φυλή phulē
Greek word for “tribe” · Strong’s G5443 · used 31 times in 23 verses
Meaning
φυλή, ῆς, ἡ; a body of men united by kinship or habitation, a clan or tribe: of the tribes of Israel, 22:30, 7:4-8 21:12;
How it is translated
Glosses given for phulē in context, with how often each is used:
- tribe 23
- tribes 8
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revelation | 21 | 2.1 | |
| Matthew | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Luke | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Hebrews | 2 | 0.4 | |
| Acts | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Romans | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Philippians | 1 | 0.6 | |
| James | 1 | 0.6 |
Chapters where it is used most
Revelation 7 (6), Hebrews 7 (2), Revelation 5 (2), Matthew 19 (1), Matthew 24 (1), Luke 2 (1), Luke 22 (1), Acts 13 (1), Romans 11 (1), Philippians 3 (1)
Forms
- φυλῆς 20
- φυλὴν 3
- φυλῶν 3
- φυλὰς 2
- φυλαὶ 2
- φυλαῖς 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with phulē more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- δώδεκα dōdeka “twelve” 8
- χιλιάς chilias “thousand” 5
- Βενιαμίν Beniamin “Benjamin” 4
- γλῶσσα glōssa “tongue” 5
- λαός laos “a people” 6
- Ἰσραήλ Israēl “Israel” 5
- ἔθνος ethnos “Gentiles” 5
- σφραγίζω sphragizō “to seal” 3
- Ἀσήρ Asēr “Asher” 2
- Ἰούδας Ioudas “Judas” 3
- υἱός uhios “son” 5
- θρόνος thronos “throne” 3
Key verses
The verses using phulē that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Matthew 19:28 — And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory,…
- Matthew 24:30 — And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the…
- Luke 22:30 — That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
- Romans 11:1 — I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid. For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.
- James 1:1 — James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
- Revelation 1:7 — Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so,…
- Revelation 5:5 — And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the…
- Revelation 5:9 — And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy…
- Revelation 7:4 — And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.
- Revelation 7:9 — After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and…
- Revelation 13:7 — And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
- Revelation 14:6 — And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and…
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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.