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Lexicon :: Strong's G5443 - phylē

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φυλή
Transliteration
phylē (Key)
Pronunciation
foo-lay'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:245,1280

Strong’s Definitions

φυλή phylḗ, foo-lay'; from G5453 (compare G5444); an offshoot, i.e. race or clan:—kindred, tribe.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x

The KJV translates Strong's G5443 in the following manner: tribe (25x), kindred (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x
The KJV translates Strong's G5443 in the following manner: tribe (25x), kindred (6x).

  1. a tribe

    1. in the NT all the persons descending from one of the twelve sons of the patriarch, Jacob

  2. a nation, people

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
φυλή phylḗ, foo-lay'; from G5453 (compare G5444); an offshoot, i.e. race or clan:—kindred, tribe.
STRONGS G5443:
φυλή, φυλῆς, ἡ (from φύω), from Pindar and Herodotus down;
1. a tribe; in the N. T. all the persons descended from one of the twelve sons of the patriarch Jacob (the Sept. for מַטֵּה and שֵׁבֶט; also for מִשְׁפָּחָה, see πατριά, 2): Hebrews 7:13f; with the addition of the genitives Ασηρ, Βενιαμίν, etc., Luke 2:36; Acts 13:21; Romans 11:1; Philippians 3:5; Revelation 5:5; Revelation 7:5-8; δώδεκα φυλάς τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, Matthew 19:28; Luke 22:30; James 1:1; Revelation 21:12; (πᾶσα φυλή υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ, Revelation 7:4).
2. a race, nation, people: Matthew 24:30; Rev. (Revelation 1:7); Revelation 5:9; 7:9; (Revelation 11:9); Revelation 13:7; 14:6.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
19:28; 24:30
Luke
2:36; 22:30
Acts
13:21
Romans
11:1
Philippians
3:5
Hebrews
7:13
James
1:1
Revelation
1:7; 5:5; 5:9; 7:4; 7:5; 7:6; 7:7; 7:8; 7:9; 11:9; 13:7; 14:6; 21:12

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Strong's Number G5443 matches the Greek φυλή (phylē),
which occurs 31 times in 23 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 19:28

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:28 - And Jesus said to them, Verily I say unto you, That *ye* who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit down upon his throne of glory, *ye* also shall sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:30 - And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven; and then shall all the tribes of the land lament, and they shall see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:36 - And there was a prophetess, Anna, daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, who was far advanced in years, having lived with her husband seven years from her virginity,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:30 - that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:21 - And then they asked for a king, and God gave to them Saul, son of Kis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, during forty years.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:1 - I say then, Has God cast away his people? Far be the thought. For *I* also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:5 - as to circumcision, I received it the eighth day; of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:13 - For he, of whom these things are said, belongs to a different tribe, of which no one has ever been attached to the service of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:14 - For it is clear that our Lord has sprung out of Juda, as to which tribe Moses spake nothing as to priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:1 - James, bondman of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are in the dispersion, greeting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:7 - Behold, he comes with the clouds, and every eye shall see him, and they which have pierced him, and all the tribes of the land shall wail because of him. Yea. Amen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:5 - And one of the elders says to me, Do not weep. Behold, the lion which is of the tribe of Juda, the root of David, has overcome so as to open the book, and its seven seals.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:9 - And they sing a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open its seals; because thou hast been slain, and hast redeemed to God, by thy blood, out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:4 - And I heard the number of the sealed, a hundred and forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the sons of Israel:

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:5 - out of the tribe of Juda, twelve thousand sealed; out of the tribe of Reuben, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:6 - out of the tribe of Aser, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Nepthalim, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Manasseh, twelve thousand;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:7 - out of the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Levi, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Issachar, twelve thousand;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:8 - out of the tribe of Zabulun, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand sealed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:9 - After these things I saw, and lo, a great crowd, which no one could number, out of every nation and tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palm branches in their hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:9 - And men of the peoples and tribes and tongues and nations see their body three days and a half, and they do not suffer their bodies to be put into a sepulchre.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:7 - And there was given to it to make war with the saints, and to overcome them; and there was given to it authority over every tribe, and people, and tongue, and nation;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:6 - And I saw another angel flying in mid-heaven, having the everlasting glad tidings to announce to those settled on the earth, and to every nation and tribe and tongue and people,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:12

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:12 - having a great and high wall; having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names inscribed, which are those of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel.
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