Patrís — G3968

G3968 · Greek — πατρίς

Pronunciation: pat-rece'

Definition

feminine noun

a father-land, i.e. native town; (figuratively) heavenly home

  1. as in classical Greek from Homer down, one's fatherland, one's (own) country
  2. one's native (own) place i. e. city

Usually translated as

country

Origin

from G3902

Occurrences

Patrís occurs 8 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (2), Mark (2), Luke (2), John (1), Hebrews (1)

Strong's Lexicon — P