Strong's Lexicon
G4178
G4178 — πολλάκις
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4178 |
|---|---|
| Word: | πολλάκις |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Etymology: | multiplicative adverb from G4183 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 18 |
| Transliteration: | pollakis |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | pol-lak'-is |
| Meaning: | 1. many times, i.e. frequently |
| KJV Renderings: | oft(-en, -entimes, -times) |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πολλάκις (from πολύς, πολλά), adverb (fr. Homer down), often, frequently: Mat 17:15; Mar 5:4; Mar 9:22; Joh 18:2; Act 26:11; Rom 1:13; Rom 15:22 L Tr marginal reading; 2Co 8:22; 2Co 11:23; 2Co 11:26; Php 3:18; 2Ti 1:16; Heb 6:7; Heb 9:25; Heb 10:11.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
πολλάκις (oft(-en)
Matthew 17:15
- KJV: Lord have mercy on my son for he is lunatick and sore vexed for ofttimes he falleth into the fire and oft into the water
- GK: κύριε ελέησόν μου τον υιόν ότι σεληνιάζεται και κακώς πάσχει πολλάκις γαρ πίπτει εις το πυρ και πολλάκις εις το ύδωρ
Mark 5:4
- KJV: Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains and the chains had been plucked asunder by him and the fetters broken in pieces neither could any tame him
- GK: διά το αυτόν πολλάκις πέδαις και αλύσεσι δεδέσθαι και διεσπάσθαι υπ΄ αυτού τας αλύσεις και τας πέδας συντετρίφθαι και ουδείς αυτόν ίσχυε δαμάσαι
Mark 9:22
- KJV: And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire and into the waters to destroy him but if thou canst do any thing have compassion on us and help us
- GK: και πολλάκις αυτόν και εις πυρ έβαλε και εις ύδατα ίνα απολέση αυτόν αλλ΄ ει δύνασαι βοήθησον ημίν σπλαγχνισθείς εφ΄ ημάς
John 18:2
- KJV: And Judas also which betrayed him knew the place for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples
- GK: ήδει δε και Ιούδας ο παραδιδούς αυτόν τον τόπον ότι πολλάκις συνήχθη ο Ιησούς εκεί μετά των μαθητών αυτού
Acts 26:11
- KJV: And I punished them oft in every synagogue and compelled to blaspheme and being exceedingly mad against them I persecuted even unto strange cities
- GK: και κατά πάσας τας συναγωγάς πολλάκις τιμωρών αυτούς ηνάγκαζον βλασφημείν περισσώς τε εμμαινόμενος αυτοίς εδίωκον έως και εις τας έξω πόλεις
Romans 1:13
- KJV: Now I would not have you ignorant brethren that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you but was let hitherto that I might have some fruit among you also even as among other Gentiles
- GK: ου θέλω δε υμάς αγνοείν αδελφοί ότι πολλάκις προεθέμην ελθείν προς υμάς και εκωλύθην άχρι του δεύρο ίνα τινά καρπόν σχω και εν υμίν καθώς και εν τοις λοιποίς έθνεσιν
2 Corinthians 8:22
- KJV: And we have sent with them our brother whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things but now much more diligent upon the great confidence which in you
- GK: συνεπέμψαμεν δε αυτοίς τον αδελφόν ημών ον εδοκιμάσαμεν εν πολλοίς πολλάκις σπουδαίον όντα νυνί δε πολύ σπουδαιότερον πεποιθήσει πολλή τη εις υμάς
2 Corinthians 11:23
- KJV: Are they ministers of Christ I speak as a fool I more in labours more abundant in stripes above measure in prisons more frequent in deaths oft
- GK: διάκονοι χριστού εισι παραφρονών λαλώ υπέρ εγώ εν κόποις περισσοτέρως εν πληγαίς υπερβαλλόντως εν φυλακαίς περισσοτέρως εν θανάτοις πολλάκις
2 Corinthians 11:26
- KJV: journeyings often perils of waters perils of robbers perils by countrymen perils by the heathen perils in the city perils in the wilderness perils in the sea perils among false brethren
- GK: οδοιπορίας πολλάκις κινδύνοις ποταμών κινδύνοις ληστών κινδύνοις εκ γένους κινδύνοις εξ εθνών κινδύνοις εν πόλει κινδύνοις εν ερημία κινδύνοις εν θαλάσση κινδύνοις εν ψευδαδέλφοις