Paternal
πατρικόςStrong’s G3967patrikos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Patrikos is the Greek word usually translated “fathers”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And profited in the Jews’ religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.”
Meaning
Usually translated “fathers”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- fathers 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Galatians 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
πατρικός patrikos · paternal
πατρικίς, -ή, -όν (πατήρ), [in LXX for אָב, Gen.50:8, al. ;] paternal, ancestral: Gal.1:14.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “paternal” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PATERN'AL, adjective
[Latin paternus, from pater, father.]
- Pertaining to a father; fatherly; as paternal care of affection; paternal favor or admonition.
- Derived from the father; hereditary; as a paternal estate.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.