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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 3968. πατρίς (patris) -- Homeland, native country, fatherland</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3968.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/revelation/18-14.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/3968.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 3968</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/3967.htm" title="3967">◄</a> 3968. patris <a href="../greek/3969.htm" title="3969">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">patris: Homeland, native country, fatherland</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">πατρίς</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>patris<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>pä-treēs'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(pat-rece')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Homeland, native country, fatherland<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>fatherland, one's native place.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from πατήρ (patēr), meaning "father."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of "homeland" or "native land" is אֶרֶץ (erets, Strong's H776), which means "land" or "earth."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "patris" refers to one's native land or hometown, often implying a place of familial and cultural roots. In the New Testament, it is used to denote the place where one is born or has a strong familial connection.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient world, one's "patris" was a significant part of identity, often tied to family lineage, heritage, and social status. The concept of a homeland was deeply ingrained in the Jewish culture, where land and lineage were central to God's covenant promises. The idea of returning to one's "patris" was also significant in the context of exile and restoration, themes prevalent in Jewish history.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/3962.htm">patér</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>of one's fathers, fatherland<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>country (1), country of their own (1), hometown (6).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3968: πατρίς</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">πατρίς</span></span>, <span class="greek2">πατρίδος</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">πατήρ</span>), <span class="accented">one's native country</span>; <p><span class="emphasized">a.</span> as in classical Greek from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down, <span class="accented">one's fatherland, one's (own) country</span>: <a href="/interlinear/john/4-44.htm">John 4:44</a> (cf. <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">γάρ</span></span>, II. 1); equivalent to a fixed abode (home (<span class="abbreviation">R. V.</span> <span class="accented">a country of their own</span>), opposed to the land where one <span class="greek2">παρεπιδημει</span>), <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11-14.htm">Hebrews 11:14</a>. <p><span class="emphasized">b.</span> <span class="accented">one's native (own) place</span> i. e. <span class="accented">city</span>: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/13-54.htm">Matthew 13:54, 57</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/6-1.htm">Mark 6:1, 4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/4-23.htm">Luke 4:23</a>,(24); so <span class="abbreviation">Philo</span>, leg. ad Gaium § 36 (<span class="greek2">ἐστι</span> <span class="greek2">δέ</span> <span class="greek2">μοι</span> <span class="greek2">Ἱεροσόλυμα</span> <span class="greek2">πατρίς</span>); <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, Antiquities 10, 7, 3; 6, 4, 6; <span class="greek2">ᾧ</span> <span class="greek2">πατρίς</span> <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> <span class="greek2">Ἀκυληια</span> <span class="greek2">ἦν</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Herodian</span>, 8, 3, 2 (1 edition, Bekker).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>own country. <p>From <a href="/greek/3902.htm">parasemos</a>; a father-land, i.e. Native town; (figuratively) heavenly home -- (own) country. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3902.htm">parasemos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>πατριδα πατρίδα πατριδι πατρίδι πατρίδος patrida patrída patridi patrídi<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/13-54.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 13:54</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰς τὴν <b>πατρίδα</b> αὐτοῦ ἐδίδασκεν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> He came <span class="itali">to His hometown</span> and [began] teaching<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> into his own <span class="itali">country,</span> he taught them<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/13-54.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> into the <span class="itali">region</span> his [own] he taught<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/13-57.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 13:57</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐν τῇ <b>πατρίδι</b> καὶ ἐν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> except <span class="itali">in his hometown</span> and in his [own] household.<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in his own <span class="itali">country,</span> and in<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/13-57.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in the <span class="itali">hometown</span> and in<p><b><a href="/text/mark/6-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 6:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰς τὴν <b>πατρίδα</b> αὐτοῦ καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and came <span class="itali">into His hometown;</span> and His disciples<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> into his own <span class="itali">country;</span> and his<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/6-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> into the <span class="itali">hometown</span> of him and<p><b><a href="/text/mark/6-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 6:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐν τῇ <b>πατρίδι</b> αὐτοῦ καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> except <span class="itali">in his hometown</span> and among<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in his own <span class="itali">country,</span> and among<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/6-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in the <span class="itali">hometown</span> of him and<p><b><a href="/text/luke/4-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 4:23</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐν τῇ <b>πατρίδι</b> σου </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> do here <span class="itali">in your hometown</span> as well.'<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in thy <span class="itali">country.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/4-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in the <span class="itali">hometown</span> of you<p><b><a href="/text/luke/4-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 4:24</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐν τῇ <b>πατρίδι</b> αὐτοῦ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> prophet is welcome <span class="itali">in his hometown.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/luke/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in his own <span class="itali">country.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/4-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in the <span class="itali">hometown</span> of him<p><b><a href="/text/john/4-44.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 4:44</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τῇ ἰδίᾳ <b>πατρίδι</b> τιμὴν οὐκ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> honor in his own <span class="itali">country.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/john/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in his own <span class="itali">country.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/john/4-44.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> own <span class="itali">hometown</span> honor not<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/11-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 11:14</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐμφανίζουσιν ὅτι <b>πατρίδα</b> ἐπιζητοῦσιν </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that they are seeking <span class="itali">a country of their own.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that they seek <span class="itali">a country.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> make manifest that [their] <span class="itali">own country</span> they are seeking<p><b><a href="/greek/3968.htm">Strong's Greek 3968</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3968.htm">8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/patrida_3968.htm">πατρίδα — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/patridi_3968.htm">πατρίδι — 5 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/3967.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3967"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3967" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3969.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3969"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3969" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>