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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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πολυμερῶς

Strong’s: G4181

Associated OET lemmas: πολυμερῶς

Form 1

Part of speech: advb.

Constructions: πολυμερῶς; πολύς; μερίζω

Sense 1: fragmentary, in many parts

Semantic entry: 63.19

Semantic domains: Whole, Unite, Part, Divide

Subdomains: Part

Definition: pertaining to that which occurs in many parts

Notes: It is also possible to interpret πολυμερῶς in RV HEB 1:1 · LV HEB 1:1 · Read together HEB 1:1 as referring to many different occasions, and therefore it may be translated as ‘often’ or ‘many times’ (67.11: πολλάκις / 67.11: πολυμερῶς / 67.11: πολύς). For yet another interpretation of πολυμερῶς in RV HEB 1:1 · LV HEB 1:1 · Read together HEB 1:1, see 89.81: πολυμερῶς.

HEB 1:1: RV HEB 1:1 · LV HEB 1:1 · Read together HEB 1:1

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OET-RV HEB 1:1

1 Long ago, God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets in many different circumstances and in many different ways,

OET-LV HEB 1:1

1 Many_ways and many_ways long_ago, the god, having_spoken to_the fathers in the prophets

Sense 2: often, many times

Semantic entry: 67.11

Semantic domains: Time

Subdomains: A Point of Time without Reference to Other Points of Time: Time, Occasion, Ever, Often

Definition: a number of related points of time

Notes: It is also possible to understand πολυμερῶς[a] (58.29: πολυτρόπως). Some scholars, however, understand πολυμερῶς in the sense of ‘fragmentary’ (see 63.19: πολυμερῶς). For yet another interpretation of πολυμερῶς in RV HEB 1:1 · LV HEB 1:1 · Read together HEB 1:1, see 89.81: πολυμερῶς.

HEB 1:1: RV HEB 1:1 · LV HEB 1:1 · Read together HEB 1:1

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OET-RV HEB 1:1

1 Long ago, God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets in many different circumstances and in many different ways,

OET-LV HEB 1:1

1 Many_ways and many_ways long_ago, the god, having_spoken to_the fathers in the prophets

Sense 3: in many ways, in many different ways

Semantic entry: 89.81

Semantic domains: Relations

Subdomains: Manner

Definition: pertaining to a number of different manners in which something may be done

Notes: In the case of this meaning of πολυμερῶς, the terms πολυτρόπως (see 89.82: πολυτρόπως) and πολυμερῶς may be regarded as mutually reinforcing, but for different interpretations of πολυμερῶς in RV HEB 1:1 · LV HEB 1:1 · Read together HEB 1:1, see 63.19: πολυμερῶς and 67.11: πολλάκις / 67.11: πολυμερῶς / 67.11: πολύς.

HEB 1:1: RV HEB 1:1 · LV HEB 1:1 · Read together HEB 1:1

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OET-RV HEB 1:1

1 Long ago, God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets in many different circumstances and in many different ways,

OET-LV HEB 1:1

1 Many_ways and many_ways long_ago, the god, having_spoken to_the fathers in the prophets