Word study · Greek
patriá
family, clan
Say it: pat-ree-AH (approximate)
πατριά
What it means
A group descended from a common father (from patēr, "father"), a clan or family. In 3:15, "from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named." Used for the house of David in Luke 2:4 and for the families of the earth in Acts 3:25.
Range of meaning
- FamilyA descent group.
- ClanAn extended household.
In Ephesians
- Chapter 3
"From whom every family in heaven and on earth is named" (3:15).
Every verse (1)
Verses where G3965 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources