πατρίςpatrís
a father-land, i.e. native town; (figuratively) heavenly home
Greek (New Testament) · G3968
Meanings
of one's fathers; as as a noun, ἡ π. = πάτρα, fatherland, country, home, native place: Acts 18:27, WH, margin, Hebrews 11:14; of one's own town, Matthew 13:54, Matthew 13:57, Mark 6:1, Mark 6:4, Luke 4:23, Luke 4:24, John 4:44.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 13:54 He returned to Nazareth, his hometown. When he taught there in the synagogue, everyone was amazed and said, “Where does he get this wisdom and the power to do miracles?”
- Matthew 13:57 And they were deeply offended and refused to believe in him. Then Jesus told them, “A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own hometown and among his own family.”
- Mark 6:1 Jesus left that part of the country and returned with his disciples to Nazareth, his hometown.
- Mark 6:4 Then Jesus told them, “A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own hometown and among his relatives and his own family.”
- Luke 4:23 Then he said, “You will undoubtedly quote me this proverb: ‘Physician, heal yourself’—meaning, ‘Do miracles here in your hometown like those you did in Capernaum.’
- Luke 4:24 But I tell you the truth, no prophet is accepted in his own hometown.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.