pantos marks an assertion, denial, or intended means as emphatic or comprehensive in the cited verses.

The adverb most often strengthens an assertion of certainty, as in predicted speech, a reported conclusion, and a question followed by explanation. It also intensifies negation in statements of exclusion or denial, and once accompanies the aim of saving some by every available means.

1. Emphatic certainty in an assertion · dominant

   In Luke 4:23 the adverb introduces what the hearers will say, and the APB renders the prediction "You will surely say to me this proverb." In Acts 21:22 and Acts 28:4 it accompanies a conclusion about what people will hear or infer; in 1 Corinthians 9:10 it stands in a question answered by the following explanation, rendered "does he surely speak for our sake?"

   Luke 4:23Acts 21:22Acts 28:41 Corinthians 9:10
2. Emphatic denial or exclusion · common

   In 1 Corinthians 5:10 the adverb occurs with a clarification excluding the immoral people of the world, for otherwise departure from the world would be necessary; the APB renders the opening "Not at all." Romans 3:9 similarly follows the question of advantage with "Not at all," while 1 Corinthians 16:12 contrasts a strong request with Apollos's present unwillingness to come, rendered "not his will at all."

   1 Corinthians 5:10Romans 3:91 Corinthians 16:12
3. Comprehensive means toward an aim · rare

   In 1 Corinthians 9:22 the adverb stands in the statement of becoming all things to all in order to save some; the APB renders the aim "that I might by all means save some."

   1 Corinthians 9:22

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB varies its presentation across the verses: "surely" and "certainly" in assertions, "not at all" and "at all" in negative clauses, and "by all means" in 1 Corinthians 9:22. Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these renderings show the verse-level presentation rather than fixed English equivalents.