What does πολλάκις (pollákis) mean in the Bible?
πολλάκις (pollákis) is a Greek word meaning "often".
Greek · G4178
πολλάκις
Often
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πολλάκις G4178
Pronunciation pollákis
What does πολλάκις (pollákis) mean in the Bible?
πολλάκις (pollákis) is a Greek word meaning "often".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4178?
The BSB source-word alignment has 18 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (3), vvv (3), [and] often (2), again and again (2), often (2).
Where does πολλάκις (pollákis) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 17:15. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (5), Hebrews (4), Mark (2), Matthew (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It . . . 3× 2 Corinthians 11:26, Philippians 3:18, 2 Timothy 1:16
vvv 3× Matthew 17:15, Mark 9:22, Acts 26:11
[and] often 2× 2 Corinthians 11:27
again and again 2× Hebrews 9:25, Hebrews 10:11
often 2× Romans 1:13, Hebrews 6:7
- 1× Matthew 17:15
{had} often 1× John 18:2
{was} often 1× Mark 5:4
frequent 1× 2 Corinthians 11:23
many times 1× 2 Corinthians 8:22
repeatedly 1× Hebrews 9:26
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 17:15 πολλάκις to vvv Adverb Matthew 17:15 πολλάκις to - Adverb Mark 5:4 πολλάκις to {was} often Adverb Mark 9:22 πολλάκις to vvv Adverb John 18:2 πολλάκις to {had} often Adverb Acts 26:11 πολλάκις to vvv Adverb Romans 1:13 πολλάκις to often Adverb 2 Corinthians 8:22 πολλάκις to many times Adverb 2 Corinthians 11:23 πολλάκις to frequent Adverb 2 Corinthians 11:26 πολλάκις to . . . Adverb
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 17:15
Aligned rows 18
Books represented 9
Matthew 2 Mark 2 John 1 Acts 1 Romans 1 2 Corinthians 5 Philippians 1 2 Timothy 1 Hebrews 4
Source forms
πολλάκις 18x pollakis Matthew 17:15, Mark 5:4, Mark 9:22, John 18:2
Parsing patterns
Adverb 18x Matthew 17:15, Mark 5:4, Mark 9:22, John 18:2
Evidence Summary
Greek word. often
Strong's G4178
Lexical occurrences 18 verses Greek text appearances 18 times 16 shown below Word forms 1 form 18 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
often
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 18 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 17:15 Adverb
πολλάκις pollakiv
many times, often
Read verse Matthew 17:15 Adverb
πολλάκις pollakiv
many times, often
Read verse Mark 5:4 Adverb
πολλάκις pollakiv
many times, often
Read verse Mark 9:22 Adverb
πολλάκις pollakiv
many times, often
Read verse John 18:2 Adverb
πολλάκις pollakiv
many times, often
Read verse Acts 26:11 Adverb
πολλάκις pollakiv
many times, often
Read verse Romans 1:13 Adverb
πολλάκις pollakiv
many times, often
Read verse 2 Corinthians 8:22 Adverb
πολλάκις pollakiv
many times, often
Read verse 2 Corinthians 11:23 Adverb
πολλάκις. pollakiv
many times, often
Read verse 2 Corinthians 11:26 Adverb
πολλάκις, pollakiv
many times, often
Read verse 2 Corinthians 11:27 Adverb
πολλάκις, pollakiv
many times, often
Read verse 2 Corinthians 11:27 Adverb
πολλάκις, pollakiv
many times, often
Read verse Philippians 3:18 Adverb
πολλάκις pollakiv
many times, often
Read verse 2 Timothy 1:16 Adverb
πολλάκις pollakiv
many times, often
Read verse Hebrews 6:7 Adverb
πολλάκις pollakiv
many times, often
Read verse Hebrews 9:25 Adverb
πολλάκις pollakiv
many times, often
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 18
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Matt 17:15 · Mark 5:4 · Mark 9:22 · John 18:2 · Acts 26:11 · Rom 1:13 · 2 Cor 8:22 · 2 Cor 11:23 · 2 Cor 11:26 · 2 Cor 11:27 · Phil 3:18 · 2 Tim 1:16 · Heb 6:7 · Heb 9:25 · Heb 9:26 · Heb 10:11 18×
Word Origins
πολλάκις is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain