Lexical Definition
πηλίκος pēlíkos (pay-lee'-kos) how great G:A
a quantitative form (the feminine) of the base of πού
how great (large).
- how much (as an indefinite), i.e. in size or (figuratively) dignity
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| πηλίκοσ | how great | Heb.7.4 |
| πηλίκον | how great | LXX.Zech.2.2 • LXX.Zech.2.2 |
| πηλίκοισ | in how large | Gal.6.11 |
Abbott-Smith
πηλίκος, -η, -ον, [in LXX: Za 2:2* (6*) (כַּמָּה), IV Mac 15:22*;]
interrog., how large, how great? (prop., of magnitude, as πόσος of quantity): in exclamations, = ἡλίκος (v. Bl., § 51, 4), Ga 6:11; of personal greatness, He 7:4.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Zechariah | 2:2* · 2:6* |
| Galatians | 6:11 |
| Hebrews | 7:4 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
πηλίκος-ος [ῐ], η, ον,
interrogative correlative to τηλίκος, ἡλίκος, how great or large? πηλίκοςη τις ἔσται ἡ γραμμή; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πηλίκοςον τινὰ οἴεσθε μέγεθο; [Refs 4th c.BC+]; after τηλικοῦτος, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; πόσα καὶ πηλίκοςα of what number and magnitude, [πηλίκοςος">Refs 2nd c.BC+]; quantulus? [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; τὸ π. magnitude, opposed to τὸ ποσόν (quantity), [πηλίκοςου καὶ ποσοῦ 5th-6th c.AD: Damascius Philosophus “de Principiis” 371 ">Refs 2nd c.AD+]. adverb -κως [Refs]
__II of what age, π. ἦσθ᾽ ὅθ᾽ ὁ Μῆδος ἀφίκετ; [Refs 6th c.BC+]
__II.2 indefinite, of a certain age, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: comparative -ώτερος, falsa lectio for{ἀπηλικέστερος}, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]