GreekG2245Interrogative
ἡλίκος
hēlikos
“how great?”
2Occurrences
G2245Strong's #
InterrogativePart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
as big as, i.e. (interjectively) how much
from (a comrade, i.e. one of the same age);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.prop., as big as old as.
2.As indirect interrog., what sized, what, how great, how small (the sense to be determined by the context)
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Interrogative
Morphology Code
G:Q
Full Description
Greek Interrogative
Occurrences
ἡλίκος appears 2 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Colossians
1
James
1
Key Passages
Colossians 2:1BSB
For I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me face to face,
James 3:5BSB
In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.
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