adjective

puknem

Greekπυκνά (pukna)

Strong’sG4437

frequent, often

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

Translated as

often1×

What it means

πυκιός, -ή, -όν,

[in LXX: Ez 31:3 A (חֹרֶשׁ), III Mac 1:28 4:10, IV Mac 12:12*;]

1. close, compact, solid.

2. frequent: I Ti 5:23. Neut. pl., πυκνά, as adv., much, often: Mk 7:3 T (v.s. πυγμή), Lk 5:33. Comparat., πυκνότερον, very often or so much the oftener (v. Bl., § 44, 3n): Ac 24:26.†

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.

Every form

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

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

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

puknas — πυκνός, frequent, often

Where it appears

1 occurrence, every one of them listed

pukneim“often”subject or objectdirect plural1×

Luke 5:33“often”Tois de legala pros auton; Tois mathētois Iōannou nēsteualō pukneim kai deēsiain poielō, homoiōs kai tois toiu Farisaioiu, tois de sois esthialō kai pinalō.Then they said to Him, “John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but Yours keep on eating and drinking.”