Strong G3968πατρίς
fatherland
- Transliteration
- patris
- Pronunciation
- pat-rece'
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From G3962; a father land that is native town; (figuratively) heavenly home: - (own) country.
Detailed definition
πατρίς, -ίδος, ἡ
(πατήρ), [in LXX chiefly for מוֹלֶדֶת;]
prop. poët. fern. of πάτριος, of one's fathers; as subst., ἡ π. = πάτρα, fatherland, country, home, native place: Act.18:27, WH, mg., Heb.11:14; of one's own town, Mat.13:54, 57, Mrk.6:1, 4, Luk.4:23-24, Jhn.4:44.†
(AS)
(πατήρ), [in LXX chiefly for מוֹלֶדֶת;]
prop. poët. fern. of πάτριος, of one's fathers; as subst., ἡ π. = πάτρα, fatherland, country, home, native place: Act.18:27, WH, mg., Heb.11:14; of one's own town, Mat.13:54, 57, Mrk.6:1, 4, Luk.4:23-24, Jhn.4:44.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3968 appears in 8 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- country8
First verses
- Matthew 13:54And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?
- Matthew 13:57And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.
- Mark 6:1And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him.
- Mark 6:4But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
- Luke 4:23And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.
- Luke 4:24And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.
- John 4:44For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.
- Hebrews 11:14For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.
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Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
πατρίς, ίδος,
poetry feminine of πάτριος, of one's fathers, πατρὶς αἶα, ἄρουρα, one's fatherland, country, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 10.236, 20.193; π. γαῖα 24.322, 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Scutum Herculis” 1, 12, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 585)]; γῆ π. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 641, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Thesmophoriazusae” 859 (_paratragoedia_))]; π. πόλις the city of one's sires, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 10(11).36.)]
II substantive, ={πάτρα}[Refs 8th c.BC+ (1, 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 5.213, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 4.586, 9.34, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.140, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.69, etc.)]; κοινὴ π., i. e. the nether world, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.113c: proverbial, π. γάρ ἐστι πᾶσ᾽ ἵν᾽ ἂν πράττῃ τις εὖ)], ubi bene, ibi patria, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 1151)]; simply, native town or village, [NT+5th c.BC+ (“UPZ” 9.5 (2nd c.BC), NT.Mark.6.1, etc.: _plural_, ἐν ταῖς αὑτῶν π. 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.296, compare 305, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 308a, 4th c.BC: Hyperides Orator “Epitaphius” 10.)]
poetry feminine of πάτριος, of one's fathers, πατρὶς αἶα, ἄρουρα, one's fatherland, country, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 10.236, 20.193; π. γαῖα 24.322, 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Scutum Herculis” 1, 12, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 585)]; γῆ π. [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Tyrannus” 641, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Thesmophoriazusae” 859 (_paratragoedia_))]; π. πόλις the city of one's sires, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “O.” 10(11).36.)]
II substantive, ={πάτρα}[Refs 8th c.BC+ (1, 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 5.213, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 4.586, 9.34, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.140, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.69, etc.)]; κοινὴ π., i. e. the nether world, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus 2.113c: proverbial, π. γάρ ἐστι πᾶσ᾽ ἵν᾽ ἂν πράττῃ τις εὖ)], ubi bene, ibi patria, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 1151)]; simply, native town or village, [NT+5th c.BC+ (“UPZ” 9.5 (2nd c.BC), NT.Mark.6.1, etc.: _plural_, ἐν ταῖς αὑτῶν π. 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.296, compare 305, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 308a, 4th c.BC: Hyperides Orator “Epitaphius” 10.)]