[Albion Wilde]

There can be no doubt about what Jesus meant by that: Call no one - not even your own biological father - "father." All quite clear, isn't it?

It leads me to wonder if there aren't several words for "father" in the original language -- whether Aramaic or Greek. For instance, we have one word "love" in English, but the Greek has four words for love to denote different kinds.

So, anyone here know the Greek for this passage? Is there a more exalted word for "father" as "great benefactor", as distinct from a more commonplace word for "biological sire"?

[ravenwolf]

Nearly every one agrees that Jesus spoke in Aramaic which is what counts here.