adjective

polupoikilas

Greekπολυποίκιλος (polupoikilos)

Strong’sG4182

much varied, manifold

stem polupoikil-once in the New Testament1 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

manifold1×

What it means

* πολυ-ποίκιλος, -ον,

1. much variegated, of greatly differing colours (Eur.).

2. manifold: Eph 3:10.†

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

Strong’s G4182 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidpol-oo-poy'-kil-os

much variegated, i.e. multifarious

Fromfrom G4183 and G4164;

King Jamesmanifold.

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	polupoikilos	polupoikilas1×πολυποίκιλος	polupoikilem	polupoikilois	polupoikilais	polupoikileim
object accusative	polupoikilon	polupoikilan		polupoikiloin	polupoikilain
direct address vocative	polupoikilor	polupoikilar		polupoikiloir	polupoikilair
of, belonging to genitive	polupoikilou	polupoikilau	polupoikileu	polupoikiloiu	polupoikilaiu	polupoikileiu
to, for dative	polupoikilo	polupoikila	polupoikile	polupoikiloi	polupoikilai	polupoikilei

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

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

polupoikil 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

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

polupoikilas“manifold”subjectnominative singular1×

Ephesians 3:10“manifold”hina gnōriziteia nun tai archai kai tai exousiai en tei epouranei dia tau ekklēsau tas polupoikilas sofias tou theou,His purpose was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,