Fellow countryman
συμφυλέτηςStrong’s G4853sumphuletēs
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Sumphuletēs is the Greek word usually translated “countrymen”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews:”
Meaning
Usually translated “countrymen”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- countrymen 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Thessalonians 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
συμφυλέτης sumphuletēs · fellow countryman
συμ-φυλέτης, -ου, ὁ (σύν, φυλή; cf. σύμφυλος, Aq.: Zec.13:7; and see Rutherford, NPhr., 255 f.) a fellow-tribesman, fellow-countryman: 1Th.2:14 (see M, Th., in l, and Intr. liii). Not found elsewhere.† (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.