G4181 G4181
in many parts, in various portions; fragmentarily or piecemeal
This adverb describes something occurring in many parts or portions, suggesting fragmented or incremental revelation. In Hebrews 1:1, it characterizes how God spoke to the fathers—in many parts and many ways through the prophets, contrasted with the complete, final word spoken in His Son. The term evokes a mosaic being assembled piece by piece over centuries, each prophet adding fragments until Christ brings the complete picture.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The fragmentary, piecemeal nature of Old Testament revelation described in Hebrews 1:1. God spoke 'in many parts' through various prophets over centuries—piece by piece, incrementally building revelation. Multilingual evidence shows diverse approaches: 'in-many-parts', 'Poliméricamente' (polymeric), 'de-plusieurs-manières', 'vielfaeltig' (multifold). This contrasts with the unified, complete revelation in Christ who is God's final Word. 1×
AR["بِأَجْزَاءٍ-كَثيرَةٍ"]·ben["বহুভাবে"]·DE["vielfaeltig"]·EN["in-many-parts"]·FR["de-plusieurs-manières"]·heb["בְּפְעָמִים-רַבּוֹת"]·HI["बहुत-प्रकार-से"]·ID["Dalam-banyak-bagian"]·IT["polumerōs"]·jav["kanthi-manéka"]·KO["여러-부분으로"]·PT["De-muitas-maneiras"]·RU["Многочастно"]·ES["Poliméricamente"]·SW["Mara-nyingi"]·TR["Çok-parçalı"]·urd["بہت-طریقوں-سے"]
Related Senses
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×)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×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
Included with: πολυ-μερής, ές, (μέρος) consisting of many parts, manifold, opposed to εἷς, Refs 5th c.BC+; πρᾶξις Refs 1st c.AD+. adverb -ρῶςRefs 3rd c.AD+ __2 of divers kinds, τῆς ὕβρεως οὔσης π. Refs 4th c.BC+. adverb -ρῶς in many ways, NT+1st c.AD+