ἡλίκον
hēlíkos
how great
An interrogative or exclamatory adjective denoting degree, size, quality, or extent: how great?, how large?, of what magnitude or importance? Can function in direct or indirect questions or as an exclamation expressing wonder or emphasis at the scale, importance, or impressiveness of something, whether physical (size, age) or abstract (importance, effect).
James 3:5 · Word #12
Lexicon G2245
| Lemma | ἡλίκος |
| Transliteration | hēlíkos |
| Strong's | G2245 |
| Definition | An interrogative or exclamatory adjective denoting degree, size, quality, or extent: how great?, how large?, of what magnitude or importance? Can function in direct or indirect questions or as an exclamation expressing wonder or emphasis at the scale, importance, or impressiveness of something, whether physical (size, age) or abstract (importance, effect). |
Morphology DET NOM N SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | DET — Determiner — Specifies a noun |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | how great |
| Literal | how great-how much |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ἡλίκος |
| Strong's | G2245 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G2245-02
how great
| Morphological Notes | Adjectival determiner; accusative singular (attested as masculine accusative singular and neuter nominative/accusative singular forms ἡλίκον). Used interrogatively or exclamatorily to denote degree or extent. |
| Rendering Rationale | The adjective ἡλίκον expresses inquiry or exclamation regarding magnitude, degree, or extent. The accusative singular neuter form functions substantivally or modifies an implied noun, so "how great" preserves its focus on magnitude while remaining morphologically neutral. |
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