Whenever
ὁσάκιςStrong’s G3740hosakis
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hosakis is the Greek word usually translated “as often as”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.”
Meaning
Usually translated “as often as”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- as often as 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 2
- Revelation 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Corinthians 11:26For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come.
- Revelation 11:6These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.
Greek dictionary
ὁσάκις hosakis · whenever
ὁσάκις (ὅσος), relat. adv., as often as: before ἐάν (which see), 1Co.11:25-26, Rev.11:6,† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “whenever” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
WHENEVER, adverb
[when and ever.]
At whatever time. whenever you come, you will be kindly received.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.