Lexicon
τοσοῦτος
tosoutos
G5118
G:K Greek

so great

20
Occurrences
8
Books
Greek
Language

tosoutos marks a quantity, number, duration, or degree presented as notably great in its immediate context.

The occurrences consistently mark something as great in quantity or extent: many voices, experiences, signs, years, people, or fish, as well as a great price, cloud, faith, interval of time, riches, and grief. The surrounding noun and clause specify whether the emphasis falls on number, duration, amount, or degree.

Senses in use

  1. Notable quantity or extent · dominant

    The forms mark a large or striking measure in varied clauses: in 1 Corinthians 14:10 the APB renders the reference to kinds of voices as “so many,” while Galatians 3:4 speaks of suffering “so many things.” In John 12:37 the clause concerns signs performed before the people, and in John 21:11 it concerns the number of fish in a net; the APB likewise uses “so many.” The same extent is applied to a price in Acts 5:8, a crowd in Matthew 15:33, and faith in Luke 7:9.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term with expressions such as “so many,” “so great,” and “such,” while other clauses use wording such as “as much,” “all the more,” or “to that extent.” These renderings show the verse-level presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.

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