What does ποικίλος · χάρις mean in the Bible?
ποικίλος · χάρις is a Greek phrase meaning "varied, manifold grace".
Greek · G4164, G5485
ποικίλης χάριτος
Various · grace
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ποικίλοςG4164various
Pronunciationpoikílos
Variety of kinds or types, emphasizing diverse manifestations of the same category rather than mere difference
Open lexicon entry →χάριςG5485grace
Pronunciationcháris
Divine favor freely given and unmerited, emphasizing God's gracious kindness rather than human deserving or works.
Open lexicon entry →What does ποικίλης χάριτος (poikilēs charitos) mean in the Bible?
ποικίλος · χάρις is a Greek phrase meaning "varied, manifold grace".
Full entry for ποικίλης χάριτος (G4164, G5485) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4164, G5485?
G4164, G5485 is connected to 10 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. varied, manifold grace
Source Gloss
varied, manifold grace
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns3Aligned forms10Case patternDative (9)Number patternPlural (9)
Genitive · Singular · Feminine1 Pet 4:101×
Dative · Plural · FeminineMatt 4:24 · Mark 1:34 · Luke 4:40 · 2 Tim 3:6 · Titus 3:3 · Heb 2:4 · Heb 13:97×
Dative · Plural · MasculineJas 1:2 · 1 Pet 1:62×
Word Origins
ποικίλης χάριτος is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.