King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G3966
Transliteration: patriarchēs
Phonetic Spelling: (pat-ree-arkh'-ace)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: a patriarch
Meaning: a patriarch
πατριάρχης, πατριάρχου, ὁ (πατριά and ἄρχω; see ἑκατοντάρχης), a Hellensitic word (Winers Grammar, 26), a patriarch, founder of a tribe, progenitor: used of David, Acts 2:29; of the twelve sons of Jacob, founders of the several tribes of Israel, Acts 7:8f; of Abraham, Hebrews 7:4; of the same and Isaac and Jacob, 4 Macc. 7:19; 16:25; used for הָאָבות רֹאשׁ, 1 Chronicles 24:31 (but the text here is uncertain); for שְׁבָטִים שַׂר, 1 Chronicles 27:22; for הַמֵּאות שַׂר, 2 Chronicles 23:20.
Word Summary
patriarchēs: a patriarch
Original Word: πατριάρχηςTransliteration: patriarchēs
Phonetic Spelling: (pat-ree-arkh'-ace)
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: a patriarch
Meaning: a patriarch
Strong's Concordance
patriarch. From patria and archo; a progenitor ("patriarch") -- patriarch.
see GREEK patria
see GREEK archo
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3966: πατριάρχηςπατριάρχης, πατριάρχου, ὁ (πατριά and ἄρχω; see ἑκατοντάρχης), a Hellensitic word (Winers Grammar, 26), a patriarch, founder of a tribe, progenitor: used of David, Acts 2:29; of the twelve sons of Jacob, founders of the several tribes of Israel, Acts 7:8f; of Abraham, Hebrews 7:4; of the same and Isaac and Jacob, 4 Macc. 7:19; 16:25; used for הָאָבות רֹאשׁ, 1 Chronicles 24:31 (but the text here is uncertain); for שְׁבָטִים שַׂר, 1 Chronicles 27:22; for הַמֵּאות שַׂר, 2 Chronicles 23:20.