poikilos · various

What it means

poikilos (ποικίλος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “various”.

Of many kinds.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Of many kinds.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• various ×9
• varied ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×1
• Mark×1
• Luke×1
• 2 Timothy×1
• Titus×1
• Hebrews×2
• James×1
• 1 Peter×2

• Matthew 4:24

  And the report about him went out into all Syria; and they brought to him all those who were ill, afflicted with various diseases and torments, the demon-possessed and the moonstruck and paralytics, and he healed them.

• Mark 1:34

  And he healed many who were sick with various diseases, and he drove out many demons, and he would not let the demons speak, because they knew him.

• Luke 4:40

  Now as the sun was setting, all who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to him; and he, laying his hands on each one of them, was healing them.

• 2 Timothy 3:6

  For among them are those who creep into households and captivate weak women loaded down with sins, led by various desires,

• Titus 3:3

  For we also were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various desires and pleasures, spending our lives in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

• Hebrews 2:4

  while God testified along with them by signs and wonders and various miracles and distributions of the Holy Spirit according to his will.

• Hebrews 13:9

  Do not be carried away by various and strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace, not by foods, by which those who walked in them were not benefited.

• James 1:2

  Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various trials,

• 1 Peter 1:6

  In this you rejoice greatly, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials,

• 1 Peter 4:10

  Each one, as he has received a gift, serving one another with it as good stewards of the varied grace of God.