patroos describes law, God, and customs in relation to those who came before.

Across the three verses, the adjective marks the law, God, and customs as belonging to an inherited past: the law under which Paul was educated, the God he worships, and the customs he says he has not opposed.

1. Connected with inherited law, God, and customs · dominant

   In Acts 22:3, the genitive singular masculine form qualifies the law according to which Paul was educated; the APB renders the clause "educated according to the strictness of the ancestral law." In Acts 24:14, the dative singular masculine form occurs with God in Paul's confession of worship, while Acts 28:17 uses the dative plural neuter form with customs that he says he has not opposed; the APB renders "the ancestral God" and "the ancestral customs."

   Acts 22:3Acts 24:14Acts 28:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the adjective with the same English descriptor in "ancestral law," "ancestral God," and "ancestral customs." These phrases confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolate a precise English equivalent.