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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 - Yeshua said to them, "Most assuredly I tell you that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on the throne of his glory, you also will sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Yisra'el.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:30 - and then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky. Then all the tribes of the eretz will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:36 - There was one Hanah, a prophetess, the daughter of Penu'el, of the tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:30 - that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom. You will sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Yisra'el."

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 13:21 - Afterward they asked for a king, and God gave to them Sha'ul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Binyamin, for forty years.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:1 - I ask then, Did God reject his people? May it never be! For I also am an Yisra'elite, a descendant of Avraham, of the tribe of Binyamin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 3:5 - circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Yisra'el, of the tribe of Binyamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; concerning the law, a Parush;

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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 another tribe, from which no one has officiated at the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 7:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 7:14 - For it is evident that our Lord has sprung out of Yehudah, about which tribe Moshe spoke nothing concerning priesthood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:1 - Ya`akov, a servant of God and of the Lord Yeshua the Messiah, to the twelve tribes which are in the Diaspora: Greetings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:7 - Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, including those who pierced him. All the tribes of the eretz will mourn over him. Even so, Amein.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:5 - One of the Zakenim said to me, "Don't weep. Behold, the Lion who is of the tribe of Yehudah, the Root of David, has overcome; he who opens the book and its seven seals."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 5:9 - They sang a new song, saying, "You are worthy to take the book, And to open its seals: For you were killed, And bought us for God with your blood, Out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:4 - I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed out of every tribe of the children of Yisra'el:

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:5 - Of the tribe of Yehudah were sealed twelve thousand, Of the tribe of Re'uven twelve thousand, Of the tribe of Gad twelve thousand,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:6 - Of the tribe of Asher twelve thousand, Of the tribe of Naftali twelve thousand, Of the tribe of Menashsheh twelve thousand,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:7 - Of the tribe of Shim`on twelve thousand, Of the tribe of Levi twelve thousand, Of the tribe of Yissakhar twelve thousand,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:8 - Of the tribe of Zevulun twelve thousand, Of the tribe of Yosef twelve thousand, Of the tribe of Binyamin were sealed twelve thousand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:9 - After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of every nation and of all tribes, peoples, and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:9 - From among the peoples, tribes, languages, and nations people will look at their dead bodies for three and a half days, and will not allow their dead bodies to be laid in a tomb.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 13:7 - It was given to him to make war with the holy ones, and to overcome them. Authority over every tribe, people, language, and nation was given to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:6 - I saw an angel flying in mid heaven, having an eternal Good News to proclaim to those who dwell on the eretz, and to every nation, tribe, language, 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 written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Yisra'el.
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