Lexicon
πηλίκος
pēlikos
G4080
G:A Greek

how great

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Pelikos asks how great something is, whether the letters of a written message or the stature of a man.

The attested use asks about the magnitude or greatness of what is under view: letters in Galatians 6:11 and a man in Hebrews 7:4.

Senses in use

  1. Questioning the greatness of something · dominant

    In Galatians 6:11, the plural neuter interrogative form occurs in the statement about letters written by hand; the APB renders the clause, “See with what great letters I have written to you with my own hand.” In Hebrews 7:4, the singular masculine interrogative form introduces the assessment of a man; the APB renders, “Now observe how great this man was.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the question of greatness with “what great letters” in Galatians 6:11 and “how great this man was” in Hebrews 7:4. These are renderings of the clauses rather than definitions.

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