Strong G3966πατριάρχης
patriarch
- Transliteration
- patriarchēs
- Pronunciation
- pat-ree-arkh'-ace
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
Detailed definition
πατριάρχης, -ου, ὁ
(πατριά, ἄρχω), [in LXX: 1Ch.24:31 (אָב), 2Ch.19:8 26:12 (אָב רֹאשׁ), 1Ch.27:12 (שַׂר), 2Ch.23:20 (מֵאָה שַׂר), 4Ma.7:19 4Mac 16:25 *;]
a patriarch: Act.2:29 7:8-9, Heb.7:4.†
(AS)
(πατριά, ἄρχω), [in LXX: 1Ch.24:31 (אָב), 2Ch.19:8 26:12 (אָב רֹאשׁ), 1Ch.27:12 (שַׂר), 2Ch.23:20 (מֵאָה שַׂר), 4Ma.7:19 4Mac 16:25 *;]
a patriarch: Act.2:29 7:8-9, Heb.7:4.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3966 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- patriarch4
- the1
First verses
- Acts 2:29Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.
- Acts 7:8And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.
- Acts 7:9And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
- Hebrews 7:4Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
πατρι-άρχης, ου, ὁ,
(πατρι father or chief of a race, patriarch, [LXX+NT (LXX.1Ch.27.22, NT.Act.2.29, 7.8, NT.Heb.7.4.)]
II title borne by the Bishops of Rome, Constantinople, Jerusalem, Antioch, and Alexandria, [Refs 6th c.AD+ (6th c.AD: Justinianus Imperator “Novellae” 3.2, etc.)]:— adjective πατρι-αρχικός, ή, όν, of or belonging to him, θρόνος[Refs ([prev. work] 7 “Praef.” 1, compare “Codex Justinianus [4th-6th c.AD]” 1.5.12.22.)]
(πατρι father or chief of a race, patriarch, [LXX+NT (LXX.1Ch.27.22, NT.Act.2.29, 7.8, NT.Heb.7.4.)]
II title borne by the Bishops of Rome, Constantinople, Jerusalem, Antioch, and Alexandria, [Refs 6th c.AD+ (6th c.AD: Justinianus Imperator “Novellae” 3.2, etc.)]:— adjective πατρι-αρχικός, ή, όν, of or belonging to him, θρόνος[Refs ([prev. work] 7 “Praef.” 1, compare “Codex Justinianus [4th-6th c.AD]” 1.5.12.22.)]