Original: πατριάρχης

Transliteration: patriárchēs

Phonetic: pat-ree-arkh'-ace

Short Definition: Patriarch

- Original: πατριάρχης

- Transliteration: Patriarches

- Phonetic: pat-ree-arkh'-ace

- Definition:

1. patriarch, founder of a tribe, progenitor

a. of the twelve sons of Jacob, founders of the tribes of Israel

b. of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob

- Origin: from G3965 and G757

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine

- Strong's: From G3965 and G757; a progenitor (patriarch): - patriarch.

Cognate: G3962, G3965, G3967, G3968, G3971, G540