to the Gentiles Romans 4 — Abraham Justified by Faith and the Promise Secured by Grace Romans 9 — God’s Faithfulness, Sovereign Mercy, and Israel’s Stumbling Over Christ

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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