Original Word: πατρώος
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: patróos
Pronunciation: pah-TROH-os
Phonetic Spelling: (pat-ro'-os)
Definition: Ancestral, paternal, of the fathers
Meaning: hereditary, received from fathers.

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

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H1 אָב (av) - father

- H4941 מִשְׁפָּט (mishpat) - judgment, custom

Usage: The Greek word "πατρώος" (patróos) is used to describe something that is inherited from one's ancestors or fathers. It often refers to traditions, customs, or possessions that are passed down through generations. In the New Testament, it is used to emphasize the continuity of faith and practices from the forefathers.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, lineage and heritage were of great importance. Ancestral traditions were highly valued, and maintaining the customs of one's forefathers was seen as a duty. This cultural context is reflected in the New Testament, where the early Christians often grappled with the relationship between Jewish traditions and the new faith in Christ. The term "πατρώος" underscores the significance of heritage and the respect for the faith of the patriarchs.

Word Origin
from patér
Definition
of one's fathers, received from one's fathers
NASB Translation
fathers (3).

STRONGS NT 3971: πατροως

πατροως (poetic and Ionic πατρωιος), πατρωα, πατροων, (πατήρ), from Homer down, "descending from father to son or from ancestors to their posterity as it were by right of inheritance; received from the fathers": νόμος, Acts 22:3 (2 Macc. 6:1; Aelian v. h. 6, 10); Θεός, Acts 24:14 (4 Macc. 12:19; and often in Greek writings θεοί πατροωι, Ζεύς πατροως etc.); τοῖς ἔθεσι τοῖς πατροωις, Acts 28:17 (Justin Martyr, dialog contra Trypho,

c. 63; πατροως ἔθος, Aelian v. h. 7, 19 variant). [SYNONYMS: πατροως, πατρικός: on the distinction of the grammarians (see Photius, Suidas, Ammonius, etc. under the words) according to which πατροως is used of property descending from father to son, πατρικός of persons in friendship or feud, etc., see Ellendt, Lex. Sophocles ii., p. 530f; Liddell and Scott, under the word πατροως; Schmidt, chapter 154.]

paternal

From pater; paternal, i.e. Hereditary -- of fathers.

see GREEK pater

πατρωοις πατρώοις πατρῴοις πατρώον πατρωου πατρώου πατρῴου πατρωω πατρώω πατρῴῳ patrṓioi patrṓiōi patrṓiois patrṓiou patroo patrōō patroois patrōois patroou patrōouInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts