# πατριάρχης (patriarchēs)

Strong’s G3966. 4 New Testament occurrences.

a patriarch, head or founder of a family.

Lexicon: Dodson, public domain.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/greek/patriarches-g3966

## Occurrences

- [Acts 2:29](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/acts/2/29) — Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.
- [Acts 7:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/acts/7/8) — And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve…
- [Acts 7:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/acts/7/9) — And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
- [Hebrews 7:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrews/7/4) — Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.