noun · masculine
patriarchos
Greekπατριάρχης (patriarchēs)
Strong’sG3966
a patriarch
stem patriarch-4 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† πατριάρχης, -ου, ὁ
(< πατριά, ἄρχω), [in LXX: I Ch 24:31 (אָב), II Ch 19:8 26:12 (הָאָבוֹת רֹאשׁ), I Ch 27:12 (שַׂר), II Ch 23:20 (שַׂר־הַמֵּאוֹת), IV Mac 7:19 16:25*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3966 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpat-ree-arkh'-ace
a progenitor ("patriarch")
Fromfrom G3965 and G757;
King Jamespatriarch.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | patriarchos1×πατριάρχης | patriarchois1×πατριάρχαι |
| object accusative | patriarchon | patriarchoin1×πατριάρχας |
| direct address vocative | patriarchor | patriarchoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | patriarchou1×πατριάρχου | patriarchoiu |
| to, for dative | patriarcho | patriarchoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
patriarcho is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
patriarchos“patriarch”subjectnominative singular1×
Hebrews 7:4“patriarch”Theōravōr de pēlikos houtos ho dekatan Abraam dōata ek teiu akrothinieiu tos patriarchos.Consider how great Melchizedek was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder.
patriarchou“patriarch”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Acts 2:29“patriarch”Anēroir adelfoir, exestinarōtem legara meta parrēsiau pros vin peri tou patriarchou David, hoti kai teleutata kai thaptita, kai tem mnēmem autou atō en ni achri tau hēmerau houtau;Brothers, I can tell you with confidence that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.
patriarchois“patriarchs”subjectnominative plural1×
Acts 7:9“patriarchs”Kai tois patriarchois zēlaratois ton Iōsēf apodōela eis Aiguptan; kai ate tos theos meta autou,Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
patriarchoin“patriarchs”objectaccusative plural1×
Acts 7:8“patriarchs”kai dōata auto diathēkan peritomau; kai houtōs gennata ton Isaak kai peritemnata auton ta hēmera ta ogdoa, kai Isaak ton Iakōb, kai Iakōb toin dōdeka patriarchoin.Then 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.