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patriarchēs G3966

πατριάρχης (patriarchēs) means “patriarch” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

πατριάρχης Greek · G3966 4 tagged occurrences in 4 verses

Pronunciation guide: pat-ree-arkh'-ace Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G3966

πατριάρχης · patriarchēs · patriarch

πατριάρχης, -ου, ὁ (πατριά, ἄρχω), [in LXX: 1Ch.24:31 (אָב), 2Ch.19:8 26:12 (אָב רֹאשׁ), 1Ch.27:12 (שַׂר), 2Ch.23:20 (מֵאָה שַׂר), 4Ma.7:19 4Mac 16:25 * ;] a patriarch: Act.2:29 7:8-9, Heb.7:4.† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

a patriarch, head or founder of a family.

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How translators render G3966

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
patriarch 2
patriarchs 2
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
the patriarch 2
patriarchs 1
the 1
the patriarchs 1

Verses containing G3966

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  1. Acts 2:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Brothers, I can tell you with confidence that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

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  2. Acts 7:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and 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.

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  3. Acts 7:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him

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  4. Hebrews 7:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Consider how great Melchizedek was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder.

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