πάντως G3843
Certainly, by all means, altogether; with negation: not at all, by no means.
An emphatic adverb that intensifies whatever it modifies. When affirming, it means 'certainly,' 'surely,' or 'by all means'—as when the crowd at Lystra concludes Paul's attacker must be a murderer (Acts 28:4), or when Paul resolves to return (Acts 18:21). When paired with a negative particle, it reverses into total denial: 'not at all' or 'by no means' (Rom 3:9). Spanish captures both poles well: 'ciertamente' for affirmation and 'de ninguna manera' for emphatic negation. The word's flexibility makes it a rhetorical intensifier whose force depends entirely on its syntactic context.
Senses
1. certainly, surely, by all means — Emphatic affirmation: 'certainly,' 'surely,' 'by all means.' Strengthens assertions, confident expectations, or resolute intentions. In Luke 4:23 Jesus anticipates the crowd will 'surely' quote the proverb; in Acts 28:4 the islanders conclude the snakebite victim is 'certainly' a murderer. French 'certainement' and Spanish 'seguramente' convey the same assured tone. The usage in 1 Cor 9:10 ('he certainly says it for our sake') shows Paul wielding it for theological argument. 7×
AR["بالتَّأكيدِ", "بِالتَّأْكِيدِ", "حَتمًا", "مُطْلَقاً"]·ben["অবশ্যই", "সম্পূর্ণভাবে", "সম্পূর্ণভাবে,"]·DE["auf-jeden-Fall", "Πάντως", "πάντως"]·EN["Certainly", "Surely", "by-all-means", "certainly", "completely"]·FR["absolument", "certainement"]·heb["בְּ-וַדַּאי", "בְּ-כָל-אֹפֶן", "בְּהֶחְלֵט", "בְּוַדַּאי", "בְּוַדָּאִי", "לְגַמְרֵי"]·HI["अवश्य", "निश्चय", "निश्चय-ही", "निश्चित-ही", "बिल्कुल"]·ID["Pasti", "Tentu", "dengan-segala-cara", "pasti", "sama-sekali", "segala-cara", "sepenuhnya"]·IT["certamente", "pantos"]·jav["Temtu", "Tèmtu", "mesthi", "mestèn", "sayektos", "sayektos,", "temtu"]·KO["꼭", "반드시", "어떻게든", "전적으로", "틀림없이"]·PT["Certamente", "certamente", "completamente", "de-todo-modo,", "inteiramente"]·RU["Конечно", "непременно", "непременно,", "совершенно"]·ES["Ciertamente", "Seguramente", "absolutamente", "de-todos-modos"]·SW["Hakika", "hakika", "kabisa", "kwa-njia-yoyote,"]·TR["Kesinlikle", "bu", "her durumda", "kesinlikle", "mutlaka", "tümüyle"]·urd["بالکل", "ضرور", "یقیناً"]
2. at all, entirely (often with negation) — Used with negation to express total denial or emphatic refusal: 'not at all,' 'by no means.' In Rom 3:9 Paul asks whether Jews have any advantage and answers 'not at all' (ou pantōs). Similarly in 1 Cor 16:12, Apollos was 'not at all' willing to come at present. Spanish 'de ninguna manera' and German 'auf keinen Fall' highlight the absolute quality of the denial. The same word that affirms everything can, with a simple negative particle, negate everything. 2×
AR["أَبَداً", "بِتَاتًا"]·ben["আদৌ", "সম্পূর্ণভাবে;"]·DE["auf-jeden-Fall"]·EN["at-all", "certainly"]·FR["absolument"]·heb["בְּהֶחְלֵט", "כְּלָל"]·HI["बिलकुल-नहीं", "बिल्कुल"]·ID["sama-sekali", "sama-sekali;"]·IT["certamente"]·jav["babar-pisan", "sedaya;"]·KO["전혀"]·PT["certamente"]·RU["вовсе", "совсем"]·ES["de-ninguna-manera", "del-todo"]·SW["kabisa"]·TR["hiç", "tümüyle"]·urd["بالکل", "ہرگز"]
Related Senses
H3605 1. all, every, whole (5352×)H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H0259 1. one (cardinal numeral) (940×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)H8147 1. cardinal number two (666×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
πάντως, adverb, (πᾶς) in all ways, ἄλλως τε π. καὶ.., i.e. especially (since).., Refs 8th c.BC+, in no wise, by no means, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἔδεε πάντως it was absolutely necessary, Refs 5th c.BC+. ; π. θελῆσαι to wish at all hazards, Refs; εἰ π. ἐλεύσονται if they positively will go, Refs; π. κου πυνθάνεαι no doubt, Refs: with an adjective, π. ἀναρίστητος Refs 5th c.BC+ __II in strong affirmations,…