πατριάρχης
patriarchēspatriarchHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · masculine4 occurrences2 books4 verses
Definition
πατριάρχης, -ου, ὁ
(πατριά, ἄρχω), [in LXX: 1 Chronicles 24:31 (אָב), 2 Chronicles 19:8; 26:12 (אָב רֹאשׁ), 1 Chronicles 27:12 (שַׂר), 2 Chronicles 23:20 (מֵאָה שַׂר), 4Ma.7.19 4Mac.16.25 * ;]
a patriarch: Acts 2:29; 7:8-9, Hebrews 7:4.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as πατριάρχης:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Acts 2:29πατριάρχου · patriarchBrothers, I can tell you with confidence that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
- Acts 7:8πατριάρχας · patriarchsThen 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.
- Acts 7:9πατριάρχαι · patriarchsBecause the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
- Hebrews 7:4πατριάρχης · patriarchConsider how great Melchizedek was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder.