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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G4178
The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:
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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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