2 Kings 4:8
And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.
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Oft
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Hebrews 6:7
For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:
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3 occurrences in 3 verses.
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πολλάκις
pollákis · pol-lak'-is
5 times translated as this KJV form18 total Strong's occurrences
many times, i.e. frequently
Strong's KJV usage: :--oft(-en, -entimes, -times).
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 17:15Strong's last: Hebrews 6:7
Open full G4178 profile →ὁσάκις
hosákis · hos-ak'-is
1 times translated as this KJV form3 total Strong's occurrences
how (i.e. with G302, so) many times as
Strong's KJV usage: :--as oft(-en) as.
Strong's first: 1 Corinthians 11:25Strong's last: 1 Corinthians 11:25
Open full G3740 profile →πολύς
polýs · pol-oos'
1 times translated as this KJV form365 total Strong's occurrences
(singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many; neuter (singular) as adverbial, largely; neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely
Strong's KJV usage: :--abundant, + altogether, common, + far (passed, spent), (+ be of a) great (age, deal, -ly, while), long, many, much, oft(-en (-times)), plenteous, sore, straitly.
Strong's first: Matthew 9:14Strong's last: Matthew 9:14
Open full G4183 profile →ποσάκις
posákis · pos-ak'-is
1 times translated as this KJV form3 total Strong's occurrences
how many times
Strong's KJV usage: :--how oft(-en).
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 18:21Strong's last: Matthew 18:21
Open full G4212 profile →πυγμή
pygmḗ · poog-may'
1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences
the clenched hand, i.e. (only in dative case as adverb) with the fist (hard scrubbing)
Strong's KJV usage: :--oft.
Strong's first: Mark 7:3Strong's last: Mark 7:3
Open full G4435 profile →דַּי
day · dahee
1 times translated as this KJV form36 total Strong's occurrences
enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrases
Strong's KJV usage: able, according to, after (ability), among, as (oft as), (more than) enough, from, in, since, (much as is) sufficient(-ly), too much, very, when.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: 2 Kings 4:8Strong's last: 2 Kings 4:8
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H1767
And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.
no direct Strong's tag
How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.
no direct Strong's tag
How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.
no direct Strong's tag
How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert!
G4183
Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
G4178
Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.
G4212
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
G4435
For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.
G4178
And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities.
G3740
After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.
G4178
Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.
G4178
The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:
G4178
For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:
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oft
OFT, adverb Often; frequently; not rarely. It was formerly used in prose and may be so used still; but is more generally used in poetry.
OFT she rejects, but never one offends.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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