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Lexicon :: Strong's G3966 - patriarchēs

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πατριάρχης
Transliteration
patriarchēs (Key)
Pronunciation
pat-ree-arkh'-ace
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Strong’s Definitions

πατριάρχης patriárchēs, pat-ree-arkh'-ace; from G3965 and G757; a progenitor ("patriarch"):—patriarch.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G3966 in the following manner: patriarch (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G3966 in the following manner: patriarch (4x).

  1. patriarch, founder of a tribe, progenitor

    1. of the twelve sons of Jacob, founders of the tribes of Israel

    2. of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πατριάρχης patriárchēs, pat-ree-arkh'-ace; from G3965 and G757; a progenitor ("patriarch"):—patriarch.
STRONGS G3966:
πατριάρχης, πατριάρχου, ὁ (πατριά and ἄρχω; see ἑκατοντάρχης), a Hellensitic word (Winers Grammar, 26), a patriarch, founder of a tribe, progenitor: used of David, Acts 2:29; of the twelve sons of Jacob, founders of the several tribes of Israel, Acts 7:8f; of Abraham, Hebrews 7:4; of the same and Isaac and Jacob, 4 Macc. 7:19; 16:25; used for הָאָבות רֹאשׁ, 1 Chronicles 24:31 (but the text here is uncertain); for שְׁבָטִים שַׂר, 1 Chronicles 27:22; for הַמֵּאות שַׂר, 2 Chronicles 23:20.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Chronicles
24:31; 27:22
2 Chronicles
23:20
Acts
2:29; 7:8
Hebrews
7:4

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3966 matches the Greek πατριάρχης (patriarchēs),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:29

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:29 - “[fn]Brethren, I may confidently say to you regarding the patriarch G3966 David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is [fn]with us to this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:8 - “And He gave him [fn]the covenant of circumcision; and so 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. G3966

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:9 - “The patriarchs G3966 became jealous of Joseph and sold him into Egypt. Yet God was with him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:4 - Now observe how great this man was to whom Abraham, the patriarch, G3966 gave a tenth of the choicest spoils.
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