Quick Definition
how much, how great, how many
Strong's Definition
interrogative pronoun (of amount) how much (large, long or (plural) many)
Derivation: from an absolute (who, what) and G3739 (ὅς);
KJV Usage: how great (long, many), what
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πόσος, πόση, πόσον ((cf. Curtius, § 631), from Aeschylus down, Latinquantus), how great: Mat_6:23; 2Co_7:11; πόσος χρόνος, how great (a space) i. e. how long time, Mar_9:21; neuter how much, Luk_16:5; Luk_16:7; πόσῳ (by) how much, Mat_12:12; πόσῳ μᾶλλον, Mat_7:11; Mat_10:25; Luk_11:13; Luk_12:24; Luk_12:28; Rom_11:12; Rom_11:24; Phm_1:16; Heb_9:14; πόσῳ χείρονος τιμωρίας, Heb_10:29; plural how many: with nouns, Mat_15:34; Mat_16:9; Mar_6:38; Mar_8:4; Mar_8:19; Luk_15:17; Act_21:20; πόσα, how grave, Mat_27:13; Mar_15:4.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
πόσος posos 27x
How great? How much? Mat_6:23 ; Luk_16:5 ; Luk_16:7 ; 2Co_7:11 ;
πόσῳ , adv erbially before a comparative, How much? By how much? Mat_7:11 ; Mat_10:25 ; Heb_10:29 ;
of time, How long? Mar_9:21 ;
of number, pl. How many? Mat_15:34 ; Mat_16:9-10
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
πόσος , -η , -ον ,
adj. of number, magnitude, degree, etc.,
how much, how great, how many: Mat_6:23 , 2Co_7:11 ; of time, Mar_9:21 ; neut., absol. , Luk_16:5 ; Luk_16:7 ; dat ., πόσῳ , adverbially, how much, Mat_12:12 ; id . seq . μᾶλλον , Mat_7:11 ; Mat_10:25 , Luk_11:13 ; Luk_12:24 ; Luk_12:28 , Rom_11:12 ; Rom_11:24 , Phm_1:16 , Heb_9:14 ; Papyri χείρονος τιμωρίας ,, Heb_10:29 ; pl ., Mat_15:34 ; Mat_16:9-10 ; Mat_27:13 , Mar_6:38 ; Mar_8:5 ; Mar_8:19-20 ; Mar_15:4 , Luk_15:17 , Act_21:20 .†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
πόσος [page 530]
how great? plur. how many? : cf. P Oxy IV. 742 .4 (B.C. 2) ἀπόστειλόν μ [ο ]ι πόσας δέσμας παρείληφες́ , send me word how many bundles you have received, P Fay 122 .14 ( c. A.D. 100) δήλωσόν μοι πόσαι ἐξέβησ [αν , inform me how many (artabae) came out, P Tebt II. 417 .18 (iii/A.D.) εἴδε πόσα μέτρα [ἔ ]χι , see how many measures there are, and the late P Amh II. 153 .17 (vi/vii A.D.) γράψον μοι εὐθέως ὅτι π [ό ]σα ( sc. πρόβατα ) ἀρρενικά ἐστιν καὶ πόσα θηλικά , write me at once how many males there are, and how many females. For πόσου , at what price, cf. PSI V. 508 .5 (B.C. 256 5) πόσου ἕκαστόν ἐστιν , and P Oxy XII. 1491 .8 (early iv/A.D.) ἀξιῶ σε μαθεῖν πόσου ἡμῖν συναλλάσσει κριθήν , I beg you to find out at what price he is contracting to get barley for me. See also Kaibel 110 .5 (ii/A.D.) ζω ]ῆς δ᾽ ἐς πόσον ἦλ [θες ;
For the subst. ποσότης we may quote P Oxy X. 1293 .9 (A.D. 117 38) περὶ τῆς ποσότητος τῶν ἐλαίω (ν ), about the amount of the oil (Edd.), and P Ryl II. 240 .6 (iii/A.D.) δήλωσόν μ̣[ο ]ι̣ τὴν ποσότητα ἵνα οὕτως [λημ ]ματίσω , inform me of the quantity that I may reckon it in (Edd.).
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
πόσος πόσος;, ionic and aeolic κόσος, η, ον interrog. adj. corresponding to the relat. ὅσος and demonstr. τόσος, Lat. quantus? of what quantity? opp. to πηλίκος (which refers to "bulk)", often with τις added: of Number, "how many?" Hdt. , attic: with sg. Nouns, "how great? how much?" π. τι πλῆθος; Aesch. of Distance, "how far?" Xen. of Time, "how long?" Soph. , etc. of Value, "how much?" Ar. ; πόσου; "for how much? at what price?" Lat. quanti? id=Ar. ; so, ἐπὶ πόσῳ; Plat.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
πόσος, -η, -ον
adj. of number, magnitude, degree, etc.,
how much, how great, how many: Mat.6:23, 2Co.7:11; of time, Mrk.9:21; neut., absol., Luk.16:5, 7; dative, πόσῳ, adverbially, how much, Mat.12:12; id. before μᾶλλον, Mat.7:11 10:25, Luk.11:13 12:24, 28, Rom.11:12, 24, Phm 16, Heb.9:14; π. χείρονος τιμωρίας, Heb.10:29; pl., Mat.15:34 16:9-10 27:13, Mrk.6:38 8:5, 19-20 15:4, Luk.15:17, Act.21:20.†
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