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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5443 matches the Greek φυλή (phylē),
which occurs 16 times in 14 verses in 'Jdg' in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 13:2 - Now there was a certain man from Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren and had no children.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:1 - In those days there was no king in Israel. And in those days the tribe of the Danites was seeking an inheritance for itself to dwell in; for until that day their inheritance among the tribes of Israel had not fallen to them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:19 - And they said to him, “Be quiet, put your hand over your mouth, and come with us; be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest to the household of one man, or that you be a priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:30 - Then the children of Dan set up for themselves the carved image; and Jonathan the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh,[fn] and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 19:29 - When he entered his house he took a knife, laid hold of his concubine, and divided her into twelve pieces, limb by limb,[fn] and sent her throughout all the territory of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:2 - And the leaders of all the people, all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand foot soldiers who drew the sword.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:12 - Then the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, “What is this wickedness that has occurred among you?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:3 - and said, “O LORD God of Israel, why has this come to pass in Israel, that today there should be one tribe missing in Israel?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:5 - The children of Israel said, “Who is there among all the tribes of Israel who did not come up with the assembly to the LORD?” For they had made a great oath concerning anyone who had not come up to the LORD at Mizpah, saying, “He shall surely be put to death.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:6 - And the children of Israel grieved for Benjamin their brother, and said, “One tribe is cut off from Israel today.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:8 - And they said, “What one is there from the tribes of Israel who did not come up to Mizpah to the LORD?” And, in fact, no one had come to the camp from Jabesh Gilead to the assembly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:15 - And the people grieved for Benjamin, because the LORD had made a void in the tribes of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:17 - And they said, “There must be an inheritance for the survivors of Benjamin, that a tribe may not be destroyed from Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:24 - So the children of Israel departed from there at that time, every man to his tribe and family; they went out from there, every man to his inheritance.
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