The meaning of “πατριά”
Understanding patriá reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
as if feminine of a derivative of πατήρ family, kindred, lineage. - paternal descent, i.e. (concretely) a group of famil...
πατριά
as if feminine of a derivative of πατήρ family, kindred, lineage. - paternal descent, i.e. (concretely) a group of families or a whole race (nation)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Luke 2:4 | “And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)” Word: πατριά (patriá) | |
| Acts 3:25 | “Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.” Word: πατριά (patriá) | |
| Ephesians 3:15 | “Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,” Word: πατριά (patriá) |