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# ancestor, ancestors, father, fathers, fathered, fathering, forefather, forefathers, grandfather #
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## Definition: ##
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When used literally, the term "father" refers to a person's male parent. There are also several figurative uses of this term.
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* The terms "father" and "forefather" are often used to refer to the male ancestors of a certain person or people group. This could also be translated a "ancestor" or "ancestral father."
* The expression "the father of" can figuratively refer to a person who is the leader a group of related people or the source of something. For example, in Genesis 4 "the father of all who live in tents" could mean, "the first clan leader of the first people who ever lived in tents."
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* The apostle Paul figuratively called himself the "father" of those he had helped to become Christians through sharing the gospel with them.
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## Translation Suggestions ##
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* When talking about a father and his literal son, this term should be translated using the usual term to refer to a father in the language.
* "God the Father" should also be translated using the usual, common word for "father."
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* When referring to forefathers, this term could be translated as "ancestors" or "ancestral fathers."
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* When Paul refers to himself figuratively as a father to believers in Christ, this could be translated as "spiritual father" or "father in Christ."
* Sometimes the word "father" can be translated as "clan leader."
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* The phrase "father of all lies" could be translated as "source of all lies" or "the one from whom all lies come."
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(See also: [God the Father ](../kt/godthefather.md ), [son ](../kt/son.md ), [Son of God ](../kt/sonofgod.md ))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Acts 07:02 ](rc://en/tn/help/act/07/02 )
* [Acts 07:32 ](rc://en/tn/help/act/07/32 )
* [Acts 07:45 ](rc://en/tn/help/act/07/45 )
* [Acts 22:03 ](rc://en/tn/help/act/22/03 )
* [Genesis 31:30 ](rc://en/tn/help/gen/31/30 )
* [Genesis 31:42 ](rc://en/tn/help/gen/31/42 )
* [Genesis 31:53 ](rc://en/tn/help/gen/31/53 )
* [Hebrews 07:4-6 ](rc://en/tn/help/heb/07/04 )
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* [John 04:12 ](rc://en/tn/help/jhn/04/12 )
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* [Joshua 24:3-4 ](rc://en/tn/help/jos/24/03 )
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* [Malachi 03:07 ](rc://en/tn/help/mal/03/07 )
* [Mark 10:7-9 ](rc://en/tn/help/mrk/10/07 )
* [Matthew 01:07 ](rc://en/tn/help/mat/01/07 )
* [Matthew 03:09 ](rc://en/tn/help/mat/03/09 )
* [Matthew 10:21 ](rc://en/tn/help/mat/10/21 )
* [Matthew 18:14 ](rc://en/tn/help/mat/18/14 )
* [Romans 04:12 ](rc://en/tn/help/rom/04/12 )
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## Word Data: ##
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* Strong's: H1, H2, H25, H369, H539, H1121, H1730, H1733, H2524, H3205, H3490, H4940, H5971, H7223, G540, G1080, G3737, G3962, G3964, G3966, G3967, G3970, G3971, G3995, G4245, G4269, G4613