patris denotes a place identified as one’s own, especially in sayings about a prophet’s reception there and in seeking a homeland.

The attested use denotes a place regarded as one’s own: it is the setting to which Jesus comes and where a prophet may lack honor, while Hebrews 11:14 speaks of people seeking a homeland.

1. One’s own place or homeland · dominant

   The dative singular form occurs in sayings that a prophet receives no honor or is not acceptable in his own place: in John 4:44 the APB renders the clause “a prophet receives no honor in his own fatherland,” and in Mark 6:4 it places this alongside kindred and home. The accusative singular form marks a destination in Mark 6:1, where the APB renders that he “came toward his fatherland”; Hebrews 11:14 uses the accusative form of people seeking a homeland.

   John 4:44Luke 4:24Mark 6:1Mark 6:4Matthew 13:54Hebrews 11:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously presents the setting as “fatherland,” “country,” and “homeland,” including a homeland being sought in Hebrews 11:14. These are renderings of whole clauses in a translation to the Greek term.