Strong's Lexicon
G4164
G4164 — ποικίλος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4164 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ποικίλος |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | of uncertain derivation |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 10 |
| Transliteration: | poikilos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | poy-kee'-los |
| Meaning: | 1. motley, i.e. various in character |
| KJV Renderings: | divers, manifold |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ποικίλος, ποικίλη, ποικίλον, from Homer down, various, i. e.
a. of divers colors, variegated: the Sept. b. equivalent to of divers sorts: Mat 4:24; Mar 1:34; Luk 4:40; 2Ti 3:6; Tit 3:3; Heb 2:4; Heb 13:9; Jas 1:2; 1Pe 1:6; 1Pe 4:10 ((A. V. in the last two examples manifold)).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ποικίλος (divers)
Matthew 4:24
- KJV: And his fame went throughout all Syria and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments and those which were possessed with devils and those which were lunatick and those that had the palsy and he healed them
- GK: και απήλθεν η ακοή αυτού εις όλην την Συρίαν και προσήνεγκαν αυτώ πάντας τους κακώς έχοντας ποικίλαις νόσοις και βασάνοις συνεχομένους και δαιμονιζομένους και σεληνιαζομένους και παραλυτικούς και εθεράπευσεν αυτούς
Mark 1:34
- KJV: And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases and cast out many devils and suffered not the devils to speak because they knew him
- GK: και εθεράπευσε πολλούς κακώς έχοντας ποικίλαις νόσοις και δαιμόνια πολλά εξέβαλε και ουκ ήφιε λαλείν τα δαιμόνια ότι ήδεισαν αυτόν
Luke 4:40
- KJV: Now when the sun was setting all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him and he laid his hands every one of them and healed them
- GK: δύνοντος δε του ηλίου πάντες όσοι είχον ασθενούντας νόσοις ποικίλαις ήγαγον αυτούς προς αυτόν ο δε ενί εκάστω αυτών τας χείρας επιθείς εθεράπευσεν αυτούς
2 Timothy 3:6
- KJV: For of this sort are they which creep into houses and lead captive silly women laden with sins led away with divers lusts
- GK: εκ τουτων γαρ εισιν οι ενδύνοντες εις τας οικίας και αιχμαλωτεύοντες τα γυναικάρια σεσωρευμένα αμαρτίαις αγόμενα επιθυμίαις ποικίλαις
Titus 3:3
- KJV: For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish disobedient deceived serving divers lusts and pleasures living in malice and envy hateful hating one another
- GK: ήμεν γαρ ποτε και ημείς ανόητοι απειθείς πλανώμενοι δουλεύοντες επιθυμίαις και ηδοναίς ποικίλαις εν κακία και φθόνω διάγοντες στυγητοί μισούντες αλλήλους
Hebrews 2:4
- KJV: God also bearing witness both with signs and wonders and with divers miracles and gifts of the Holy Ghost according to his own will
- GK: συνεπιμαρτυρούντος του θεού σημείοις τε και τέρασι και ποικίλαις δυνάμεσι και πνεύματος αγίου μερισμοίς κατά την αυτού θέλησιν
Hebrews 13:9
- KJV: Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines For a good thing that the heart be established with grace not with meats which have not profited them that have been occupied therein
- GK: διδαχαίς ποικίλαις και ξέναις μη περιφέρεσθε καλόν γαρ χάριτι βεβαιούσθαι την καρδίαν ου βρώμασιν εν οις ουκ ωφελήθησαν οι περιπατήσαντες
James 1:2
- KJV: My brethren count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations
- GK: πάσαν χαράν ηγήσασθε αδελφοί μου όταν πειρασμοίς περιπέσητε ποικίλοις
1 Peter 1:6
- KJV: Wherein ye greatly rejoice now for a season if need be ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations
- GK: εν ω αγαλλιάσθε ολίγον άρτι ει δέον εστί λυπηθέντες εν ποικίλοις πειρασμοίς