Lexical Definition
πόσος pósos (pos'-os) how much/many? G:Q
from an absolute
how great (long, many), what.
- interrogative pronoun (of amount) how much (large, long or (plural) many)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| πότε | For how long | LXX.Hab.1.2 |
| πόσῳ | how much | Matt.7.11 • Matt.10.25 • Matt.12.12 • Luke.11.13 • Luke.12.24 • Luke.12.28 • Rom.11.12 • Rom.11.24 • Phlm.1.16 • Heb.9.14 • Heb.10.29 |
| πόσων | of how many | Mark.8.20 |
| πόσουσ | How many | Matt.15.34 • Matt.16.9 • Mark.6.38 • Mark.8.5 • Mark.8.19 |
| πόσοσ | How long | Mark.9.21 |
| πόσον | How much | LXX.Ezek.27.33 • Luke.16.5 • Luke.16.7 |
| how great | Matt.6.23 | |
| πόσοι | How many | Luke.15.17 |
| πόσην | how much | 2Cor.7.11 |
| πόση | how great | LXX.Job.38.18 |
| πόσασ | how many | Matt.16.10 |
| πόσαι | How | LXX.2Sam.19.34 |
| How many | LXX.Job.13.23 • LXX.Ps.119.84 • Acts.21.20 | |
| πόσα | How many | LXX.Gen.47.8 |
| how many things | Matt.27.13 • Mark.15.4 |
Abbott-Smith
πόσος, -η, -ον, adj. of number, magnitude, degree, etc.,
how much, how great, how many: Mt 6:23, II Co 7:11; of time, Mk 9:21; neut., absol., Lk 16:5, 7; dat., πόσῳ, adverbially, how much, Mt 12:12; id. seq. μᾶλλον, Mt 7:11 10:25, Lk 11:13 12:24, 28, Ro 11:12, 24, Phm 16, He 9:14; π. χείρονος τιμωρίας, He 10:29; pl., Mt 15:34 16:9, 10 27:13, Mk 6:38 8:5, 19, 20 15:4, Lk 15:17, Ac 21:20.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 6:23 · 7:11 · 10:25 · 12:12 · 15:34 · 16:9 · 16:10 · 27:13 |
| Mark | 6:38 · 8:5 · 8:19 · 8:20 · 9:21 · 15:4 |
| Luke | 11:13 · 12:24 · 12:28 · 15:17 · 16:5 · 16:7 |
| Acts | 21:20 |
| Romans | 11:12 · 11:24 |
| 2 Corinthians | 7:11 |
| Philemon | 1:16 |
| Hebrews | 9:14 · 10:29 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
πόσος,
Ionic dialect κόσος, η, ον, interrogative adjective of what quantity?
__1 of Number, how many? κόσοι τινές εἰσι οἱ Αακεδαιμόνιοι [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with singular Nouns, how great? how much? π. πλῆθος νεῶ; [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 of Distance, how far? πόσον ἄπεστιν ἐνθένδε τὸ στράτευμ; [Refs]; π. τις ὁδὸς εἴη[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 of Time, how long? π. τινὰ χρόνο; [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__4 of Value, how much? πόσον δίδω; [Refs]at what price? [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ πόσ;[Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐκ πόσου is falsa lectio for{ὁπόσου} in [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__5 of Degree, how great? πόθο; πόσος τι; [Refs 5th c.BC+]: neuter adverb πόσο; πόσ; to what amount? [Refs 5th c.BC+]
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__II ποσός, ή, όν, indefinite adjective of a certain quantity or magnitude, [Refs 5th c.BC+], etc.; ποσὰ τῶν περιφερῶν a certain number of.., [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ ποσόν for a certain time, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; κατὰ ποσόν to a certain extent, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.2 ποσόν, τό, ={ποσότης}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατὰ ποσόν in point of quantity, [Refs]
__III adverb ποσῶς [Refs 5th c.BC+] q[uglide]oty-os, compareLatin quot, Sanskrit káti 'how many?')