adverb

pantōs

Greekπάντως (pantōs)

Strong’sG3843

entirely, in every way, certainly

stem pantō-8 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books

Translated as

at all3×altogether1×by all means1×certainly1×doubtless1×no doubt1×

What it means

πάντως,

adv.

(< πάς), [in LXX: IV Ki 5:11 (v. Thackeray, Gr., 47), To 14:8, al.;]

altogether, by all means;

(a) without neg. (from Hdt. on): I Co 16:12; esp. in strong affirmations, surely, at all events: Lk 4:23, Ac 21:22 28:4, I Co 9:10;

(b) c. neg. (so always in Hom.), in a complete negation: Ro 3:9; in a partial negation (Bl., § 75, 7), I Co 5:10.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G3843 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidpan'-toce

entirely; specially, at all events, (with negative, following) in no event

Fromadverb from G3956;

King Jamesby all means, altogether, at all, needs, no doubt, in (no) wise, surely.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.

Where it appears

8 occurrences, every one of them listed

pantōs6×

Acts 21:22“certainly”tinem oun atō? pantōs akoueli hoti erchasē.What then should we do? They will certainly hear that you have come.

Romans 3:9“at all”Tinem oun? proechenō? ouk pantōs, proaitiena gar Ioudaioin tē kai Hellēnoin pantoin hupo hamartan arō,What then? Are we any better? Not at all. For we have already made the charge that Jews and Greeks alike are all under sin.

1 Corinthians 5:10“at all”ouk pantōs toi pornoi tou kosmou houtou ē toi pleonektoi kai harpaxoi ē eidōlolatroi, epei ofeilave ara ek tou kosmou exerchara.I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world.

1 Corinthians 9:10“altogether”ē dia nin pantōs legatō? dia nin gar grafita, hoti ofeilatō epi elpia tos arotriarōtos arotriarō, kai tos aloarōtos epi elpia teu metecharō.Isn’t He actually speaking on our behalf? Indeed, this was written for us, because when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes, they should also expect to share in the harvest.

1 Corinthians 9:22“by all means”ginema toi asthenoi asthenos, hina toin asthenoin kerdainameia; toi pantoi ginamē panteim, hina pantōs tinoin sōzameia.To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.

1 Corinthians 16:12“at all”Peri de Apollou tou adelfou, polleim parakalama auton hina erchateia pros vin meta toiu adelfoiu; kai pantōs ouk ate thelēmem hina nun erchateia, ercheti de hotan eukairateia.Now about our brother Apollos: I strongly urged him to go to you with the brothers. He was not at all inclined to go now, but he will go when he has the opportunity.

Pantōs2×

Luke 4:23“doubtless”kai legata pros autoin; Pantōs legavi mi tan parabolan houtan; Iatror, therapeuasar siauton; hoseim akouana ginerateim eis tan Kafarnaoum poiasar kai hōde en ta patrida su.Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to Me: ‘Physician, heal yourself! Do here in Your hometown what we have heard that You did in Capernaum.’”

Acts 28:4“no doubt”hōs de horala tois barbarois kremannuerōtem tem thērem ek tau cheirau autou, pros allēloin legale; Pantōs foneuos atō tos anthrōpos houtos hon diasōziraton ek tau thalassau tas dikas zōarō ouk easata.When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”