GreekG3966Noun (Masculine)

πατριάρχης

patriarchēs

4Occurrences
G3966Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a progenitor ("patriarch")

from G3965 (πατριά) and G757 (ἄρχω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
a patriarch.
LXX: (אָב) (אָב רֹאשׁ), (שַׂר), (מֵאָה שַׂר), 4 4 *

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

πατριάρχης appears 4 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
3
Hebrews
1

Key Passages

Acts 2:29BSB

Brothers, I can tell you with confidence that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

Acts 7:8BSB

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.

Acts 7:9BSB

Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him

Hebrews 7:4BSB

Consider how great Melchizedek was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder.

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