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πᾶς (pas)

pas

all

G3956 · Greek · New Testament · 1,097 verses

Quick Reference

Language
Koine Greek
Testament
New Testament
Occurrences
1,097 verses
Root
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Word Overview

The word pas means "all" or "every," covering the full scope of a group or thing. It appears over 1,000 times in the New Testament, serving as one of the most frequent and flexible terms in Greek. The sources note that it functions both as an adjective modifying nouns and as a pronoun standing alone for "everyone" or "everything." Its range extends from specific individuals to entire populations, capturing the idea of totality.

A key distinction lies in how it interacts with articles. When used without an article, it often emphasizes individual members ("every one") or general kinds. With the article, it typically points to a collective whole, such as "all the people" or "the whole city." This structural shift allows writers to move smoothly between the particular and the universal, as seen when Jesus speaks of all authority given to Him in Matthew 28:18.

The term also carries theological weight through its absolute usage. In passages like John 3:16, the neuter form "pas" encompasses the entire world, underscoring the breadth of divine action. Translators render it variously as "all," "every," or "whole" depending on context, ensuring that the original sense of completeness remains intact across different languages and cultures.

Based on public-domain lexicons (Strong's, Thayer, Gesenius, Brown-Driver-Briggs and others).

What This Word Means for Your Faith

The Greek word pas appears over a thousand times in the New Testament, serving as a fundamental term for totality. It functions as both an adjective and a pronoun, shifting its focus based on context. When paired with an article, it often points to a collective whole, such as 'all the people.' Without the article, it emphasizes individual members, meaning 'every single one.' This flexibility allows biblical writers to move smoothly between specific instances and universal truths.

In your daily walk, this word reminds you that God’s care is both comprehensive and personal. Jesus used pas to describe His authority over all things (Matthew 28:18) and His provision for every need (Matthew 6:32). It assures us that no detail of our lives escapes His notice. Whether facing a large crowd or a private struggle, the scope of divine action is complete.

This completeness invites trust rather than anxiety. When Scripture speaks of 'all things' being given to those who seek God’s Kingdom first (Matthew 6:33), it highlights a promise that covers every aspect of life. You can rest in the knowledge that the One who holds all authority also cares for the individual.

How it's translated

How this word is rendered word-by-word in the 1,097 verses where it appears, by frequency.

  • all586×
  • every113×
  • all things94×
  • everyone40×
  • of all39×
  • to all33×
  • All32×
  • everything28×
  • Everyone24×
  • All things21×
  • Every19×
  • any17×

Forms in the text

The inflected forms of this word as they appear in Scripture, by frequency.

  • πάντα233×
  • πάντες162×
  • πάντων119×
  • πᾶς90×
  • πάντας79×
  • πᾶν75×
  • πᾶσιν73×
  • παντὶ58×
  • πᾶσαν54×
  • πάσῃ44×
  • πᾶσα42×
  • πάσης42×

Key Verses

  • John 3:16
    For God so loved the world, that he gave his only born Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

    The neuter form encompasses the entire world, underscoring the universal breadth of God's love and offer of eternal life.

  • Matthew 6:33
    But seek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

    Here the word connects seeking God’s Kingdom with the promise that all material needs will be provided as well.

  • Matthew 5:18
    For most certainly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not even one smallest letter or one tiny pen stroke shall in any way pass away from the law, until all things are accomplished.

    Jesus uses this term to emphasize the permanence of Scripture, stating not even the smallest letter will pass until all is accomplished.

  • Matthew 4:23
    Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness among the people.

    This occurrence illustrates Jesus’ comprehensive ministry, showing He healed every disease and sickness among the people.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the Greek word pas mean?

Pas means 'all,' 'every,' or 'whole.' It is one of the most frequent words in the New Testament, appearing over 1,000 times. It can function as an adjective modifying a noun or as a pronoun standing alone to refer to everyone or everything in a group.

How does pas differ from other Greek words for 'all'?

While other words exist, pas is the primary term for totality. Its meaning shifts slightly based on grammar: with the article, it often means 'the whole' group; without it, it can mean 'every single' individual. This allows for precise emphasis on either the collective or the individual.

Where does pas appear in the Bible?

It appears in nearly every book of the New Testament. Key examples include John 3:16 ('so loved the world'), Matthew 28:18 ('all authority'), and Matthew 6:33 ('all these things'). Its frequency highlights its importance in conveying completeness.

Why is the distinction between 'all' and 'every' important?

This distinction affects how we understand scope. 'All' might refer to a group as a unit, while 'every' emphasizes each member individually. In theology, this helps clarify whether a promise applies to a nation collectively or to each person personally.

Every Occurrence (1,097 verses across 27 books)

Matthew 122 verses
Matthew 1:17

So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the exile to Babylon fourteen…

Matthew 2:3

When King Herod heard it, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

Matthew 2:4

Gathering together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he asked them where the Christ would be born.

Matthew 2:16

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked by the wise men, was exceedingly angry, and sent out and killed all the male…

Matthew 3:5

Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him.

Matthew 3:10

Even now the ax lies at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit is cut down, and…

Matthew 3:15

But Jesus, answering, said to him, “Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness.”…

Matthew 4:4

But he answered, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of God’s…

Matthew 4:8

Again, the devil took him to an exceedingly high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.

Matthew 4:9

He said to him, “I will give you all of these things, if you will fall down and worship me.”

Matthew 4:23

Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom, and healing…

Matthew 4:24

The report about him went out into all Syria. They brought to him all who were sick, afflicted with various diseases…

Matthew 5:11

“Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

Matthew 5:15

Neither do you light a lamp and put it under a measuring basket, but on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the…

Matthew 5:18

For most certainly, I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not even one smallest letter or one tiny pen stroke…

Matthew 5:22

But I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause will be in danger of the judgment. Whoever…

Matthew 5:28

but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his…

Matthew 5:32

but I tell you that whoever puts away his wife, except for the cause of sexual immorality, makes her an adulteress; and…

Matthew 6:29

yet I tell you that even Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like one of these.

Matthew 6:32

For the Gentiles seek after all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.

Matthew 6:33

But seek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

Matthew 7:8

For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.

Matthew 7:12

Therefore, whatever you desire for men to do to you, you shall also do to them; for this is the law and the prophets.

Matthew 7:17

Even so, every good tree produces good fruit, but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit.

Matthew 7:19

Every tree that doesn’t grow good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

Matthew 7:21

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, but he who does the will of my…

Matthew 7:24

“Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on…

Matthew 7:26

Everyone who hears these words of mine and doesn’t do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.

Matthew 8:16

When evening came, they brought to him many possessed with demons. He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all…

Matthew 8:32

He said to them, “Go!” They came out and went into the herd of pigs; and behold, the whole herd of pigs rushed down the…

Matthew 8:33

Those who fed them fled and went away into the city and told everything, including what happened to those who were…

Matthew 8:34

Behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus. When they saw him, they begged that he would depart from their borders.

Matthew 9:35

Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the Good News of the…

Matthew 10:1

He called to himself his twelve disciples, and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal…

Matthew 10:22

You will be hated by all men for my name’s sake, but he who endures to the end will be saved.

Matthew 10:30

But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

Matthew 10:32

Everyone therefore who confesses me before men, I will also confess him before my Father who is in heaven.

Matthew 11:13

For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.

Matthew 11:27

All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows the Son, except the Father; neither does anyone know…

Matthew 11:28

“Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.

Matthew 12:15

Jesus, perceiving that, withdrew from there. Great multitudes followed him; and he healed them all,

Matthew 12:23

All the multitudes were amazed, and said, “Can this be the son of David?”

Matthew 12:25

Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every…

Matthew 12:31

Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be…

Matthew 12:36

I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.

Matthew 13:2

Great multitudes gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat and sat; and all the multitude stood on the beach.

Matthew 13:19

When anyone hears the word of the Kingdom and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away that which…

Matthew 13:32

which indeed is smaller than all seeds. But when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that…

Matthew 13:34

Jesus spoke all these things in parables to the multitudes; and without a parable, he didn’t speak to them,

Matthew 13:41

The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will gather out of his Kingdom all things that cause stumbling and…

Matthew 13:44

“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid. In his joy, he goes and…

Matthew 13:46

who having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.

Matthew 13:47

“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered some fish of every kind,

Matthew 13:51

Jesus said to them, “Have you understood all these things?” They answered him, “Yes, Lord.”

Matthew 13:52

He said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has been made a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a…

Matthew 13:56

Aren’t all of his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all of these things?”

Matthew 14:20

They all ate and were filled. They took up twelve baskets full of that which remained left over from the broken pieces.

Matthew 14:35

When the people of that place recognized him, they sent into all that surrounding region and brought to him all who…

Matthew 15:13

But he answered, “Every plant which my heavenly Father didn’t plant will be uprooted.

Matthew 15:17

Don’t you understand that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the belly and then out of the body?

Matthew 15:37

They all ate and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.

Matthew 17:11

Jesus answered them, “Elijah indeed comes first, and will restore all things;

Matthew 18:10

See that you don’t despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of…

Matthew 18:16

But if he doesn’t listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be…

Matthew 18:19

Again, assuredly I tell you, that if two of you will agree on earth concerning anything that they will ask, it will be…

Matthew 18:25

But because he couldn’t pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and…

Matthew 18:26

The servant therefore fell down and knelt before him, saying, ‘Lord, have patience with me, and I will repay you all!’

Matthew 18:29

“So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will repay you!’

Matthew 18:31

So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were exceedingly sorry, and came and told their lord all that was…

Matthew 18:32

Then his lord called him in and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me.

Matthew 18:34

His lord was angry, and delivered him to the tormentors until he should pay all that was due to him.

Matthew 19:3

Pharisees came to him, testing him and saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”

Matthew 19:11

But he said to them, “Not all men can receive this saying, but those to whom it is given.

Matthew 19:20

The young man said to him, “All these things I have observed from my youth. What do I still lack?”

Matthew 19:26

Looking at them, Jesus said, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

Matthew 19:27

Then Peter answered, “Behold, we have left everything and followed you. What then will we have?”

Matthew 19:29

Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my…

Matthew 21:10

When he had come into Jerusalem, all the city was stirred up, saying, “Who is this?”

Matthew 21:12

Jesus entered into the temple of God and drove out all of those who sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the…

Matthew 21:22

All things, whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”

Matthew 21:26

But if we say, ‘From men,’ we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.”

Matthew 22:4

Again he sent out other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “Behold, I have prepared my dinner. My cattle…

Matthew 22:10

Those servants went out into the highways and gathered together as many as they found, both bad and good. The wedding…

Matthew 22:27

After them all, the woman died.

Matthew 22:28

In the resurrection therefore, whose wife will she be of the seven? For they all had her.”

Matthew 23:3

All things therefore whatever they tell you to observe, observe and do, but don’t do their works; for they say, and…

Matthew 23:5

But they do all their works to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the fringes of their…

Matthew 23:8

But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi’, for one is your teacher, the Christ, and all of you are brothers.

Matthew 23:20

He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it and by everything on it.

Matthew 23:27

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitened tombs, which outwardly appear beautiful, but…

Matthew 23:35

that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of…

Matthew 23:36

Most certainly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.

Matthew 24:2

But he answered them, “You see all of these things, don’t you? Most certainly I tell you, there will not be left here…

Matthew 24:6

You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you aren’t troubled, for all this must happen, but the end is not…

Matthew 24:8

But all these things are the beginning of birth pains.

Matthew 24:9

“Then they will deliver you up to oppression and will kill you. You will be hated by all of the nations for my name’s…

Matthew 24:14

This Good News of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end…

Matthew 24:22

Unless those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved. But for the sake of the chosen ones, those days…

Matthew 24:30

and then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky. Then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will…

Matthew 24:33

Even so you also, when you see all these things, know that he is near, even at the doors.

Matthew 24:34

Most certainly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things are accomplished.

Matthew 24:47

Most certainly I tell you that he will set him over all that he has.

Matthew 25:5

Now while the bridegroom delayed, they all slumbered and slept.

Matthew 25:7

Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.

Matthew 25:29

For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have abundance, but from him who doesn’t have, even that which he…

Matthew 25:31

“But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his…

Matthew 25:32

Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the…

Matthew 26:1

When Jesus had finished all these words, he said to his disciples,

Matthew 26:27

He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave to them, saying, “All of you drink it,

Matthew 26:31

Then Jesus said to them, “All of you will be made to stumble because of me tonight, for it is written, ‘I will strike…

Matthew 26:33

But Peter answered him, “Even if all will be made to stumble because of you, I will never be made to stumble.”

Matthew 26:35

Peter said to him, “Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you.” All of the disciples also said likewise.

Matthew 26:52

Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place, for all those who take the sword will die by the sword.

Matthew 26:56

But all this has happened that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left him and…

Matthew 26:70

But he denied it before them all, saying, “I don’t know what you are talking about.”

Matthew 27:1

Now when morning had come, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to…

Matthew 27:22

Pilate said to them, “What then shall I do to Jesus who is called Christ?” They all said to him, “Let him be crucified!”

Matthew 27:25

All the people answered, “May his blood be on us and on our children!”

Matthew 27:45

Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour.

Matthew 28:18

Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.

Matthew 28:19

Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

Matthew 28:20

teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”…

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Philippians 29 verses
Colossians 31 verses
I Thessalonians 18 verses
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I Timothy 21 verses
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Titus 11 verses
Philemon 2 verses
Hebrews 46 verses
James 11 verses
I Peter 15 verses
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I John 24 verses
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III John 2 verses
Jude 4 verses
Revelation of John 50 verses