Greek word study
πατρίς G3968
- Transliteration
- patrís
- KJV glosses
- (own) country
Lexical summary
a father-land, i.e. native town
(figuratively) heavenly home
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
a father-land, i.e. native town
(figuratively) heavenly home
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information