noun · feminine
patridas
Greekπατρίς (patris)
Strong’sG3968
fatherland
stem patrid-8 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πατρίς, -ίδος, ἡ
(< πατήρ), [in LXX chiefly for מוֹלֶדֶת;] prop. poët. fern. of πάτριος,
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3968 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpat-rece'
a father-land, i.e. native town; (figuratively) heavenly home
Fromfrom G3902;
King James(own) country.
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 | patridas | patridais |
| object accusative | patridan3×πατρίδα | patridain |
| direct address vocative | patridar | patridair |
| of, belonging to genitive | patridau | patridaiu |
| to, for dative | patrida5×πατρίδι | patridai |
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
patrida 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
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
patridan“hometown”objectaccusative singular3×
Matthew 13:54“hometown”kai ercharatos eis tan patridan autou didaskate autoin en ta sunagōga autoiu, hōste ekplēssirō autoin kai legarō; Pothen houto tas sofias houtas kai tais dunamiais?Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.
Mark 6:1“hometown”Kai exerchata ekeithen, kai erchetō eis tan patridan autou, kai akolouthalō auto tois mathētois autou.Jesus went on from there and came to His hometown, accompanied by His disciples.
Hebrews 11:14“homeland”tois gar toiouteim legarōtois emfanizalō hoti patridan epizētalō.Now those who say such things show that they are seeking a country of their own.
patrida“hometown”to, fordative singular5×
Matthew 13:57“hometown”kai skandalizile en auto. tos de Iēsus legata autoi; Ouk atō profētos atimos ei mē en ta patrida kai en ta oikia autou.And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”
Mark 6:4“hometown”kai legate autoi tos Iēsus hoti Ouk atō profētos atimos ei mē en ta patrida autou kai en toi sungenoi autou kai en ta oikia autou.Then Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”
Luke 4:23“hometown”kai legata pros autoin; Pantōs legavi mi tan parabolan houtan; Iatror, therapeuasar siauton; hoseim akouana ginerateim eis tan Kafarnaoum poiasar kai hōde en ta patrida su.Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what we have heard that You did in Capernaum.’”
Luke 4:24“hometown”legata de; Amēn legamō vi hoti oudenos profētos dektos atō en ta patrida autou.Then He added, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown.
John 4:44“country”autos gar Iēsus marturata hoti profētos en ta idia patrida timan ouk echatō.Now He Himself had testified that a prophet has no honor in his own hometown.