Hēlikos ἡλίκος
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| ἡλίκος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | hēlikos |
| Strong's number | G2245 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | correlative pronoun |
| Gloss | how great? |
| Occurrences | 3 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Colossians (1) |
Hēlikos (Greek ἡλίκος, Strong's G2245) is a Greek correlative pronoun meaning “how great?”. It occurs 3 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἡλίκος, -η, -ον
1. prop., as big as, as old as.
2. As indirect interrog., what sized, what, how great, how small (the sense to be determined by the context): Col.2:1, Jas.3:5, Gal.6:11 (WH, mg.; πηλ-, WH, txt., RV).†
(AS)
1. prop., as big as, as old as.
2. As indirect interrog., what sized, what, how great, how small (the sense to be determined by the context): Col.2:1, Jas.3:5, Gal.6:11 (WH, mg.; πηλ-, WH, txt., RV).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | great (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | how much (1), how small (1), great (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Hēlikos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Colossians
- Colossians 2:1For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;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
- James 3:5Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!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.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).