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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 4212. ποσάκις (posakis) -- How often, how many times</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4212.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/acts/6-5.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/4212.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 4212</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/4211.htm" title="4211">◄</a> 4212. posakis <a href="../greek/4213.htm" title="4213">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">posakis: How often, how many times</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ποσάκις</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adverb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>posakis<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>po-sak'-is<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(pos-ak'-is)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>How often, how many times<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>how often, how many times.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from πόσος (posos), meaning "how much" or "how many."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "posakis," the concept of frequency and repetition can be found in Hebrew words like "מַה" (mah) for "how" and "כַּמָּה" (kamah) for "how many."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The adverb "posakis" is used in the New Testament to inquire about the frequency of an action or event. It is often translated as "how often" or "how many times," indicating a repeated action or occurrence.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, repetition and frequency were often used to emphasize the importance or significance of an action. The use of "posakis" in the New Testament reflects a common linguistic tool to express concern or curiosity about the regularity of certain behaviors or events, particularly in the context of religious or moral teachings.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>interrog. adverb from <a href="/greek/4214.htm">posos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>how often?<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>how often (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4212: ποσάκις</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ποσάκις</span></span> (<span class="greek2">πόσος</span>), adverb, <span class="accented">how often</span>: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/18-21.htm">Matthew 18:21</a>; <a href="/interlinear/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34</a>. ((<span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>s epistle, <span class="abbreviation">Aristotle</span>, others.))<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>how often. <p>Multiplicative from <a href="/greek/4214.htm">posos</a>; how many times -- how oft(-en). <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4214.htm">posos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ποσακις ποσάκις ποσαπλώς posakis posákis<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/18-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 18:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/18.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτῷ Κύριε <b>ποσάκις</b> ἁμαρτήσει εἰς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to Him, Lord, <span class="itali">how often</span> shall my brother<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Lord, <span class="itali">how oft</span> shall my<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/18-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to him master <span class="itali">how often</span> will sin against<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/23-37.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 23:37</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/23.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πρὸς αὐτὴν <b>ποσάκις</b> ἠθέλησα ἐπισυναγαγεῖν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> who are sent <span class="itali">to her! How often</span> I wanted<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thee, <span class="itali">how often</span> would I<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/23-37.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to her <span class="itali">how often</span> would I have gathered together<p><b><a href="/text/luke/13-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 13:34</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πρὸς αὐτήν <b>ποσάκις</b> ἠθέλησα ἐπισυνάξαι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> sent <span class="itali">to her! How often</span> I wanted<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thee; <span class="itali">how often</span> would<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/13-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to her <span class="itali">how often</span> would I have gathered<p><b><a href="/greek/4212.htm">Strong's Greek 4212</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4212.htm">3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/posakis_4212.htm">ποσάκις — 3 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/4211.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4211"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4211" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4213.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4213"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4213" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>