Father-in-law
πενθερόςStrong’s G3995pentheros
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Pentheros is the Greek word usually translated “father-in-law”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year.”
Meaning
Usually translated “father-in-law”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- father-in-law 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
πενθερός pentheros · father-in-law
πενθερός, -οῦ, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for חָם, Gen.38:13, al.; also for חָתַן, Jdg.1:16 A ;] a father-in-law: Jhn.18:13.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “fatherinlaw” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
F'ATHER-IN-LAW, noun
The father of one's husband or wife; and a man who marries a woman who has children by a former husband is called the father in law or step-father of those children.
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F'ATHER, verb transitive
- To adopt; to take the child of another as one's own.
- To adopt any thing as one's own; to profess to be the author.
- To ascribe or charge to one as his offspring or production; with on.
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.