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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 - “Fellow Israelites, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:8 - Then he gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision. And Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him eight days after his birth. Later Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 7:9 - “Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:4 - Just think how great he was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder!
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