adjective
puknem
Strong’sG4437
frequent, often
stem pukn-once in the New Testament1 of 26 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
πυκιός, -ή, -όν,
[in LXX: Ez 31:3 A (חֹרֶשׁ), III Mac 1:28 4:10, IV Mac 12:12*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4437 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpook-nos'
clasped (thick), i.e. (figuratively) frequent; neuter plural (as adverb) frequently
Fromfrom the same as G4635;
King Jamesoften(-er).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
poetry also πῠκῐνός, ή, όν, both forms in Epic dialect (see. below) and Lyric poetry, Refs 5th c.BC+; Aeolic dialect πύκνος Refs 7th c.BC+ is uncertain reading Refs; Trag. πυκνός, except Refs 5th c.BC+; πυκινός once in Comedy texts, Refs 4th c.BC+:— close, compact.
I of a thing with reference to the close union of its parts, close, firm, solid, πυκινὸς θώρηξ Refs 8th c.BC+; πυκινὸν λέχος well-stuffed, firm bed,Refs 8th c.BC+; of a sponge, Refs 5th c.BC+; [σάρκες] Refs 5th c.BC+; χρυσοῦ πυκνότερονRefs 4th c.BC+; [ὁ ἐλαιὼν] πυκνός ἐστι τοῖς φυτοῖς overgrown with plants, Refs 1st c.AD+; ξοῒς χαρακτὴ π. Refs 2nd c.BC+; of a woman, thick-set, stocky, Refs 2nd c.AD+
I.2 narrow, constricted, οὐ διέρχεται.. ἀρκέουσα ἰκμάς.., πυκνῆς τῆς ὁδοῦ ἐούσης Refs 5th c.BC+
II of the parts of a thing, close-packed, crowded, πυκιναὶ κίνυντο φάλαγγες Refs 8th c.BC+; of thick plumage, πυκινὰ πτερά Refs 8th c.BC+; but πύκνα πτέρα fast-beating wings, Refs 8th c.BC+; frequently of thick foliage, ὕλη, λόχμη, θάμνοι, ὄζοι, ῥωπήϊα, δρυμά, πέταλα, Refs 8th c.BC+; πυκινοῖσι λίθοισι with close-laid stones, Refs 8th c.BC+; πυκινοῖσι.. βελέεσσι with a thick shower of darts,Refs 8th c.BC+; πυκνοῖς ὄσσοις δεδορκώς, of Argus, Refs 4th c.BC+; πεπλεκτανημέναι π. δράκουσιν, of the Furies, Refs; of thick-falling rain, snow, etc., πυκνῆς ἀκοῦσαι ψακάδος Refs 5th c.BC+; π. ῥόος a dense current, Refs 5th c.BC+; [δένδρεα] Refs 5th c.BC+
II.b in Tactics, in close order, opposed to ἀραιός, Refs 1st c.BC+
II.2 of a repeated action, frequent, numerous, πυκνοὺς θεοπρόπους ἴαλλε Refs 5th c.BC+; π. βαίνων ἤλυσιν, of a blind man, Refs; ἐν πυκνῷ θεοῦ τροχῷ κυκλεῖται on the oft-revolving wheel, Refs 5th c.BC+ quicker breathing, Refs 1st c.AD+; continuous, constant, φῶς Refs 5th c.BC+infinitive, πυκνοτέραν εἰσαφικνεῖσθαι πᾶσιν ἀνθρώποις ποιεῖν τὴν πόλιν more frequently visited by.., Refs 5th c.BC+
III of artificial union, well put together, compact, strong, πυκινὸς δόμος, χηλός, θύραι, θάλαμος, κευθμῶνες (see. below Refs 8th c.BC+: hence, close, concealed, πυκινὸς δόλος Refs 8th c.BC+
III.2 in Music, πυκνόν, τό, part of the tetrachord in which the intervals are small, defined as τὸ ἐκ δύο διαστημάτων συνεστηκὸς ἃ συντεθέντα ἔλαττον διάστημα περιέξει τοῦ λειπομένου διαστήματος ἐν τῷ διὰ τεσσάρων Refs 4th c.BC+
IV generally, strong of its kind, sore, excessive, ἄτη Refs 8th c.BC+
V metaphorically of the mind, shrewd, wise, πυκιναὶ φρένες Refs 8th c.BC+; θυμός, βουλαί, Refs 5th c.BC+; μήτιδι πυκνῇ Oracle texts cited in Refs 5th c.BC+; τὸ π. terseness of expression, Refs 1st c.BC+
V.2 of persons, sagacious, shrewd, crafty, cunning, Σίσυφος πυκνότατος παλάμαις Refs 5th c.BC+; πυκινοί the wise, Refs 5th c.BC+
B adverb πυκινῶς, and after Refs 8th c.BC+ close or fast shut, Refs 8th c.BC+
B.2 sorely (see. above Refs 8th c.BC+; constantly, ὅταν π. διᾴττωσι Refs 5th c.BC+
B.3 sagaciously, shrewdly, π. ὑποθήσομαι Refs 8th c.BC+
B.II neuter singular and plural, πυκνόν, πυκνά, πυκινόν, πυκινά as adverb, especially in the sense much, often, πήρην πυκνὰ ῥωγαλέην a much torn wallet, a wallet full of holes, Refs 8th c.BC+; πυκνότερον ἰέναι, παρέρχεσθαι, Refs 5th c.BC+. adverb -οτέρωςRefs 2nd c.AD+: superlative πυκνότατα Refs 5th c.BC+
B.II.2 πυκινὰ φρονεῖν (see. supr. A.V) Refs 8th c.BC+
B.III poetry adverb πύκα [??], thickly, solidly, θαλάμου πύκα ποιητοῖο Refs 8th c.BC+; πύλαι π. στιβαρῶς ἀραρυῖαι Refs
B.III.2 θάλαμος πύκ᾽ ἐβάλλετο with thick-falling darts, Refs
B.III.3 wisely, π. φρονεῖν Refs 4th c.AD+; τρέφειν rear carefully, Refs 8th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
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Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | puknos | puknas | puknem | puknois | puknais | pukneim1×πυκνὰ |
| object accusative | puknon | puknan | puknoin | puknain | ||
| direct address vocative | puknor | puknar | puknoir | puknair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | puknou | puknau | pukneu | puknoiu | puknaiu | pukneiu |
| to, for dative | pukno | pukna | pukne | puknoi | puknai | puknei |
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
pukn 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
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
pukneim“often”subject or objectdirect plural1×
Luke 5:33“often”… pros auton; Tois mathētois Iōannou nēsteualō pukneim kai deēsiain poiolō, homoiōs kai tois …… they said to Him, “John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but …