πατρῴῳ
patrōios
of the fathers
Belonging to, inherited from, or pertaining to one's father or ancestors; ancestral or hereditary. Used to describe possessions, customs, traditions, or rights passed down through the paternal lineage or ancestry. May also denote what is characteristic of one's familial forebears, especially in contrast with what is acquired or adopted from outside sources.
Acts 24:14 · Word #15
Lexicon G3971
| Lemma | πατρῷος |
| Transliteration | patrōios |
| Strong's | G3971 |
| Definition | Belonging to, inherited from, or pertaining to one's father or ancestors; ancestral or hereditary. Used to describe possessions, customs, traditions, or rights passed down through the paternal lineage or ancestry. May also denote what is characteristic of one's familial forebears, especially in contrast with what is acquired or adopted from outside sources. |
Morphology ADJ.A DAT M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.A — Attributive Adjective — Describes a noun directly |
| Case | DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | of the fathers |
| Literal | ancestral |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | πατρῷος |
| Strong's | G3971 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G3971-01
to the ancestral
| Morphological Notes | Adjective, dative masculine singular (Gr,AA,,,,DMS); attributive form describing something belonging to paternal lineage. |
| Rendering Rationale | The adjective derives from πατήρ (father) and denotes what belongs to or is inherited from one’s forefathers. The dative masculine singular form is reflected by rendering it with the dative sense "to the," preserving its grammatical case without adding contextual nouns. |
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