Strong G5443φυλή
tribe
- Transliteration
- phulē
- Pronunciation
- foo-lay'
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
Detailed definition
φυλή, ῆς, ἡ
[in LXX chiefly for; מַטֶּה, also for שֵׁבֶט, מִשְׁפָּחָה, etc.;]
a body of men united by kinship or habitation, a clan or tribe: of the tribes of Israel, Mat.19:28, Luk.2:36 22:30, Act.13:21, Rom.11:1, Php.3:5, Heb.7:13-14, Jas.1:1, Rev.5:5 7:4-8 21:12; of the tribes of the earth, the peoples and nations, Mat.24:30, Rev.1:7 5:9 7:9 11:9 13:7 14:6.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for; מַטֶּה, also for שֵׁבֶט, מִשְׁפָּחָה, etc.;]
a body of men united by kinship or habitation, a clan or tribe: of the tribes of Israel, Mat.19:28, Luk.2:36 22:30, Act.13:21, Rom.11:1, Php.3:5, Heb.7:13-14, Jas.1:1, Rev.5:5 7:4-8 21:12; of the tribes of the earth, the peoples and nations, Mat.24:30, Rev.1:7 5:9 7:9 11:9 13:7 14:6.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G5443 appears in 23 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- tribe17
- kindred6
- to2
- the1
First verses
- Matthew 19:28And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
- Matthew 24:30And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
- Luke 2:36And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;
- Luke 22:30That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
- Acts 13:21And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.
- Romans 11:1I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
- Philippians 3:5Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;
- Hebrews 7:13For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.
- Hebrews 7:14For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.
- James 1:1James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
- Revelation 1:7Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
- Revelation 5:5And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
- Revelation 5:9And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
- Revelation 7:4And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.
- Revelation 7:5Of the tribe of Juda were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Reuben were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Gad were sealed twelve thousand.
- Revelation 7:6Of the tribe of Aser were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Nepthalim were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Manasses were sealed twelve thousand.
- Revelation 7:7Of the tribe of Simeon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Levi were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Issachar were sealed twelve thousand.
- Revelation 7:8Of the tribe of Zabulon were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Joseph were sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe of Benjamin were sealed twelve thousand.
- Revelation 7:9After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
- Revelation 11:9And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Detailed Greek dictionary
φῡλή, ἡ,
(φύω) properly, like{φῦλον}, a race, tribe; but accusative to [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Dicaearchus Historicus 9)] a union formed in an organized community (whether πόλις or ἔθνος): hence, tribe, i.e.
I a body of men united
I.1 by supposed ties of blood and descent, clan, such as the three Dorian tribes, Rhetra cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Lycurgus” 6, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.68, 5th c.AD(?): Stephanus Byzantius s. vv. Ὑλλεῖς, Δυμᾶνες, “IG” 4.596 (from Argos))]; of the four Ionic tribes, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.69, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ἀθηναίων Πολιτεία” 8.3, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Solon” 19, etc.)]; of the Laconian, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.145)]; of the old Roman, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 2.7, etc.)]; of the Persian, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.2.5 and 12)]; of the Jewish, [LXX (LXX.Num.1.4, +others)] (but also of subdivisions of the tribe (σκῆπτρον),[LXX+NT (LXX.1Ki.10.20.21), NT.Matt.19.28, etc.)]
I.2 by local habitation, such as the ten local tribes at Athens formed by Cleisthenes, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.69, 6.131, “IG” 12.10.44, +others)]; or those formed by Servius at Rome, φ. τοπικαί, opposed to γενικαί, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 4.14, compare 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Romulus” 20; in Roman Egypt, “BGU” 1113.3 (1st c.BC), “PFlor.” 39.4 (4th c.AD), etc., compare (in general) 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1264a8, 1300a25, 1309a12, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 753c, etc.)]
I.3 subdivision of the priests in each Egyptian temple, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“OGI” 56.24 (Canopus, 3rd c.BC), “PAmh.” 2.112.7 (2nd c.AD), etc.)]
II military contingent furnished by a tribe, among the Athenians, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.111, “IG” 12.1085; ὁπλιτῶν 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.98, compare 3.90, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 4.2.19, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 755c, 755d; ταξίαρχος εἰς τὴν φυλὴν κατατάξας 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 13.79.)]
II.2 representatives of a tribe, on political bodies, φυλῆς πρυτανευούσης, προεδρευούσης, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“IG” 1.26a16, “SIG” 589.2 (Magn.Mae., 2nd c.BC), etc.)]
III of things, ={γένος}, kind, species, κατὰ φυλὰς διεκρίνομεν τὰ ἔπιπλα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 9.6.)]
(φύω) properly, like{φῦλον}, a race, tribe; but accusative to [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Dicaearchus Historicus 9)] a union formed in an organized community (whether πόλις or ἔθνος): hence, tribe, i.e.
I a body of men united
I.1 by supposed ties of blood and descent, clan, such as the three Dorian tribes, Rhetra cited in [Refs 5th c.BC+ (1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Lycurgus” 6, 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.68, 5th c.AD(?): Stephanus Byzantius s. vv. Ὑλλεῖς, Δυμᾶνες, “IG” 4.596 (from Argos))]; of the four Ionic tribes, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.69, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Ἀθηναίων Πολιτεία” 8.3, 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Solon” 19, etc.)]; of the Laconian, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 4.145)]; of the old Roman, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 2.7, etc.)]; of the Persian, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 1.2.5 and 12)]; of the Jewish, [LXX (LXX.Num.1.4, +others)] (but also of subdivisions of the tribe (σκῆπτρον),[LXX+NT (LXX.1Ki.10.20.21), NT.Matt.19.28, etc.)]
I.2 by local habitation, such as the ten local tribes at Athens formed by Cleisthenes, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.69, 6.131, “IG” 12.10.44, +others)]; or those formed by Servius at Rome, φ. τοπικαί, opposed to γενικαί, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Dionysius Halicarnassensis 4.14, compare 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Romulus” 20; in Roman Egypt, “BGU” 1113.3 (1st c.BC), “PFlor.” 39.4 (4th c.AD), etc., compare (in general) 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Politica” 1264a8, 1300a25, 1309a12, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 753c, etc.)]
I.3 subdivision of the priests in each Egyptian temple, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“OGI” 56.24 (Canopus, 3rd c.BC), “PAmh.” 2.112.7 (2nd c.AD), etc.)]
II military contingent furnished by a tribe, among the Athenians, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.111, “IG” 12.1085; ὁπλιτῶν 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 6.98, compare 3.90, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 4.2.19, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 755c, 755d; ταξίαρχος εἰς τὴν φυλὴν κατατάξας 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 13.79.)]
II.2 representatives of a tribe, on political bodies, φυλῆς πρυτανευούσης, προεδρευούσης, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“IG” 1.26a16, “SIG” 589.2 (Magn.Mae., 2nd c.BC), etc.)]
III of things, ={γένος}, kind, species, κατὰ φυλὰς διεκρίνομεν τὰ ἔπιπλα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 9.6.)]