The Koine Bible

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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

πόσος

Lexicon IndexWritten Scriptures
Lemmaπόσος
Citation formπόσος
Part of speechinterrogative/indefinite pronoun
Glosshow much, how great, how many
Strong’sG4214
Transliterationpósos
Definitioninterrogative pronoun (of amount) how much (large, long or (plural) many)
KJV glosses:--how great (long, many), what.
Derivationfrom an absolute (who, what) and
SBLGNT occurrences27

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
πόσα
interrogative/indefinite pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter (MorphGNT ----APN-) — Matthew 27:13
interrogative/indefinite pronoun, accusative, plural, neuter (MorphGNT ----APN-) — Mark 15:4
πόσαι
interrogative/indefinite pronoun, nominative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----NPF-) — Acts 21:20
πόσας
interrogative/indefinite pronoun, accusative, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----APF-) — Matthew 16:10
πόσην
interrogative/indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — 2 Corinthians 7:11
Πόσοι
interrogative/indefinite pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----NPM-) — Luke 15:17
πόσον
interrogative/indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----ASN-) — Luke 16:7
interrogative/indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----NSN-) — Matthew 6:23
Πόσον
interrogative/indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----ASN-) — Luke 16:5
Πόσος
interrogative/indefinite pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Mark 9:21
Πόσους
interrogative/indefinite pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-) — Matthew 15:34
interrogative/indefinite pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-) — Mark 6:38
interrogative/indefinite pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-) — Mark 8:5
πόσους
interrogative/indefinite pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-) — Matthew 16:9
interrogative/indefinite pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----APM-) — Mark 8:19
πόσῳ
interrogative/indefinite pronoun, dative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----DSN-) — Matthew 10:25
interrogative/indefinite pronoun, dative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----DSN-) — Matthew 12:12
interrogative/indefinite pronoun, dative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----DSN-) — Matthew 7:11
interrogative/indefinite pronoun, dative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----DSN-) — Luke 11:13
interrogative/indefinite pronoun, dative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----DSN-) — Luke 12:24
interrogative/indefinite pronoun, dative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----DSN-) — Luke 12:28
interrogative/indefinite pronoun, dative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----DSN-) — Romans 11:12
interrogative/indefinite pronoun, dative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----DSN-) — Romans 11:24
interrogative/indefinite pronoun, dative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----DSN-) — Philemon 1:16
interrogative/indefinite pronoun, dative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----DSN-) — Hebrews 10:29
interrogative/indefinite pronoun, dative, singular, neuter (MorphGNT ----DSN-) — Hebrews 9:14
πόσων
interrogative/indefinite pronoun, genitive, plural, feminine (MorphGNT ----GPF-) — Mark 8:20

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: ποσος.

Additional Greek lexicons

Compare the biblical entry for πόσος with classical and later Greek dictionaries collected by Logeion.

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