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Lexicon :: Strong's G3971 - patrōos

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πατρῷος
Transliteration
patrōos (Key)
Pronunciation
pat-ro'-os
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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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

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

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 22:3 - Then Paul said, “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, and I was brought up and educated here in Jerusalem under Gamaliel. As his student, I was carefully trained in our Jewish laws and customs. I became very zealous to honor God in everything I did, just like all of you today.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:14 - “But I admit that I follow the Way, which they call a cult. I worship the God of our ancestors, and I firmly believe the Jewish law and everything written in the prophets.
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 28:17 - Three days after Paul’s arrival, he called together the local Jewish leaders. He said to them, “Brothers, I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Roman government, even though I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors.
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