Word Study · Strong's G3968 · Greek
πατρίς
patris
pat-rece'
Strong's 1890 spelling: patrís
“a father-land, i.e. native town”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a father-land, i.e. native town; (figuratively) heavenly home
Rendered in the KJV as
(own) country.
- 8occurrencesin the New Testament
- 5 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 8 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- πατρίδι5
- πατρίδα3
How it is rendered · 3
- hometown6
- region1
- their country1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singular5
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular3
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-DSF · 5
- N-ASF · 3
All 8, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Matthew carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew2 occurrences
- Matthew 13:54πατρίδαpatridanoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularComing to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.here: region
- Matthew 13:57πατρίδιpatridinoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularAnd they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”here: hometown
Mark2 occurrences
- Mark 6:1πατρίδαpatridanoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularJesus went on from there and came to His hometown, accompanied by His disciples.here: hometown
- Mark 6:4πατρίδιpatridinoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularThen Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”here: hometown
Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 4:23πατρίδιpatridinoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularJesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what we have heard that You did in Capernaum.’”here: hometown
- Luke 4:24πατρίδιpatridinoun · dative (“to / for”) · feminine singularThen He added, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in his hometown.here: hometown