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Manifold:

man'-i-fold (rabh; poikilos): "Manifold," which occurs only a few times, is in the Old Testament the translation of rabh, "many," "abundant" (Ne 9:19,27; Am 5:12, where it is equivalent to "many"), and of rabhabh, "to multiply," "to increase" (Ps 104:24, "O Yahweh, how manifold are thy works"); poikilos, properly, "many colored," "spotted," "variegated," is translated "manifold": 1Pe 1:6 margin, "manifold temptations"; 4:10, "manifold grace," suggests variety, diverseness; polupoikilos has this meaning more intensely (Eph 3:10, "the manifold wisdom of God"). With this may be compared a fine passage in The Wisdom of Solomon 7:22, where it is said that in Wisdom there is "an understanding spirit, holy, one only (the Revised Version (British and American) "alone in kind," margin "Greek: sole-born"), manifold (polumeres)." In like manner, pollaplasion, "manifold more" (Lu 18:30), indicates the varied elements of the reward of him who is faithful to Christ. In Ecclesiasticus 51:3, we have "manifold afflictions" (pleion).

Written by W. L. Walker

Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words
1 Strong's Number: g4164 Greek: poikilos

Manifold:

"varied," is translated "manifold" in 1Pe 1:6; 4:10; Jam 1:2, RV (AV, "divers").
See DIVERS, A, No. 2.

2 Strong's Number: g4182 Greek: polupoikilos

Manifold:

"much varied" (polus, "much," and No. 1), is said of the wisdom of God, in Eph 3:10.

3 Strong's Number: g4179 Greek: pollaplasion

Manifold:

"many times more" (from polus, "much"), occurs in Luk 18:30, "manifold more," and in many ancient authorities in Mat 19:29 (RV, marg.; some editions in text); AV and RV text, "a hundredfold," translating hekatontaplasiona.

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