Adverb heptakis (seven times) in the Gospels-Acts

(Translation from NRSV)


Matthew

18: 21Then Peter came and said to him, "Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times (heptakis)?"
18: 22Jesus said to him, "Not seven times (heptakis), but, I tell you, seventy seven times.

Luke

17: 4And if the same person sins against you seven times (heptakis) a day, and turns back to you seven times (heptakis) and says, 'I repent,' you must forgive."