πατριάρχης

Dictionary

πατριάρχης, ου, ὁ

Greek transliteration

patriarchēs

Simplified transliteration

patriarches

Strong's number

3966

GK Number

4256

Frequency in New Testament

Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag

n-1f

Gloss

patriarch, father of a nation

Definition

a patriarch, head or founder of a family, Acts 2:29; 7:8, 9; Heb. 7:4*

Acts 2:29	My brothers, I can speak to you confidently about the patriarch (patriarchou \| πατριάρχου \| gen sg masc) David, that he is both dead and buried and his tomb is with us to this day.
Acts 7:8	And he gave him a covenant of circumcision; and so Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day; and Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs (patriarchas \| πατριάρχας \| acc pl masc).
Acts 7:9	“And the patriarchs (patriarchai \| πατριάρχαι \| nom pl masc), jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; but God was with him,
Hebrews 7:4	But see how great this man was to whom the patriarch (patriarchēs \| πατριάρχης \| nom sg masc) Abraham gave a tithe of the finest plunder.

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