Strong's Lexicon
G4187
G4187 — πολυτρόπως
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G4187 |
|---|---|
| Word: | πολυτρόπως |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Etymology: | adverb from a compound of G4183 and G5158 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | polutropos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | pol-oot-rop'-oce |
| Meaning: | 1. in many ways, i.e. variously as to method or form |
| KJV Renderings: | in divers manners |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πολυτρόπως (from πολυτρόπος, in use in various senses from Homer down), adverb, in many manners: Heb 1:1 ((Philo de incor. mund. § 24)); see πολυμερῶς.
Englishman's Greek Concordance
πολυτρόπωσ (in divers manners)
Hebrews 1:1
- KJV: God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets
- GK: πολυμερώς και πολυτρόπως πάλαι ο θεός λαλήσας τοις πατράσιν εν τοις προφήταις