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φυλή

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
φυλή, -ῆς, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
phylē
Simplified transliteration: 
phyle
Numbers
Strong's number: 
5443
GK Number: 
5876
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
31
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1b
Gloss: 
tribe; people, nation
Definition: 
a tribe, Mt. 19:28; 24:30; Lk. 2:36; a people, nation, Rev. 1:7; 5:9

Greek-English Concordance for φυλή

Matthew 19:28 Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth that in the new age, when the Son of Man is seated on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes (phylas | φυλάς | acc pl fem) of Israel.
Matthew 24:30 And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes (phylai | φυλαί | nom pl fem) of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.
Luke 2:36 Now there was a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe (phylēs | φυλῆς | gen sg fem) of Asher. She was advanced in years, having lived with her husband seven years from her virginity,
Luke 22:30 that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes (phylas | φυλάς | acc pl fem) of Israel.
Acts 13:21 Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul, son of Kish, a man from the tribe (phylēs | φυλῆς | gen sg fem) of Benjamin, who ruled forty years.
Romans 11:1 So I ask, has God repudiated his people? By no means! For I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe (phylēs | φυλῆς | gen sg fem) of Benjamin.
Philippians 3:5 circumcised on the eighth day, a member of the nation of Israel, of the tribe (phylēs | φυλῆς | gen sg fem) of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews. In regard to the law, I was a Pharisee;
Hebrews 7:13 For the one of whom these things are said belongs to a different tribe (phylēs | φυλῆς | gen sg fem), from which no one has ever served at the altar.
Hebrews 7:14 For it is perfectly clear that our Lord is descended from Judah, and in regard to that tribe (phylēn | φυλήν | acc sg fem) Moses said nothing about priests.
James 1:1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes (phylais | φυλαῖς | dat pl fem) in the dispersion: Greetings.
Revelation 1:7 Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him; and all the tribes (phylai | φυλαί | nom pl fem) of earth will wail on account of him. So shall it be! Amen.
Revelation 5:5 Then one of the elders said to me, “Stop weeping! Look, the Lion of the tribe (phylēs | φυλῆς | gen sg fem) of Judah, the root of David, has won the victory so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”
Revelation 5:9 And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe (phylēs | φυλῆς | gen sg fem), language, people, and nation.
Revelation 7:4 And I heard the number of those who were sealed, one hundred forty-four thousand, sealed from every tribe (phylēs | φυλῆς | gen sg fem) of the sons of Israel:
Revelation 7:5 from the tribe (phylēs | φυλῆς | gen sg fem) of Judah twelve thousand sealed, from the tribe (phylēs | φυλῆς | gen sg fem) of Reuben twelve thousand, from the tribe (phylēs | φυλῆς | gen sg fem) of Gad twelve thousand,
Revelation 7:6 from the tribe (phylēs | φυλῆς | gen sg fem) of Asher twelve thousand, from the tribe (phylēs | φυλῆς | gen sg fem) of Naphtali twelve thousand, from the tribe (phylēs | φυλῆς | gen sg fem) of Manasseh twelve thousand,
Revelation 7:7 from the tribe (phylēs | φυλῆς | gen sg fem) of Simeon twelve thousand, from the tribe (phylēs | φυλῆς | gen sg fem) of Levi twelve thousand, from the tribe (phylēs | φυλῆς | gen sg fem) of Issachar twelve thousand,
Revelation 7:8 from the tribe (phylēs | φυλῆς | gen sg fem) of Zebulun twelve thousand, from the tribe (phylēs | φυλῆς | gen sg fem) of Joseph twelve thousand, from the tribe (phylēs | φυλῆς | gen sg fem) of Benjamin twelve thousand sealed.
Revelation 7:9 After this I looked, and behold, a vast multitude that no one could count, people from every nation, tribe (phylōn | φυλῶν | gen pl fem), cultural group, and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands,
Revelation 11:9 For three and a half days those from every people and tribe (phylōn | φυλῶν | gen pl fem) and language and nation will gaze at their dead bodies and refuse to let them be placed in a tomb.
Revelation 13:7 The beast was allowed to make war against the saints and to conquer them. And he was given authority over every tribe (phylēn | φυλήν | acc sg fem) and people and language and nation.
Revelation 14:6 Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth — to every nation, tribe (phylēn | φυλήν | acc sg fem), language, and people.
Revelation 21:12 It had a great, high wall with twelve gates, with twelve angels at the gates, and the names of the twelve tribes (phylōn | φυλῶν | gen pl fem) of the nation of Israel were inscribed on the gates.