adjective

poikilos

Greekποικίλος (poikilos)

Strong’sG4164

various, of different colors

stem poikil-10 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books3 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

various9×varied1×

What it means

ποικίλος, -η, -ον,

[in LXX for נָקֹד, רִקְמָה, etc.;]

many-coloured, variegated. Metaph., various, manifold: Mt 4:24, Mk 1:34, Lk 4:40, II Ti 3:6, Tit 3:3, He 2:4 13:9, Ja 1:2, I Pe 1:6 4:10.†

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

Strong’s G4164 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidpoy-kee'-los

motley, i.e. various in character

Fromof uncertain derivation;

King Jamesdivers, manifold.

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

Every form

Job in the sentence case	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	poikilos	poikilas	poikilem	poikilois	poikilais	poikileim
object accusative	poikilon	poikilan		poikiloin	poikilain
direct address vocative	poikilor	poikilar		poikiloir	poikilair
of, belonging to genitive	poikilou	poikilau1×ποικίλης	poikileu	poikiloiu	poikilaiu	poikileiu
to, for dative	poikilo	poikila	poikile	poikiloi2×ποικίλοις	poikilai7×ποικίλαις	poikilei

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

poikilstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

poikil is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

10 occurrences, every one of them listed

poikilau“varied”of, belonging togenitive singular1×

1 Peter 4:10“varied”hekastos kathōs lambata charismem, eis heautoin autem diakonarōtois hōs kalois oikonomois poikilau chariau theou;As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.

poikiloi“various”to, fordative plural2×

James 1:2“various”Pantan charan hēgevar, adelfoir mu, hotan peirasmoi peripiptaveia poikiloi,Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,

1 Peter 1:6“various”en ho agallievō, oligem arti ei darōtem lupiratois en poikiloi peirasmoi,In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials

poikilai“various”to, fordative plural7×

Matthew 4:24“various”kai aperchata tas akoas autou eis holan tan Surian; kai prosferala auto pantoin toin kakōs echarōtoin poikilai nosai kai basanai sunechirōtoin, daimonizerōtoin kai selēniazerōtoin kai paralutikoin, kai therapeuata autoin.News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.

Mark 1:34“various”kai therapeuata polloin kakōs echarōtoin poikilai nosai, kai daimoneim polleim ekballata, kai ouk afiēkate lalarō teim daimoneim, hoti oidalelē auton.And He healed many who were ill with various diseases and drove out many demons. But He would not allow the demons to speak, because they knew who He was.

Luke 4:40“various”Dusarōtou de tou hēliou hapantois hosois echale asthenarōtoin nosai poikilai agala autoin pros auton; tos de heno hekasto autoiu tain cheirain epititharōtos therapeuate autoin.At sunset, all who were ill with various diseases were brought to Jesus, and laying His hands on each one, He healed them.

2 Timothy 3:6“various”ek houtoiu gar alō tois endunarōtois eis tain oikiain kai aichmalōtizarōtois gunaikarieim sōreuirēteim hamartai, agirōteim epithumiai poikilai,They are the kind who worm their way into households and captivate vulnerable women who are weighed down with sins and led astray by various passions,

Titus 3:3“various”ane gar pote kai nis anoētois, apeithois, planirōtois, douleuarōtois epithumiai kai hēdonai poikilai, en kakia kai fthono diagarōtois, stugētois, misarōtois allēloin.For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures — living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

Hebrews 2:4“various”sunepimarturarōtou tou theou sēmei tē kai teratei kai poikilai dunamiai kai pneumeu hagieu merismoi kata tan autou thelēsian?and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will.

Hebrews 13:9“various”didachai poikilai kai xenai mē paraferivōr; kalem gar charia bebaiirō tan kardian, ouk brōmei, en hei ouk ōfelila tois peripatarōtois.Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them.