Fatherland
πατρίςStrong’s G3968patris
Appears in 8 verses of the New Testament
In short
Patris is the Greek word usually translated “hometown”, “region” and “country”. It appears in 8 verses of the New Testament.
“And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works?”
Meaning
Usually translated “hometown”, “region” and “country”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- hometown 6
- region 1
- their country 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 2
- Mark 2
- Luke 2
- John 1
- Hebrews 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 13:57And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.
- Mark 6:1And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him.
- Mark 6:4But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
- Luke 4:23And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.
- Luke 4:24And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.
- John 4:44For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.
Greek dictionary
πατρίς patris · fatherland
πατρίς, -ίδος, ἡ (πατήρ), [in LXX chiefly for מוֹלֶדֶת ;] prop. poët. fern. of πάτριος, of one's fathers; as subst., ἡ π. = πάτρα, fatherland, country, home, native place: Act.18:27, WH, mg., Heb.11:14; of one's own town, Mat.13:54, 57, Mrk.6:1, 4, Luk.4:23-24, Jhn.4:44.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “region” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
REGION, noun
re'jun. [Latin regio, rego.]
- A tract of land or space of indefinite extent, usually a tract of considerable extent. Deuteronomy 3:4“He had dominion over all the region on this side the river” 1 Kings 4:24
- The inhabitants of a region or district of country. Matthew 3:5
- A part of the body; as the region of the heart or liver.
- Place; rank.
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.