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frē´kwent (πεÏισσοτεÌÏως, perissoteÌroÌ„s): “Frequent,†adjective (from Latin frequens, frequentis, “crowdedâ€) occurs only once in the text of the King James Version, as the translation of perissoteroÌ„s, adverb in comparative degree of perissō̇s, “abundantly,†hence, “more abundantly†(compare ); in , “in prisons more frequent,†the Revised Version (British and American) “more abundantlyâ€; and once in the margin of the King James Version () as translation of ̇‛aÌ„thar, “to be abundant,†the Revised Version (British and American) in text, “profuse.â€
American Revised Version has “frequent†for “open†(, “The word of Yahweh was precious (margin, rare) in those days; there was no frequent vision,†margin “(Hebrew) widely spread†(the word is pārac, “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.