πατριάρχης
patriarchēs
“patriarch”
Definition
a progenitor ("patriarch")
from G3965 (πατριά) and G757 (ἄρχω);
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
G:N-M
Greek Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
πατριάρχης appears 4 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Brothers, I can tell you with confidence that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.
Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
Consider how great Melchizedek was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder.
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