UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, m.

Inflections: πατριάρχης; -ου

Constructions: πατριάρχης; πατήρ; ἄρχω

Sense 1: patriarch

Semantic entry: 10.22

Semantic domains: Kinship Terms

Subdomains: Kinship Relations Involving Successive Generations

Definition: a particularly noted male ancestor (either because of his role in initiating an ethnic group or groups, for example, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the twelve sons of Jacob, or because of important exploits and accomplishments, for example, David)

Notes: The equivalent expression for patriarch in a number of languages is merely ‘important forefather’ or ‘famous forefather’ or ‘great ancestor.’

ACT 2:29: RV ACT 2:29 · LV ACT 2:29 · Read together ACT 2:29

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OET-RV ACT 2:29

29 “Fellow Israelis, we can tell you all with confidence that our patriarch David both died and was buried, and his tomb is still here with us today.

OET-LV ACT 2:29

29 Men, brothers, it _is _permitting to _speak with confidence to you _all concerning the patriarch Dawid that he_ both _died and was _buried, and the tomb of _him is among us until the this day.

ACT 7:8: RV ACT 7:8 · LV ACT 7:8 · Read together ACT 7:8

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OET-RV ACT 7:8

8 And he contracted with Avraham about being circumcised, and so when Avraham had Yitshak (Isaac), he circumcised him on the eighth day, and then Yitshak went on to have Ya’akov (Jacob), and Ya’akov to have the twelve tribal leaders.

OET-LV ACT 7:8

8 And he _gave to _him the_covenant of _circumcision, and thus he _bore the Isaʼak/(Yiʦḩāq), and circumcised him on _the the eighth day, and Isaʼak bore the Yakōb/(Yaˊₐqoⱱ), and Twelve the Yakōb patriarchs.

All 4 recorded passages for this sense

ACT: RV ACT 2:29 · RV ACT 7:8–9 · LV ACT 2:29 · LV ACT 7:8–9 · Read together ACT 2:29 · Read together ACT 7:8–9

HEB: RV HEB 7:4 · LV HEB 7:4 · Read together HEB 7:4

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

πατριάρχης

Form 1

Sense 1: patriarch