Various
ποικίλοςStrong’s G4164poikilos
Appears in 10 verses of the New Testament
In short
Poikilos is the Greek word usually translated “various” and “manifold”. It appears in 10 verses of the New Testament.
“For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.”
Meaning
Usually translated “various” and “manifold”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- various 7
- of various 1
- by various 1
- of manifold 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Hebrews 2
- 1 Peter 2
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
- 2 Timothy 1
8 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 4:24And 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.
- Mark 1:34And 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.
- Luke 4:40Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.
- 2 Timothy 3:6For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
- Hebrews 2:4God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?
- Hebrews 13:9Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.
Greek dictionary
ποικίλος poikilos · various
ποικίλος, -η, -ον [in LXX for נָקֹד, רִקְמָה, etc. ;] many-coloured, variegated. Metaphorical, various, manifold: Mat.4:24, Mrk.1:34, Luk.4:40, 2Ti.3:6, Tit.3:3, Heb.2:4 13:9, Jas.1:2, 1Pe.1:6 4:10.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “various” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
VA'RIOUS, adjective
[Latin varius, See Vary.]
- different; several; manifold; as men of various names and various occupations.
- Changeable; uncertain; unfixed.
- Unlike each other; diverse.
- Variegated; diversified.
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.