ποσάκις
posakis
how-often
multiplicative from πόσος; how many times:--how oft(-en).
Luke 13:34 · Word #13
Lexicon G4212
| Lemma | ποσάκις |
| Transliteration | posákis |
| Strong's | G4212 |
| In-context | how-often |
| Literal | how-many-times |
Morphology ADV
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADV — Adverb — Modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ποσάκις |
| Strong's | G4212 |
SIBI-P1 G4212-01
how-many-times?
| Root | ποσάκις (posakis) |
| Core Meanings | how many times, how often, multiplicative quantity of occurrences |
| Semantic Range | how many times, how often, how repeatedly, on how many occasions |
| Conceptual Significance | This term highlights not merely frequency but countable repetition, often intensifying questions about persistent action, forgiveness, judgment, or divine patience in biblical discourse. |
| Morphological Notes | Adverb (Gr,D); interrogative, indeclinable; expresses multiplicative quantity of action occurrences and does not inflect for case, gender, or number. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering "how-many-times?" preserves the multiplicative force of ποσάκις, which is derived from πόσος ("how many"). As an interrogative adverb, it asks about the number of repeated occurrences rather than general frequency, so the translation retains the explicit quantitative sense. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Word Usage (3 occurrences of G4212)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew 18:21 | ποσάκις | posakis | |
| Matthew 23:37 | ποσάκις | posakis | |
| Luke 13:34 | ποσάκις | posakis | how-often |