Lexical Definition
πατριά patriá (pat-ree-ah') family line G:N-F
as if feminine of a derivative of πατήρ
family, kindred, lineage.
- paternal descent, i.e. (concretely) a group of families or a whole race (nation)
Abbott-Smith
πατριά, -ᾶς, ἡ (< πατήρ), [in LXX chiefly for אָב, Ex 6:14, al., also for מִשְׁפָּחָה, Ex 6:15, II Ki 14:7, Ps 21 (22):27, al.;]
1. lineage, ancestry (Hdt.).
2. = πάτρα (more common in cl.), a family or tribe (so sometimes in Hdt., in LXX of related people, in a sense narrower than φυλή and wider than οἶκος; v. Ex 12:3, Nu 32:28): Lk 2:4; in a wider sense (I Ch 16:28, Ps 21 (22):27), Ac 3:25(LXX), Eph 3:15.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Exodus | 6:14 · 6:15 · 12:3 |
| Numbers | 32:28 |
| 2 Samuel | 14:7 |
| 1 Chronicles | 16:28 |
| Psalms | 22:27 |
| Luke | 2:4 |
| Acts | 3:25 |
| Ephesians | 3:15 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
πατριά-ά,
Ionic dialect πατρ-ιή, ἡ, (πατήρ) lineage, descent, especially by the father's side, ἐγενεηλόγησε τὴν π. τὴν Κύρου [NT+5th c.BC+]
__II ={πάτρα} [Refs]clan, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 family, [LXX+NT]
__III in plural, = patrum officia, [Refs 4th c.AD+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: Luke.2.4 ☩ LXX.Exod.12.3 ☩ Eph.3.15