No. 357 in Greek
πατέρα
The Greek word "πατέρα" means "father" in English (accusative case).
In a sentence
Ο πατέρας μου είναι γιατρός.
My father is a doctor.
Here, 'πατέρα' is used in the nominative case as the subject of the sentence, indicating a direct identification of relation.
Χρειάζομαι τον πατέρα μου τώρα.
I need my father now.
'Πατέρα' is used in the accusative case as the object of the verb 'χρειάζομαι', representing the person being referred to.
Μίλησα για τον πατέρα στους φίλους μου.
I talked about my father to my friends.
In this instance, 'πατέρα' is also in the accusative case, used within a prepositional phrase introduced by 'για', indicating the discussed topic.
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