G5443

φυλή

phulēG:N-F

tribe

φυλή, ῆς, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for; מַטֶּה, also for שֵׁבֶט, מִשְׁפָּחָה, etc. ;] a body of men united by kinship or habitation, a clan or tribe: of the tribes of Israel, Mat.19:28, Luk.2:36 22:30, Act.13:21, Rom.11:1, Php.3:5, Heb.7:13-14, Jas.1:1, Rev.5:5 7:4-8 21:12; of the tribes of the earth, the peoples and nations, Mat.24:30, Rev.1:7 5:9 7:9 11:9 13:7 14:6.† (AS)

The KJV translates G5443 in the following manner:

tribe (38x), tribes (12x), kindreds (8x), kindred (4x), the (4x), to (2x)

Full Thayer's lexicon entry

φυλή — phylḗ

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): Heb 7:13 f; with the addition of the genitives Ασηρ, Βενιαμίν, etc., Luk 2:36; Act 13:21; Rom 11:1; Php 3:5; Rev 5:5; Rev 7:5-8; δώδεκα φυλάς τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, Mat 19:28; Luk 22:30; Jas 1:1; Rev 21:12; (πᾶσα φυλή υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ, Rev 7:4).

2. a race, nation, people: Mat 24:30; Rev.;;;.

23 occurrences

Matthew (2), Luke (2), Acts (1), Romans (1), Philippians (1), Hebrews (2), James (1), Revelation of John (13)