4178. pollakis

Strong's Lexicon

pollakis: Often, frequently, many times

Original Word: πολλάκις
Part of Speech: Adverb
Transliteration: pollakis
Pronunciation: pol-lah'-kis
Phonetic Spelling: (pol-lak'-is)
Definition: Often, frequently, many times
Meaning: many times, often, frequently.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word "πολύς" (polus), meaning "many" or "much."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "πολλάκις," the concept of frequency or repetition can be found in Hebrew words like "רַב" (rab, Strong's H7227) meaning "many" or "much," and "תָּמִיד" (tamid, Strong's H8548) meaning "continually" or "regularly."

Usage: The adverb "πολλάκις" (pollakis) is used in the New Testament to denote actions or events that occur frequently or repeatedly. It emphasizes the recurrence or habitual nature of an action. This word is often used to highlight the persistence or regularity of certain behaviors or events.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, repetition and frequency were often used to emphasize importance or to establish a pattern of behavior. The use of "πολλάκις" in the New Testament reflects this cultural understanding, underscoring the significance of repeated actions or events in the narrative or teaching context.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
adverb from polus
Definition
often
NASB Translation
frequent (1), many (1), often (15), time after time (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 4178: πολλάκις

πολλάκις (from πολύς, πολλά), adverb (fr. Homer down), often, frequently: Matthew 17:15; Mark 5:4; Mark 9:22; John 18:2; Acts 26:11; Romans 1:13; Romans 15:22 L Tr marginal reading; 2 Corinthians 8:22; 2 Corinthians 11:23, 26; Philippians 3:18; 2 Timothy 1:16; Hebrews 6:7; Hebrews 9:25; Hebrews 10:11.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

often

Multiplicative adverb from polus; many times, i.e. Frequently -- oft(-en, -entimes, -times).

see GREEK polus

Forms and Transliterations

πολλακις πολλάκις pollakis pollákis

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 17:15 Adv
GRK: κακῶς πάσχει πολλάκις γὰρ πίπτει
NAS: ill; for he often falls
KJV: vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into
INT: miserably suffers often indeed he falls

Matthew 17:15 Adv
GRK: πῦρ καὶ πολλάκις εἰς τὸ
NAS: into the fire and often into the water.
KJV: the fire, and oft into the water.
INT: fire and often into the

Mark 5:4 Adv
GRK: τὸ αὐτὸν πολλάκις πέδαις καὶ
NAS: because he had often been bound
KJV: that he had been often bound
INT: that he often with shackles and

Mark 9:22 Adv
GRK: καὶ πολλάκις καὶ εἰς
NAS: It has often thrown him both
KJV: And ofttimes it hath cast him
INT: And often both into

John 18:2 Adv
GRK: τόπον ὅτι πολλάκις συνήχθη Ἰησοῦς
NAS: for Jesus had often met
KJV: for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither
INT: place because often gathered together Jesus

Acts 26:11 Adv
GRK: τὰς συναγωγὰς πολλάκις τιμωρῶν αὐτοὺς
NAS: And as I punished them often in all
KJV: I punished them oft in every
INT: the synagogues often punishing them

Romans 1:13 Adv
GRK: ἀδελφοί ὅτι πολλάκις προεθέμην ἐλθεῖν
NAS: brethren, that often I have planned
KJV: that oftentimes I purposed
INT: brothers that many times I purposed to come

2 Corinthians 8:22 Adv
GRK: ἐν πολλοῖς πολλάκις σπουδαῖον ὄντα
NAS: whom we have often tested
KJV: we have oftentimes proved
INT: in many things often earnest to be

2 Corinthians 11:23 Adv
GRK: ἐν θανάτοις πολλάκις
NAS: times without number, often in danger of death.
KJV: in deaths oft.
INT: in deaths often

2 Corinthians 11:26 Adv
GRK: ὁδοιπορίαις πολλάκις κινδύνοις ποταμῶν
NAS: [I have been] on frequent journeys,
KJV: [In] journeyings often, [in] perils
INT: In journeyings often in perils of rivers

2 Corinthians 11:27 Adv
GRK: ἐν ἀγρυπνίαις πολλάκις ἐν λιμῷ
NAS: through many sleepless nights,
KJV: in watchings often, in hunger
INT: in watchings often in hunger

2 Corinthians 11:27 Adv
GRK: ἐν νηστείαις πολλάκις ἐν ψύχει
NAS: and thirst, often without food,
KJV: in fastings often, in cold
INT: in fastings often in cold

Philippians 3:18 Adv
GRK: περιπατοῦσιν οὓς πολλάκις ἔλεγον ὑμῖν
NAS: of whom I often told
KJV: I have told you often, and now
INT: are walking [of] whom often I told you

2 Timothy 1:16 Adv
GRK: οἴκῳ ὅτι πολλάκις με ἀνέψυξεν
NAS: of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed
KJV: for he oft refreshed me,
INT: house because often me he refreshed

Hebrews 6:7 Adv
GRK: αὐτῆς ἐρχόμενον πολλάκις ὑετόν καὶ
NAS: the rain which often falls
KJV: the rain that cometh oft upon it,
INT: it coming often rain and

Hebrews 9:25 Adv
GRK: οὐδ' ἵνα πολλάκις προσφέρῃ ἑαυτόν
NAS: Himself often, as the high priest
KJV: himself often, as
INT: nor that often he should offer himself

Hebrews 9:26 Adv
GRK: ἔδει αὐτὸν πολλάκις παθεῖν ἀπὸ
NAS: to suffer often since
KJV: must he often have suffered since
INT: it was necessary for him often to have suffered from

Hebrews 10:11 Adv
GRK: τὰς αὐτὰς πολλάκις προσφέρων θυσίας
NAS: and offering time after time the same
KJV: offering oftentimes the same
INT: the same often offering sacrifices

Strong's Greek 4178
18 Occurrences

πολλάκις — 18 Occ.