Patriárchēs — G3966

Definition

masculine noun

a progenitor ("patriarch")

1. of Abraham
2. of the same and Isaac and Jacob, 4Ma 7

Usually translated as

patriarch

Origin

from G3965 and G757

• patriá (G3965)
• árchō (G757)

Occurrences

Patriárchēs occurs 4 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Acts (3), Hebrews (1)

• Acts 2:29 — Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch (πατριάρχου) David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.
• Acts 7:8 — And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs (πατριάρχας).
• Acts 7:9 — And the patriarchs (πατριάρχαι), moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
• Hebrews 7:4 — Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch (πατριάρχης) Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.