πατριά
patriafamily lineHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine3 occurrences3 books3 verses
Definition
πατριά, -ᾶς, ἡ
(πατήρ), [in LXX chiefly for אָב, Exodus 6:14, al., also for מִשְׁפָּחָה, Exodus 6:15, 2 Kings 14:7, Psalm 22:27, al. ;]
1. lineage, 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 Exodus 12:3, Numbers 32:28): Luke 2:4; in a wider sense (1 Chronicles 16:28, Psalm 22:27), Acts 3:25" (LXX) Ephesians 3:15.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as πατριά:
- אָבav“father”50%
- מִשְׁפָּחָהmish.pa.chah“family”42%
- הוּתha.tat“to plot”4%
- לֶ֫תֶךְle.tekh“lethek”4%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Luke 2:4πατριᾶς · lineSo Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David.
- Acts 3:25πατριαὶ · familiesAnd you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’
- Ephesians 3:15πατριὰ · family…from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.