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The term "frequent" in the context of the Bible often relates to occurrences, actions, or behaviors that happen regularly or repeatedly. While the specific word "frequent" may not appear often in the Berean Standard Bible, the concept is prevalent throughout Scripture, illustrating patterns of behavior, divine actions, and spiritual disciplines.
Frequent Prayer and WorshipThe Bible emphasizes the importance of frequent prayer and worship as a vital part of a believer's life. In
1 Thessalonians 5:17, the Apostle Paul exhorts believers to "pray without ceasing," highlighting the necessity of continual communication with God. This frequent engagement in prayer is seen as a means of maintaining a close relationship with the Lord and seeking His guidance and strength.
The Psalms often reflect a pattern of frequent worship and praise.
Psalm 34:1 states, "I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips." This verse underscores the idea of consistently offering worship to God, regardless of circumstances.
Frequent GatheringsThe early church is depicted as frequently gathering for fellowship, teaching, and breaking of bread.
Acts 2:46 describes the believers as meeting "every day, continuing in the temple courts and breaking bread from house to house." This frequent assembly was crucial for the growth and unity of the early Christian community.
Frequent Sin and RepentanceThe Bible also addresses the frequent nature of human sin and the need for repentance. In the Old Testament, the Israelites are often depicted as frequently turning away from God, only to return to Him in repentance.
Judges 2:18-19 illustrates this cycle: "Whenever the LORD raised up judges for them, He was with the judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies... But when the judge died, the people returned to ways even more corrupt than those of their fathers."
This pattern of frequent sin and repentance is a reminder of the persistent struggle with sin and the need for God's grace and forgiveness.
Frequent Divine InterventionScripture records frequent divine interventions where God acts on behalf of His people. The book of Exodus recounts numerous instances where God intervenes to deliver the Israelites from Egypt, providing for them in the wilderness with manna and quail (Exodus 16) and guiding them with a pillar of cloud by day and fire by night (
Exodus 13:21-22).
In the New Testament, Jesus frequently performs miracles, demonstrating His divine authority and compassion. The Gospels are replete with accounts of Jesus healing the sick, casting out demons, and performing other miraculous signs, as seen in
Matthew 4:23-24: "Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people."
Frequent Reminders and WarningsThe Bible frequently provides reminders and warnings to encourage believers to remain faithful and vigilant. In
Deuteronomy 6:6-9, God instructs the Israelites to keep His commandments on their hearts and to teach them diligently to their children, emphasizing the importance of frequent reminders of God's laws.
Similarly, the New Testament contains frequent exhortations to remain steadfast in faith.
Hebrews 3:13 advises, "But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called 'Today,' so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness."
In summary, the concept of "frequent" in the Bible encompasses a range of spiritual practices, human behaviors, and divine actions, all of which contribute to the overarching narrative of God's relationship with humanity.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (
n.) Often to be met with; happening at short intervals; often repeated or occurring; as, frequent visits.
2. (n.) Addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent.
3. (n.) Full; crowded; thronged.
4. (n.) Often or commonly reported.
5. (v.) To visit often; to resort to often or habitually.
6. (v.) To make full; to fill.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
FREQUENTfre'-kwent (peris-soteros):
"Frequent," adjective (from Latin frequens, frequentis, "crowded") occurs only once in the text of the King James Version, as the translation of perissoteros, adverb in comparative degree of perissos, "abundantly," hence, "more abundantly" (compare2 Corinthians 1:12); in2 Corinthians 11:23, "in prisons more frequent," the Revised Version (British and American) "more abundantly"; and once in the margin of the King James Version (Proverbs 27:6) as translation of `athar, "to be abundant," the Revised Version (British and American) in text, "profuse."
American Revised Version has "frequent" for "open" (1 Samuel 3:1, "The word of Yahweh was precious (margin, rare) in those days; there was no frequent vision," margin "(Hebrew) widely spread" (the word is parac, "to break forth," "to scatter," etc.). the English Revised Version retains "open," with "frequent, Hebrew widely spread" in the margin. "Frequent" (the verb) does not occur.
W. L. Walker
Greek
4437. puknos -- close, iefrequent... close, ie
frequent. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: puknos Phonetic Spelling:
(pook-nos') Short Definition:
frequent, often Definition:
frequent...4178. pollakis -- often
... frequently. Word Origin adverb from polus Definition often NASB Word Usagefrequent
(1), many (1), often (15), time after time (1). often....
728. arrabon -- an earnest (a part payment in advance for security...
... [728 () is common in the papyri for "down payment/earnest money" and hence
frequent in business documents and agreements.]. Word...
88. adialeiptos -- incessant
... Cognate: 88 (an adjective, derived from 1 "no" and 1257 , "an interval") -- properly,
no unnecessary gaps in space or time, ie "as " (asfrequent as is...
4056. perissoteros adv. from NG4055 -- more abundantly, much more
... Adverb from perissoteros; more superabundantly -- more abundant(-ly), X the more
earnest, (more) exceedingly, morefrequent, much more, the rather....
4151. pneuma -- wind, spirit
... breath, spirit. 4151 -- properly, (), , or . The mostfrequent meaning
(translation) of 4151 () in the NT is "" ("" Only the context...
Strong's Hebrew
1875. darash -- to resort to, seek... A primitive root; properly, to tread or
frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit
or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship -- ask, X
...Library
Frequent Communion is an Effectunl Means of Getting all Vertues...
... CHAP. XIII.Frequent Communion is an effectunl means of getting all Vertues,
and in particular, Internal Peace. 96. There are four...
How He WroteFrequent Letters of a Religious Character to the...
... Book III. Chapter XXIV."How he wroteFrequent Letters of a Religious Character
to the Bishops and People. But besides these, his...
IfFrequent and Vehement Applause Follows a Speaker...
... Book 4 Chapter 53. Iffrequent and vehement applause follows a speaker?
53. Iffrequent and vehement applause follows a speaker...
Of the Exaltation of a Free Spirit, which Humble Prayer More...
... THE THIRD BOOK. ON INWARD CONSOLATION CHAPTER XXVI Of the exaltation of a free spirit,
which humble prayer more deserveth than dothfrequent reading....
How those are to be Admonished who Commit Very Small butFrequent...
... How those are to be admonished who commit very small butfrequent faults, and those
who, while avoiding such as are very small, are sometimes plunged in such...
But I Beg You to Listen Patiently as I Follow Him in his Continual...
... not by chance that he slips into these notions which he now proposes for imitation
to his disciples, but that he supports them by large andfrequent assertion....
The Folly and Danger of Being not Righteous Enough
... Nothing is morefrequent, than while people are living in a course of sin, and after
the fashion and manner of the world, there is not notice taken of them...
Letter vii. --On Darkness and Want of Feeling.
...Frequent union with Jesus Christ and prayer will gradually achieve this task, provided
you do your share of the work in forgetting yourself to think only of God...
St. Chrysostom as a Homilist.
... You see thefrequent questions, the abrupt turns of phrase, the multiplied repetitions,
by which a skilled and sympathetic preacher, keenly watching his...
The Jansenists
... When Antoine Arnauld, the youngest of the famous family which did so much to further
Jansenism, published his bookFrequent Communion, which might more truly...
Thesaurus
Frequent (10 Occurrences)... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Often to be met with; happening at short intervals;
often repeated or occurring; as,
frequent visits.
...FREQUENT.
...Wonder (148 Occurrences)
... wun'-der, wun'-derful: The verb "wonder" occurs only a few times in the Old Testament;
"wonder" as noun is much morefrequent, and is chiefly the translation...
Wonderful (71 Occurrences)
... wun'-der, wun'-derful: The verb "wonder" occurs only a few times in the Old Testament;
"wonder" as noun is much morefrequent, and is chiefly the translation...
Enemy (134 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ENEMY. en'-e-mi ('oyebh, tsar, tsar; echthros):
"Enemy," "enemies," arefrequent words in the Old Testament....
Alliance (12 Occurrences)
... alliance passed (Genesis 15:10). There arefrequent allusions to this practice
(Jeremiah 34:18). Such alliances were called "covenants...
Haunt (11 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) Tofrequent; to resort to frequently;
to visit pertinaciously or intrusively; to intrude upon....
Often (74 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (adv.) Frequently; many times; not seldom. 2. (a.)
Frequent; common; repeated. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. OFTEN....
Joy (422 Occurrences)
... 9, "The light of the righteous rejoiceth," literally, "is bright"), but generally
used figuratively "to rejoice," "be glad" (Leviticus 23:40 and veryfrequent...
Greeting (19 Occurrences)
... Afrequent form of greeting in the New Testament is chairo ("to rejoice," imperative
and infinitive, chaire, chairete, "Joy to thee," "Joy to you," translated...
Greatness (63 Occurrences)
... Corinthians 13:13); "a great high priest" (Hebrews 4:14); "the great shepherd"
(Hebrews 13:20); "a great voice" (Revelation 1:10); in Re megas is veryfrequent...
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