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).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Matthew
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13:54; 13:57
- Mark
-
6:1; 6:4
- Luke
-
4:23
- John
-
4:44
- Hebrews
-
11:14
