[B-Greek] Using "Father God" in prayer

Elizabeth Kline kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Fri Nov 7 14:32:54 EST 2008


On Nov 7, 2008, at 6:46 AM, Wayne F Steury wrote:

> In Paul's letters he often uses the phrase - EN QEW PATRI - (en qew  
> patri) in referrring to God the Father.  It seems to be trendy to  
> address God as "Father God" in some circles.  Do any of you see  
> Paul's address in 1 Thessalonians 1:1 as "in Father God"?

If we read "Father God" as a form of address with both Father and God  
in the vocative, then we don't find this in the NT.  I couldn't find  
any examples of PATER QEE in TLG-E.

QEE PATER is found in

Eusebius Scr. Eccl., Theol., Historia ecclesiastica (2018: 002)
“Eusèbe de Césarée. Histoire ecclésiastique, 3 vols.”, Ed. Bardy, G.
Paris: Cerf, 1:1952; 2:1955; 3:1958, Repr. 3:1967; Sources chrétiennes  
31, 41, 55.
Book 2, chapter 23, section 16, line 4

Origenes Theol., Selecta in Psalmos [Dub.] (fragmenta e catenis)  
(2042: 058); MPG 12.
Volume 12, page 1513, line 40.

ZEU PATER is found in Sophocles OT line 202 and frequently in Homer  
Iliad 1:503, 3:276,320,365, 5:412,747,872, 7:179,202,466, 8:326,  
12:164, 13:631, 15:372, 17:19,645 ... Odyessy 24:351.

PATER ZEU isn't nearly as nearly as popular, some examples in the  
Scholia

Scholia In Aeschylum, Scholia in Aeschylum (scholia vetera) (5010: 001)
“Scholia Graeca in Aeschylum quae exstant omnia, vols. 1 & 2.2”, Ed.  
Smith, O.L.
Leipzig: Teubner, 1:1976; 2.2:1982.
Play Supp, hypothesis-epigram-scholion 892, line 1

Scholia In Pindarum, Scholia in Pindarum (scholia vetera) (5034: 001)
“Scholia vetera in Pindari carmina, 3 vols.”, Ed. Drachmann, A.B.
Leipzig: Teubner, 1:1903; 2:1910; 3:1927, Repr. 1:1969; 2:1967; 3:1966.
Ode N 9, scholion 127a, line 2

Scholia In Pindarum, Scholia in Pindarum (scholia vetera)
Ode N 10, scholion 142, line 2

Elizabeth Kline







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