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Lexicon :: Strong's G4164 - poikilos

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ποικίλος
Transliteration
poikilos (Key)
Pronunciation
poy-kee'-los
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain derivation
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:484,901

Strong’s Definitions

ποικίλος poikílos, poy-kee'-los; of uncertain derivation; motley, i.e. various in character:—divers, manifold.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's G4164 in the following manner: divers (8x), manifold (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's G4164 in the following manner: divers (8x), manifold (2x).

  1. a various colours, variegated

  2. of various sorts

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ποικίλος poikílos, poy-kee'-los; of uncertain derivation; motley, i.e. various in character:—divers, manifold.
STRONGS G4164:
ποικίλος, ποικίλη, ποικίλον, from Homer down, various, i. e.
a. of divers colors, variegated: the Sept.
b. equivalent to of divers sorts: Matthew 4:24; Mark 1:34; Luke 4:40; 2 Timothy 3:6; Titus 3:3; Hebrews 2:4; Hebrews 13:9; James 1:2; 1 Peter 1:6; 1 Peter 4:10 ((A. V. in the last two examples manifold)).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
4:24
Mark
1:34
Luke
4:40
2 Timothy
3:6
Titus
3:3
Hebrews
2:4; 13:9
James
1:2
1 Peter
1:6; 4:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4164 matches the Greek ποικίλος (poikilos),
which occurs 21 times in 20 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:37 - But Jacob took fresh-cut branches from poplar, almond, and plane trees. He made white streaks by peeling them, making the white inner wood in the branches visible.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:39

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:39 - When the sheep mated in front of the branches, they gave birth to young that were streaked or speckled or spotted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 30:40

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 30:40 - Jacob removed these lambs, but he made the rest of the flock face the streaked and completely dark-colored animals in Laban's flock. So he made separate flocks for himself and did not mix them with Laban's flocks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:8 - If he said, 'The speckled animals will be your wage,' then the entire flock gave birth to speckled offspring. But if he said, 'The streaked animals will be your wage,' then the entire flock gave birth to streaked offspring.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:10 - "Once during breeding season I saw in a dream that the male goats mating with the flock were streaked, speckled, and spotted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:12 - Then he said, 'Observe that all the male goats mating with the flock are streaked, speckled, or spotted, for I have observed all that Laban has done to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:3 - Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons because he was a son born to him late in life, and he made a special tunic for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:23 - When Joseph reached his brothers, they stripped him of his tunic, the special tunic that he wore.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:32

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:32 - Then they brought the special tunic to their father and said, "We found this. Determine now whether it is your son's tunic or not."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:21 - I saw among the goods we seized a nice robe from Babylon, two hundred silver pieces, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels. I wanted them, so I took them. They are hidden in the ground right in the middle of my tent with the silver underneath."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:30 - 'No doubt they are gathering and dividing the plunder - a girl or two for each man to rape! Sisera is grabbing up colorful cloth, he is grabbing up colorful embroidered cloth, two pieces of colorful embroidered cloth, for the neck of the plunderer!'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:2 - So I have made every effort to provide what is needed for the temple of my God, including the gold, silver, bronze, iron, wood, as well as a large amount of onyx, settings of antimony and other stones, all kinds of precious stones, and alabaster.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 1:6 - The furnishings included linen and purple curtains hung by cords of the finest linen and purple wool on silver rings, alabaster columns, gold and silver couches displayed on a floor made of valuable stones of alabaster, mother-of-pearl, and mineral stone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:10 - I dressed you in embroidered clothing and put fine leather sandals on your feet. I wrapped you with fine linen and covered you with silk.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:13 - You were adorned with gold and silver, while your clothing was of fine linen, silk, and embroidery. You ate the finest flour, honey, and olive oil. You became extremely beautiful and attained the position of royalty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:18 - You took your embroidered clothing and used it to cover them; you offered my olive oil and my incense to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:16 - All the princes of the sea will vacate their thrones. They will remove their robes and strip off their embroidered clothes; they will clothe themselves with trembling. They will sit on the ground; they will tremble continually and be shocked at what has happened to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 1:8 - I was attentive that night and saw a man seated on a red horse that stood among some myrtle trees in the ravine. Behind him were red, sorrel, and white horses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 6:3 - to the third white horses, and to the fourth spotted horses, all of them strong.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 6:6 - The chariot with the black horses is going to the north country and the white ones are going after them, but the spotted ones are going to the south country.
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