προπάτωρ propatōr · G6074

ancestor

the first founder of a family, forefather , (Herdotus Historicus):—; in plural ancestors, forefathers , (Herdotus Historicus), etc.; ὦ Ζεῦ, προγόνων προπάτωρ (Sophocles Tragicus) (ML)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

προπάτωρ [ᾰ], ορος, ὁ, ; (πατήρ) first founder of a family, forefather, []; opposed to πατήρ, []; ancestor of a tribe, []; θεὸς ὁ π. []; Διόνυσος ὁ π. τῆς πόλεως []; primal god, []: in plural, ancestors, forefathers, []; founders, inventors of arts and sciences, []

Where it's used 1 time

Romans 4:1

Source: TBESG G6074; TFLSJ G6074

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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