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GreekG4214Interrogative

πόσος

posos

27Occurrences
G4214Strong's #
InterrogativePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

interrogative pronoun (of amount) how much (large, long or (plural) many)

from an absolute (who, what) and G3739 (ὅς);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
adj. of number, magnitude, degree, etc., how much, how great, how many: of time; neut., absol.; dative, πόσῳ, adverbially, how much; μᾶλλον,; π. χείρονος τιμωρίας; pl.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Interrogative

Morphology Code

G:Q

Full Description

Greek Interrogative

Occurrences

πόσος appears 27 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Matthew
8
Luke
6
Mark
6
Hebrews
2
Romans
2
2 Corinthians
1
Acts
1
Philemon
1

Key Passages

2 Corinthians 7:11BSB

Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every way you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.

Luke 12:24BSB

Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!

Matthew 10:25BSB

It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!

Matthew 27:13BSB

Then Pilate asked Him, “Do You not hear how many charges they are bringing against You?”

Mark 8:5BSB

“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked.“Seven,” they replied.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.