Patricide
πατραλῴαςStrong’s G3964patralōas
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Patralōas is the Greek word usually translated “murderers of fathers”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,”
Meaning
Usually translated “murderers of fathers”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- for murderers of fathers 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Timothy 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
πατραλῴας patralōas · patricide
πατρολῴας (-αλῴας, Rec.; in cl. -αλοίας, see Bl., § 3, 3; 6, 2, and cf. μητρολῴας), -ου, ὁ (πατήρ + ἀλοιάω, to smite), (a) a parricide: 1Ti.1:9 (Av, R, txt.); (b) a smiter of his father : ib. (R, mg.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.