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Lexicon :: Strong's G3971 - patrōos

Aa
πατρῷος
Transliteration
patrōos (Key)
Pronunciation
pat-ro'-os
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
3x in 3 unique form(s) TR
3x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
1x in 1 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 5:1014,*

Strong’s Definitions

πατρῷος patrōios, pat-ro'-os; from G3962; paternal, i.e. hereditary:—of fathers.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G3971 in the following manner: of (one's) fathers (2x), of the fathers (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G3971 in the following manner: of (one's) fathers (2x), of the fathers (1x).

  1. descending from father to son or from ancestors to their posterity as it were by right of inheritance

  2. received from the fathers

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πατρῷος patrōios, pat-ro'-os; from G3962; paternal, i.e. hereditary:—of fathers.
STRONGS G3971:
πατροως (poetic and Ionic πατρωιος), πατρωα, πατροων, (πατήρ), from Homer down, descending from father to son or from ancestors to their posterity as it were by right of inheritance; received from the fathers: νόμος, Acts 22:3 (2 Macc. 6:1; Aelian v. h. 6, 10); Θεός, Acts 24:14 (4 Macc. 12:19; and often in Greek writings θεοί πατροωι, Ζεύς πατροως etc.); τοῖς ἔθεσι τοῖς πατροωις, Acts 28:17 (Justin Martyr, dialog contra Trypho, c. 63; πατροως ἔθος, Aelian v. h. 7, 19 variant).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Acts
22:3; 24:14; 28:17

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3971 matches the Greek πατρῷος (patrōos),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:3

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“I am G1510 a Jew G2453, born G1080 in Tarsus G5019 of Cilicia G2791, but brought G397 up G397 in this G3778 city G4172, educated G3811 [fn]under G3844 G3588 G4228 Gamaliel G1059, [fn]strictly G195 according G2596 to the Law G3551 of our fathers G3971, being G5225 zealous G2207 for God G2316 just G2531 as G2531 you all G3956 are today G4594.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:14 - “But I confess G3670 this G3778 to you, that in G2596 accordance G2596 with G2596 [fn]the Way G3598, which G3739 they call G3004 a sect G139, I do serve G3000 the God G2316 of our fathers G3971, believing G4100 everything G3956 that is in G2596 accordance G2596 with G2596 the Law G3551 and is written G1125 in the Prophets G4396;

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After G3326 three G5140 days G2250 [fn]Paul called G4779 together G4779 those G3588 who were the leading G4413 men G4413 of the Jews G2453, and when they came G4905 together G4905, he began saying G3004 to them, “Brothers G435 G80, though I had done G4160 nothing G3762 against G1727 our people G2992 or G2228 the customs G1485 of our [fn]fathers G3971, yet I was handed G3860 G5495 over G3860 to the Romans G4514 as a prisoner G1198 from Jerusalem G2414.

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