ποσάκις
posakis · how often
Greek word · Strong’s number G4212 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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posakis (ποσάκις) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “how often”.
"How often?", "how many times?".
How to say it
po·sa·kis
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
- On what number of occasions?
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- How often ×2
- how many times ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 18:21
Then Peter came to him and said, “Lord, how many times will my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?”
- Matthew 23:37
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing!
- Luke 13:34
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the one who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children the way a hen gathers her own brood under her wings, and you were not willing!