Strong’s G3956 · Greek

πᾶς
pâs

Definition

all, any, every, the whole

Etymology

including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word;

Where the KJV renders it

  • all (manner of
  • means)
  • alway(-s)
  • any (one)
  • X daily
  • + ever
  • every (one
  • way)
  • as many as
  • + no(-thing)
  • X thoroughly
  • whatsoever
  • whole
  • whosoever

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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