"descent, lineage; a family, tribe, race, Lk. 2:4; Acts 3:25; Eph. 3:15*"
Definition and meaning
descent, lineage; a family, tribe, race, Lk. 2:4; Acts 3:25; Eph. 3:15*
In the original Greek the word is written: πατριά
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of patria (G3965) across the King James Bible.
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem;(because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
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Common questions
Strong's G3965 (patria) is a Greek word that means: descent, lineage; a family, tribe, race, Lk. 2:4; Acts 3:25; Eph. 3:15* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word patria (G3965) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3965 is patria, a Greek word defined as: descent, lineage; a family, tribe, race, Lk. 2:4; Acts 3:25; Eph. 3:15*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
patria is a Greek word found in the New Testament.