3970. patroparadotos
Strong's Lexicon
patroparadotos: handed down from fathers, ancestral

Original Word: πατροπαράδοτος
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: patroparadotos
Pronunciation: pat-rop-ar-ad'-ot-os
Phonetic Spelling: (pat-rop-ar-ad'-ot-os)
Definition: handed down from fathers, ancestral
Meaning: handed down by (from) one's ancestors, inherited.

Word Origin: From the Greek words πατήρ (patēr, meaning "father") and παραδίδωμι (paradidōmi, meaning "to deliver" or "to hand over").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "patroparadotos," the concept of traditions or customs handed down from ancestors can be related to Hebrew terms like חֻקָּה (chuqqah, meaning "statute" or "ordinance") and מִשְׁפָּט (mishpat, meaning "judgment" or "custom").

Usage: The term "patroparadotos" refers to something that is inherited or passed down from one's ancestors, particularly in the context of traditions, customs, or beliefs. It is used to describe practices or ways of life that are received from previous generations.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient world, traditions and customs were often passed down orally from one generation to the next. These traditions could include religious practices, cultural norms, and societal laws. The concept of ancestral traditions was significant in Jewish culture, where the Law and the Prophets were handed down through generations. In the Greco-Roman world, philosophical and cultural traditions were similarly transmitted.

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3970 patroparádotos (from 3962 /patḗr, "father" and 3860 /paradídōmi, "pass something on") – properly, tradition, handed down from forefathers; the "traditional" way of doing something, i.e. as passed down from ancestors.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3970: πατροπαράδοτος

πατροπαράδοτος, πατροπαραδοτον (πατήρ and παραδίδωμι), handed down from one's fathers or ancestors: 1 Peter 1:18 (Buttmann, 91 (79)). (Diodorus 4,8; 15, 74; 17,4; Dionysius Halicarnassus, Antiquities 5, 48; Theophil. ad Autol. 2, 34; Eusebius, h. c. 4, 23, 10; 10, 4, 16.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
inherited

From pater and a derivative of paradidomi (in the sense of handing over or down); traditionary -- received by tradition from fathers.

see GREEK pater

see GREEK paradidomi

Forms and Transliterations
πατροπαραδοτου πατροπαραδότου patroparadotou patroparadótou
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Peter 1:18 Adj-GFS
GRK: ὑμῶν ἀναστροφῆς πατροπαραδότου
NAS: way of life inherited from your forefathers,
KJV: conversation [received] by tradition from your fathers;
INT: of you manner of life handed down from [your] fathers

Strong's Greek 3970
1 Occurrence


πατροπαραδότου — 1 Occ.















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