φυλή
Transliteration
phylē (Key)
Pronunciation
foo-lay'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From φύω (G5453) (cf φύλλον (G5444))
mGNT
31x in 6 unique form(s) TR
31x in 6 unique form(s) LXX
372x in 12 unique form(s)
φυλαὶ — 2x
φυλαῖς — 1x
φυλὰς — 2x
φυλὴν — 3x
φυλῆς — 20x
φυλῶν — 3x
φυλαὶ — 2x
φυλὰς — 2x
φυλαῖς — 1x
φυλὴν — 3x
φυλῆς — 20x
φυλῶν — 3x
φυλαὶ — 12x
φυλαί — 7x
φυλαῗς — 23x
φυλὰς — 21x
φυλάς — 9x
φυλὴ — 23x
φυλή — 4x
φυλῇ — 6x
φυλὴν — 25x
φυλήν — 4x
φυλῆς — 199x
φυλῶν — 39x
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 9:245,1280

Strong’s Definitions

φυλή phylḗ, foo-lay'; from G5453 (compare G5444); an offshoot, i.e. race or clan:—kindred, tribe.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x

The KJV translates Strong's G5443 in the following manner: tribe (25x), kindred (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 31x
The KJV translates Strong's G5443 in the following manner: tribe (25x), kindred (6x).

  1. a tribe

    1. in the NT all the persons descending from one of the twelve sons of the patriarch, Jacob

  2. a nation, people

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
φυλή phylḗ, foo-lay'; from G5453 (compare G5444); an offshoot, i.e. race or clan:—kindred, tribe.
STRONGS G5443:
φυλή, φυλῆς, ἡ (from φύω), from Pindar and Herodotus down;
1. a tribe; in the N. T. all the persons descended from one of the twelve sons of the patriarch Jacob (the Sept. for מַטֵּה and שֵׁבֶט; also for מִשְׁפָּחָה, see πατριά, 2): Hebrews 7:13f; with the addition of the genitives Ασηρ, Βενιαμίν, etc., Luke 2:36; Acts 13:21; Romans 11:1; Philippians 3:5; Revelation 5:5; Revelation 7:5-8; δώδεκα φυλάς τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, Matthew 19:28; Luke 22:30; James 1:1; Revelation 21:12; (πᾶσα φυλή υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ, Revelation 7:4).
2. a race, nation, people: Matthew 24:30; Rev. (Revelation 1:7); Revelation 5:9; 7:9; (Revelation 11:9); Revelation 13:7; 14:6.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
19:28; 24:30
Luke
2:36; 22:30
Acts
13:21
Romans
11:1
Philippians
3:5
Hebrews
7:13
James
1:1
Revelation
1:7; 5:5; 5:9; 7:4; 7:5; 7:6; 7:7; 7:8; 7:9; 11:9; 13:7; 14:6; 21:12
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