Strong's Concordance patris: of one's fathers, fatherland Original Word: πατρίς, ίδος, ἡPart of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: patris Phonetic Spelling: (pat-rece') Short Definition: fatherland Definition: fatherland, one's native place. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3968: πατρίςπατρίς, πατρίδος, ἡ (πατήρ), one's native country; a. as in classical Greek from Homer down, one's fatherland, one's (own) country: John 4:44 (cf. γάρ, II. 1); equivalent to a fixed abode (home (R. V. a country of their own), opposed to the land where one παρεπιδημει), Hebrews 11:14. b. one's native (own) place i. e. city: Matthew 13:54, 57; Mark 6:1, 4; Luke 4:23,(24); so Philo, leg. ad Gaium § 36 (ἐστι δέ μοι Ἱεροσόλυμα πατρίς); Josephus, Antiquities 10, 7, 3; 6, 4, 6; ᾧ πατρίς ἡ Ἀκυληια ἦν, Herodian, 8, 3, 2 (1 edition, Bekker). From parasemos; a father-land, i.e. Native town; (figuratively) heavenly home -- (own) country. see GREEK parasemos Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 39688 Occurrences πατρίδα — 3 Occ. πατρίδι — 5 Occ. Matthew 13:54 N-AFS GRK: εἰς τὴν πατρίδα αὐτοῦ ἐδίδασκεν NAS: He came to His hometown and [began] teaching KJV: into his own country, he taught them INT: into the region his [own] he taught Matthew 13:57 N-DFS Mark 6:1 N-AFS Mark 6:4 N-DFS Luke 4:23 N-DFS Luke 4:24 N-DFS John 4:44 N-DFS Hebrews 11:14 N-AFS |