Lexicon
πολλάκις
pollakis
G4178
G:ADV Greek

often

18
Occurrences
9
Books
Greek
Language

Pollakis marks an action, event, or condition as recurring on multiple occasions in the biblical passages supplied.

The attested use marks recurrence: it modifies actions, experiences, and events that happen on multiple occasions, whether journeys, punishment, gatherings, suffering, or repeated offerings. The supplied verses show the same broad frequency use in both personal reports and comparisons involving repeated ritual action.

Senses in use

  1. Recurring actions, events, or experiences · dominant

    As an adverb, the form qualifies repeated occurrences in varied clauses. In 2 Corinthians 11:27 the APB renders recurring sleeplessness and fastings as "often," while Hebrews 9:25 describes the high priest's repeated entry and offering; John 18:2 likewise places Jesus' gatherings at that location on multiple occasions.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously uses "often," "frequent," and "repeatedly" in these verses. These renderings show the verse-level presentation of recurrence rather than a fixed English equivalent for each token.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture