4212 - posakis

Strong's Concordance

Original word: ποσάκις
Transliteration: posakis
Definition (short): often
Definition (full): how often?

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin: interrog. adverb from posos
Definition: how often?
NASB Translation: how often (3).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Multiplicative from posos; how many times -- how oft(-en).

see GREEK posos

KJV: Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
NASB: Then Peter came and said to Him, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?"
KJV: O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!
NASB: "Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were unwilling.
KJV: O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not!
NASB: "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children together, just as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not have it!