3968. patris

Strong's Lexicon

patris: Homeland, native country, fatherland

Original Word: πατρίς
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: patris
Pronunciation: pä-treēs'
Phonetic Spelling: (pat-rece')
Definition: Homeland, native country, fatherland
Meaning: fatherland, one's native place.

Word Origin: Derived from πατήρ (patēr), meaning "father."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of "homeland" or "native land" is אֶרֶץ (erets, Strong's H776), which means "land" or "earth."

Usage: The term "patris" refers to one's native land or hometown, often implying a place of familial and cultural roots. In the New Testament, it is used to denote the place where one is born or has a strong familial connection.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient world, one's "patris" was a significant part of identity, often tied to family lineage, heritage, and social status. The concept of a homeland was deeply ingrained in the Jewish culture, where land and lineage were central to God's covenant promises. The idea of returning to one's "patris" was also significant in the context of exile and restoration, themes prevalent in Jewish history.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from patér
Definition
of one's fathers, fatherland
NASB Translation
country (1), country of their own (1), hometown (6).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 3968: πατρίς

πατρίς, πατρίδος, ἡ (πατήρ), one's native country;

a. as in classical Greek from Homer down, one's fatherland, one's (own) country: John 4:44 (cf. γάρ, II. 1); equivalent to a fixed abode (home (R. V. a country of their own), opposed to the land where one παρεπιδημει), Hebrews 11:14.

b. one's native (own) place i. e. city: Matthew 13:54, 57; Mark 6:1, 4; Luke 4:23,(24); so Philo, leg. ad Gaium § 36 (ἐστι δέ μοι Ἱεροσόλυμα πατρίς); Josephus, Antiquities 10, 7, 3; 6, 4, 6; ᾧ πατρίς ἡ Ἀκυληια ἦν, Herodian, 8, 3, 2 (1 edition, Bekker).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

own country.

From parasemos; a father-land, i.e. Native town; (figuratively) heavenly home -- (own) country.

see GREEK parasemos

Forms and Transliterations

πατριδα πατρίδα πατριδι πατρίδι πατρίδος patrida patrída patridi patrídi

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 13:54 N-AFS
GRK: εἰς τὴν πατρίδα αὐτοῦ ἐδίδασκεν
NAS: He came to His hometown and [began] teaching
KJV: into his own country, he taught them
INT: into the region his [own] he taught

Matthew 13:57 N-DFS
GRK: ἐν τῇ πατρίδι καὶ ἐν
NAS: except in his hometown and in his [own] household.
KJV: in his own country, and in
INT: in the hometown and in

Mark 6:1 N-AFS
GRK: εἰς τὴν πατρίδα αὐτοῦ καὶ
NAS: and came into His hometown; and His disciples
KJV: into his own country; and his
INT: into the hometown of him and

Mark 6:4 N-DFS
GRK: ἐν τῇ πατρίδι αὐτοῦ καὶ
NAS: except in his hometown and among
KJV: in his own country, and among
INT: in the hometown of him and

Luke 4:23 N-DFS
GRK: ἐν τῇ πατρίδι σου
NAS: do here in your hometown as well.'
KJV: in thy country.
INT: in the hometown of you

Luke 4:24 N-DFS
GRK: ἐν τῇ πατρίδι αὐτοῦ
NAS: prophet is welcome in his hometown.
KJV: in his own country.
INT: in the hometown of him

John 4:44 N-DFS
GRK: τῇ ἰδίᾳ πατρίδι τιμὴν οὐκ
NAS: honor in his own country.
KJV: in his own country.
INT: own hometown honor not

Hebrews 11:14 N-AFS
GRK: ἐμφανίζουσιν ὅτι πατρίδα ἐπιζητοῦσιν
NAS: that they are seeking a country of their own.
KJV: that they seek a country.
INT: make manifest that [their] own country they are seeking

Strong's Greek 3968
8 Occurrences

πατρίδα — 3 Occ.
πατρίδι — 5 Occ.