Polumeros describes God’s speaking to the fathers as occurring in successive portions in Hebrews 1:1.

In Hebrews 1:1, the adverb characterizes God’s speech to the fathers through the prophets as given in successive portions; the APB renders the clause “little by little.”

1. In successive portions of divine speech · dominant

   The adverb Πολυμερῶς modifies God’s speaking to the fathers through the prophets in Hebrews 1:1, presenting that speech as distributed in portions rather than stated as a single undivided act. In Hebrews 1:1 the APB renders the clause “God spoke to the fathers in the prophets little by little and in many ways of old.”

   Hebrews 1:1

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Hebrews 1:1, the APB presents the term with “little by little” in its rendering of God’s speech to the fathers. This identifies the clause’s presentation rather than a precise one-to-one rendering.