Pēlikos πηλίκος
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| πηλίκος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | pēlikos |
| Strong's number | G4080 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adjective |
| Gloss | how great |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Galatians (1) |
Pēlikos (Greek πηλίκος, Strong's G4080) is a Greek adjective meaning “how great”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
πηλίκος, -η, -ον
[in LXX: Zec.2:2 (6) (כָּמַהּ), 4Ma.15:22 * ;]
interrog., how large, how great ? (prop., of magnitude, as πόσος of quantity): in exclamations, = ἡλίκος (see Bl., § 51, 4), Gal.6:11; of personal greatness, Heb.7:4.†
(AS)
[in LXX: Zec.2:2 (6) (כָּמַהּ), 4Ma.15:22 * ;]
interrog., how large, how great ? (prop., of magnitude, as πόσος of quantity): in exclamations, = ἡλίκος (see Bl., § 51, 4), Gal.6:11; of personal greatness, Heb.7:4.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | large (1), great (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | large (1), how great (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Pēlikos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Galatians
- Galatians 6:11Ye see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine own hand.See what large letters I am using to write to you with my own hand!
Hebrews
- Hebrews 7:4Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.Consider how great Melchizedek was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder.
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).