Often
πολλάκιςStrong’s G4178pollakis
Appears in 16 verses of the New Testament
In short
Pollakis is the Greek word usually translated “often”, “repeatedly” and “many times”. It appears in 16 verses of the New Testament.
“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.”
Meaning
Usually translated “often”, “repeatedly” and “many times”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- often 14
- repeatedly 3
- many times 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Corinthians 4
- Hebrews 4
- Mark 2
- Matthew 1
- John 1
- Acts 1
9 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 5:4Because 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 man tame him.
- Mark 9:22And 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.
- John 18:2And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place: for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples.
- Acts 26:11And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.
- Romans 1:13Now 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.
- 2 Corinthians 8:22And 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 I have in you.
Greek dictionary
πολλάκις pollakis · often
πολλάκις adv. (πολύς), often: Mat.17:15, al (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “often” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
OFTEN, adverb
of'n. comparative oftener; superlative oftenset. Frequently; many times; not seldom.
All definitions and other forms of “often”
OFTEN, adjective
of'n. Frequent. [Improper.]
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.