Greek Word Study · Strong’s G3966
πατριάρχης
patriarchēs · “patriarch”
Used 4 times across 2 books
Definition
πατριάρχης, -ου, ὁ
(πατριά, ἄρχω), [in LXX: 1Ch.24:31 (אָב), 2Ch.19:8 26:12 (אָב רֹאשׁ), 1Ch.27:12 (שַׂר), 2Ch.23:20 (מֵאָה שַׂר), 4Ma.7:19 4Mac 16:25 * ;]
a patriarch: Act.2:29 7:8-9, Heb.7:4.†
(πατριά, ἄρχω), [in LXX: 1Ch.24:31 (אָב), 2Ch.19:8 26:12 (אָב רֹאשׁ), 1Ch.27:12 (שַׂר), 2Ch.23:20 (מֵאָה שַׂר), 4Ma.7:19 4Mac 16:25 * ;]
a patriarch: Act.2:29 7:8-9, Heb.7:4.†
Where it appears
Acts3
Hebrews1
In the text
Acts 2:29Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.Acts 7:8And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.Acts 7:9And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,Hebrews 7:4Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.
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