πατρῐκός G3967
of or from one's father; paternal, hereditary, ancestral
This adjective describes what belongs to or comes from one's father or ancestors. In its single New Testament occurrence (Gal 1:14), Paul refers to his zeal for the 'paternal traditions' (πατρικῶν παραδόσεων), meaning the ancestral teachings and customs he inherited from his Jewish forebears. The term emphasizes inheritance and lineage, contrasting divine revelation with human tradition.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Refers to what is inherited from one's father or ancestors, particularly traditions and customs passed down through generations. Paul's use in Galatians highlights his former devotion to ancestral Jewish traditions before his encounter with Christ, showing the cultural and religious heritage he once zealously defended. 1×
AR["آبائي"]·ben["পূর্বপুরুষদের"]·DE["vaeterlich"]·EN["paternal"]·FR["πατρικῶν"]·heb["אֲבוֹתַי"]·HI["पितरोन-के"]·ID["leluhur"]·IT["patrikōn"]·jav["leluhur"]·KO["조상들의"]·PT["paternas"]·RU["отеческих"]·ES["paternas"]·SW["za-baba-zangu"]·TR["atalardan-kalma"]·urd["باپ-دادا"]
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
πατρῐκός, ή, όν, (πατήρ) derived from one's fathers, hereditary, νόμοι Refs 5th c.BC+; βασιλεῖαι Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰς τὸ π., = by right of inheritance, Refs 2nd c.BC+ __II ={πάτριος}, of or belonging to one's father, γᾶρυς Refs 5th c.BC+; οἰκονομία π., opposed to δεσποτική and γαμική, Refs; ἐνευχόμενός σοι τοὺς π. θεούς the gods of your father(s), Refs 3rd c.BC+; ἡ πατρική (i.e. οὐσία) patrimony,…