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G3966Greek

πατριάρχης

Definition and meaning

patriarches (pat-ree-arkh'-ace) n. 1. a progenitor, the ancestor and father of ("patriarch") [from G3965 and G757] KJV: patriarch Root(s): G3965, G757

Tagged KJV passages

4 matching verses - 4.0 tagged occurrences

Highlighted words carry the exact Strong's tag in the installed KJV text. A verse may contain more than one occurrence. These are tagged English renderings, not independently verified original-language token counts.

Acts 2:29

Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.

Matched English: patriarchActs 7:8

And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.

Matched English: patriarchsActs 7:9

And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,

Matched English: patriarchsHebrews 7:4

Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.

Matched English: patriarch