πατρι-ά G3965
family, lineage, clan; descent traced through the father's line, extended household or kinship group
This noun denotes family or lineage, especially as reckoned through the father's line. Luke notes that Joseph went to Bethlehem because he was 'of the house and lineage' of David (Luke 2:4). Peter declares that in Abraham's seed, 'all the families of the earth' will be blessed (Acts 3:25). Paul speaks of the Father from whom 'every family' in heaven and earth is named (Eph 3:15). The term moves fluidly between immediate family, extended clan, and broad ethnic lineages, always carrying a sense of shared descent.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Multilingual glosses emphasize family and lineage: English 'families/family/lineage', Spanish 'familia/familias', French 'famille', German 'Geschlecht/πατριαὶ/πατριᾶς' (family/clan). The lexicon notes 'lineage, descent, especially by the father's side' and meanings including clan and family. Luke 2:4 uses it for Joseph's Davidic lineage/family. Acts 3:25 quotes Genesis about all 'families' of earth being blessed. Eph 3:15 speaks of every 'family' in heaven and earth being named from the Father. The word encompasses nuclear family, extended clan, and broader lineages. 3×
AR["عائِلَةٍ", "عَشَائِرِ", "عَشِيرَةِ"]·ben["গোষ্ঠী", "পিতৃবংশের", "বংশ"]·DE["Geschlecht", "πατριαὶ", "πατριᾶς"]·EN["families", "family", "lineage"]·FR["famille"]·heb["מִשְׁפְּחוֹת", "מִשְׁפַּחַת", "מִשְׁפָּחָה"]·HI["परिवअर", "वंश"]·ID["kaum", "keluarga"]·IT["famiglia", "patria", "patrias"]·jav["bangsa", "kulawarga", "turun"]·KO["가문-의", "가족이", "그-"]·PT["família", "famílias", "linhagem"]·RU["отечество", "племена", "рода"]·ES["familia", "familias"]·SW["jamaa", "ukoo"]·TR["aile", "aileleri", "soyundan"]·urd["خاندان", "قبیلے"]
Related Senses
H0376 1. man, person, human male (2130×)H0251 1. brother (blood sibling) (573×)H0120 1. man, human being (individual/generic) (527×)H0802 1. woman, female person (519×)H0802 2. wife, spouse (255×)H0517 1. mother, female parent (217×)G0435 1. man, male person (202×)G1135 1. woman, adult female (190×)H2233 1. offspring, descendants (172×)H0001 2. ancestor, forefather (146×)H5288 1. Youth, young man (122×)H0269 1. sister (female sibling) (113×)H1755 1. generation, contemporaries (96×)G5043 1. child, offspring (89×)G0444 2. people, humankind (86×)H3206 1. child, boy, youth (86×)H2145 1. male (human being) (79×)G3384 1. mother (77×)H6485a 1. Qal passive participle: numbered ones, enrollment (76×)H1397 1. man (strong/mighty) (65×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
πατρι-ά, Ionic dialect πατρ-ιή, ἡ, (πατήρ) lineage, descent, especially by the father's side, ἐγενεηλόγησε τὴν π. τὴν Κύρου NT+5th c.BC+ __II ={πάτρα} Refsclan, Refs 5th c.BC+ __II.2 family, LXX+NT __III in plural, = patrum officia, Refs 4th c.AD+