Strong's Greek: 4212. ποσάκις (posakis) -- How often, how many times

Strong's Lexicon

posakis: How often, how many times

Original Word: ποσάκις
Part of Speech: Adverb
Transliteration: posakis
Pronunciation: po-sak'-is
Phonetic Spelling: (pos-ak'-is)
Definition: How often, how many times
Meaning: how often, how many times.

Word Origin: Derived from πόσος (posos), meaning "how much" or "how many."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "posakis," the concept of frequency and repetition can be found in Hebrew words like "מַה" (mah) for "how" and "כַּמָּה" (kamah) for "how many."

Usage: The adverb "posakis" is used in the New Testament to inquire about the frequency of an action or event. It is often translated as "how often" or "how many times," indicating a repeated action or occurrence.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, repetition and frequency were often used to emphasize the importance or significance of an action. The use of "posakis" in the New Testament reflects a common linguistic tool to express concern or curiosity about the regularity of certain behaviors or events, particularly in the context of religious or moral teachings.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
interrog. adverb from posos
Definition
how often?
NASB Translation
how often (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 4212: ποσάκις

ποσάκις (πόσος), adverb, how often: Matthew 18:21; Matthew 23:37; Luke 13:34. ((Platos epistle, Aristotle, others.))

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

how often.

Multiplicative from posos; how many times -- how oft(-en).

see GREEK posos

Forms and Transliterations

ποσακις ποσάκις ποσαπλώς posakis posákis

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