Strong's Lexicon

G3967

G3967 — πατρικός

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekpatrikosadjectiveOccurrences: 1

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:G3967
Word:πατρικός
Part of Speech:adjective
Etymology:from G3962
Language:Greek
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:patrikos
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:pat-ree-kos'
Meaning:1. paternal, i.e. ancestral
KJV Renderings:of fathers

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

πατρικός, πατρική, πατρικόν (πατήρ),paternal, ancestral, equivalent to handed down by or received from one’s fathers: Gal 1:14. (Thucydides, Xenophon, Plato, and following; the Sept.) (Synonym: see πατροως, at the end.)

Other Resources

Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Colin Brown

Englishman's Greek Concordance

πατρικός (of fathers)

Galatians 1:14

KJV: And profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in mine own nation being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers
GK: και προέκοπτον εν τω Ιουδαϊσμώ υπέρ πολλούς συνηλικιώτας εν τω γένει μου περισσοτέρως ζηλωτής υπάρχων των πατρικών μου παραδόσεων
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