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G5118 τοσοῦτος (tosoûtos)
Greek
Demonstrative pronoun
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Quick Definition

so great

Strong's Definition

apparently from G3588 (ὁ) and G3739 (ὅς)) and G3778 (οὗτος) (including its variations); so vast as this, i.e. such (in quantity, amount, number of space)

Derivation: from (so much;

KJV Usage: as large, so great (long, many, much), these many

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

τοσοῦτος, τοσουτη, τοσοῦτο (Heb_7:22 L T Tr WH) and τοσοῦτον (from τόσος and οὗτος; (others say lengthened from τόσος: cf. τηλικοῦτος, at the beginning)), so great; with nouns: of quantity, τοσοῦτος πλοῦτος, Rev_18:17 (16); of internal amount, πίστις, Mat_8:16; Luk_7:9; (ὅσα ἐδόξασεν ἑαυτήν, τοσοῦτον δότε βασανισμόν, Rev_18:7); of size, νέφος, Heb_12:1; plural so many: ἰχθύες, Joh_21:11; σημεῖα, Joh_12:37; γένη φωνῶν, 1Co_14:10; ἔτη, Luk_15:29 ((here A. V. "these many)) (in secular writings, especially the Attic, we often find τοσοῦτος καί τοιοῦτος and the reverse; see Heindorf on Plato, Gorgias, p. 34; Passow, p. 1923b; (Liddell and Scott, see under the words)); followed by ὥστε, so many as to be able, etc. (Buttmann, 244 (210)), Mat_15:33; of time: "so long, χρόνος (Joh_14:9); Heb_4:7; of length of space, τό μῆκος τοσοῦτον ἐστιν ὅσον, etc. Rev_21:16 Rec.; absolutely, plural so many, Joh_6:9; neuter plural (so many things), Gal_3:4; τοσούτου, for so much (of price), Act_5:8(9); dative τοσουτόω, preceded or followed by ὅσῳ (as often in the Greek writings from Herodotus down (Winers Grammar, § 35, 4 N. 2)), by so much: τοσούτῳ κρείττων, by so much better, Heb_1:4; τοσούτῳ μᾶλλον ὅσῳ etc. Heb_10:25; καθ' ὅσον ... κατά τοσοῦτον, by how much ... by so much, Heb_7:22.

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

τοσοῦτος tosoutos 20x so great, so much, Mat_8:10 ; Mat_15:33 ; so long, of time, Joh_14:9 ; pl. so many, Mat_15:33

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

τοσοῦτος , -αύτη , -οῦτο ( Heb_7:22 ) and (elsewhere, as usually in Attic ) -οῦτον , correlat. of ὅσος , of quantity, size, number, so great, so much , pl ., so many : Mat_8:10 Luk_7:9 , Heb_12:1 , Rev_18:7 ; Rev_18:16 ; of time, so long , χρόνος , Joh_14:9 , Heb_4:7 ; pl ., Luk_15:29 (ἔτη ), Joh_12:37 ; Joh_21:11 , 1Co_14:10 ; seq . ὥστε , Mat_15:33 ; absol. : pl ., Joh_6:9 , Gal_3:4 ; of price, τοσούτου , Act_5:8 ; dat ., τοσούτῳ κρείττων , Heb_1:4 ; τ . μᾶλλον ὅσῳ , Heb_10:25 ; καθ᾿ ὅσον . . . κατὰ τ ., Heb_7:22 .†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

τοσοῦτος [page 639] (1) of size, quantity, so great, so large : P Hib I. 51 .6 (B.C. 245) τοσοῦτο γὰρ ἔκκειται ἐγ βασιλικοῦ , for that is the rate published by the government (Edd.), P Ryl II. 96 .7 (A.D. 117 8) τοσοῦτο τέλεσμα οὐ βαστάζει , it ( sc , crown-land) does not bear so great a charge (Edd.), and in a more general sense P Amh II. 141 .17 (A.D. 350) ἐπιδίδωμι . . . τάδε τὰ βιβλία [μο ]υ τοσ̣οῦτο μαρτυραμένη , I present this my petition bearing witness to the facts (Edd.). (2) of time, so long : P Lond 42 .23 (B.C. 168) (= I. p. 30, Selections p. 10) τοσούτου χρόνου ἐπιγεγονότος , so long a time having elapsed, P Tebt II. 302 .18 (A.D. 71 2) τ ]οσούτων ἐτῶν , for so many years, P Oxy III. 530 .9 (ii/A.D.) ἐπι μ̣ά̣τ̣η [ν ] δὲ τῶι τοῦ Παυσιρίωνος τοσοῦτον χρόνον προσκαρτερ [ῶ , and that I have so long been engaged with Pausirion s business to no purpose (Edd.). (3) The following prepositional phrases may be cited P Oxy XII. 1481 .2 (early ii/A.D.) γεινώσκειν σ [ε ] θέλω ὅτι διὰ τοσούτου χρόνου οὐκ ἀπέσταλκά σοι ἐπιστόλιον διότι . . ., I would have you know that the reason why I have been such a long time without sending you a letter is that. . . : P Petr II. 11 (2) .4 (mid. iii/B.C.) (= Witkowski .2 , p. 6) ἵνα ἐκ τοσούτου φέρωμεν τὴν εἰκοστήν : BGU IV. 1095 .13 (A.D. 57) πίθομαι γὰρ ὅτι ἐν τωσούτῳ με [τέ ]πεμψαι (= ψε ) ὁ Πτολεμαῖος , P Oxy VI. 940 .5 (v/A.D.) ἐν τοσούτῳ γράφεις μοι , meanwhile write to me : BGU II. 665 .6 (i/A.D.) (see Berοchtigungen , p. 59) ἐ̣πὶ τοσοῦτον (for ἐν τοσούτῳ ) ἔμε [λ ]λε [π ]ε̣μπ̣ιν Εὔπλουν , meanwhile he will send Euplous, P Tebt II. 304 .9 (A.D. 167 8) ἀητ [= δ ]ίαν συ <ν >ῇψαν ἐπὶ τοσνσύοῦτον ὥστε μετὰ ξύλων ἐσπηδῆσαι , they picked a quarrel, going so far as to rush in with staves (Edd.), and the late P Lond 1075 .18 (vii/A.D.) (= III. p. 282) πεπληροφόρημαι (cf. Rom_4:21 , al .) γὰρ σαφῶς ὅτι οὐ θέλετε αὐτὸν εἶναι ἐπὶ τοσοῦτον ἀνεγκέφαλον , for I am fully persuaded that you do not wish him to be so brainless.

Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon

τοσοῦτος = τόσος in all senses, but with a stronger demonstr. force, Hom. , etc.; of persons, "so large, so tall", καί σε τοσοῦτον ἔθηκα Il.; "so great" in rank, skill,or character, Soph., etc.:—in pl. "so many", Hom.,etc.:—also τοσοῦτος μέγαθος "so" large, Hdt.; τοσοῦτος τὸ βάθος "so" deep, Xen.:—with numeral Advs., δὶς τ.,πολλάκις τ., etc., Thuc., etc.; ἕτερον τοσοῦτο "as large" again, Hdt. neut. as Subst., "so much, thus much", τοσσοῦτον ὀνήσιος Od. ; τοσαῦτ᾽ ἔλεξε Aesch. ; —with Preps., διὰ τοσούτου at "so small a distance", Thuc. ;— ἐς τοσοῦτο "so far", Lat. hactenus, eatenus, Hdt. , etc.;— ἐκ τ. from "so far, so far" off, Xen. ;— ἐν τοσούτῳ "in the meantime", Ar. ;— ἐπὶ τοσοῦτο "so far", Hdt. ;— κατὰ τοσοῦτον "so far", Plat. ;— μέχρι τοσούτου "so far, so long", Thuc. ;— παρὰ τοσοῦτον κινδύνου into such imminent danger, id=Thuc. neut. also as adv., "so much, so far", Od. , Soph. , etc. "so much", Hom. , Thuc. , etc.:—but τοσούτῳ is more common with Comparatives, Hdt. , etc.

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

τοσοῦτος, -αύτη, -οῦτο (Heb.7:22) and (elsewhere, as usually in Attic) -οῦτον, correlat. of ὅσος, of quantity, size, number, so great, so much, pl., so many: Mat.8:10 Luk.7:9, Heb.12:1, Rev.18:7, 16; of time, so long, χρόνος, Jhn.14:9, Heb.4:7; pl., Luk.15:29 (ἔτη), Jhn.12:37 21:11, 1Co.14:10; before ὥστε, Mat.15:33; absol.: pl., Jhn.6:9, Gal.3:4; of price, τοσούτου, Act.5:8; dative, τοσούτῳ κρείττων, Heb.1:4; τ. μᾶλλον ὅσῳ, Heb.10:25; καθ᾽ ὅσον . . . κατὰ τ., Heb.7:22.† (AS)

Bible Occurrences (18)

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