Phylḗ — G5443

G5443 · Greek — φυλή

Pronunciation: foo-lay'

Definition

feminine noun

an offshoot, i.e. race or clan

  1. a tribe
  2. a race, nation, people

Usually translated as

tribe, kindred

Origin

from G5453 (compare G5444)

Occurrences

Phylḗ occurs 31 times in 23 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (2), Luke (2), Acts (1), Romans (1), Philippians (1), Hebrews (2), James (1), Revelation (13)

Strong's Lexicon — P