Know the Word.

Greek word

patriárchēs

πατριάρχης

What it means

a progenitor

a progenitor ("patriarch")

Where it comes from

from patriá (πατριά) and árchō (ἄρχω)

How the King James translates it

  • patriarch2
  • patriarchs1

Every place it appears 3

Hebrews7:4
patriárchēs — Greek word meaning “a progenitor”