Greek · G3965 · unreviewed

πατριά

Family line

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πατριά G3965
Pronunciation patriá

What does πατριά (patriá) mean in the Bible?

πατριά (patriá) is a Greek word meaning "family line". πατριά, -ᾶς, ἡ (πατήρ), [in LXX chiefly for אָב, Exo.

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Meaning

family line
Extended definition

(πατήρ), [in LXX chiefly for אָב, Exo.6:14, al., also for מִשְׁפָּחָה, Exo.6:15, 4Ki.14:7, Psa.22:27, al. ;]

1lineage, ancestry (Hdt.).
2= πάτρα (more common in cl.), a family or tribe (so sometimes in Hdt., in LXX of related people, in a sense narrower than φυλή and wider than οἶκος; see Exo.12:3, Num.32:28): Luk.2:4; in a wider sense (1Ch.16:28, Psa.22:27), Act.3:25" (LXX) Eph.3:15.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Feminine Acts 3:25
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Eph 3:15
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Luke 2:4
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