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τοσοῦτος

tosoûtos

G5118 demonstrative pronoun

SILEX Entry

Definition

So great, so much, so many; denoting a degree, quantity, extent, or number of something, typically with reference to what is immediately present or just mentioned. The term often functions as an intensive demonstrative adjective or pronoun, emphasizing the magnitude or multitude of an object, group, action, or circumstance ('so great a cloud of witnesses,' 'so much grain,' 'such many occurrences'). Beyond quantity, it can also refer to intensity or degree in qualitative statements.

Semantic Range

so much, so great, so many, such a quantity, so large, so numerous, to such an extent, so numerous as this

Root / Etymology

Compound from τοσος ('so much, so many') and -ουτος (a form related to οὗτος, 'this'), functioning as an emphatic demonstrative; literally 'so much/so many as this; such as this'. The root τος- is of uncertain origin, possibly pre-Greek; closely related to forms found in classical and later Greek for degree/size demonstratives.

Historical & Contextual Notes

τοσοῦτος appears chiefly in Hellenistic and Koine Greek, with some examples in earlier (classical) Greek. In the Septuagint and New Testament, it serves primarily as an intensive, either attributive or predicative, often contrasted with οὗτος ('this, these') or τοσος ('so much') by its explicit emphasis on magnitude or extent. In New Testament usage, frequently paired with ὅσος ('as much as'), ὅτι ('because'), or ὥστε ('so that') to stress consequence or result (e.g., 'so many that...'). English translations vary: 'so great/much/many,' or 'such (a...)' — but these sometimes soften the force of the Greek, which can signal extraordinary scale. There are no significant theological overtones; meaning is contextual, not ethnically or religiously specific. Usage is consistent across Koine sources, including non-literary papyri, paralleling colloquial emphasis. No significant semantic shift from classical usage, though frequency increases in later Greek.

Translation Consistency

primary "so" 20 occurrences

τοσοῦτος functions primarily as an intensifying demonstrative indicating degree or quantity (so great, so many, so much). The simple adverb 'so' is the most natural, frequent, and flexible English equivalent (it directly yields 'so many,' 'so great,' 'so much' without awkward phrasing) and matches the SILEX range and attested renderings.

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Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from (so much; apparently from ὁ and ὅς) and οὗτος (including its variations); so vast as this, i.e. such (in quantity, amount, number of space):--as large, so great (long, many, much), these many.

Root Family

τοσ- (tosoûtos) — so great, so much, so many

Root τοσ- so great, so much, so many

Word Forms

8 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G5118-05 τοσοῦτον tosouton DET ACC M SG so great so great so great 6
G5118-01 τοσαῦτα tosauta DET ACC N PL so many so many things so many things 4
G5118-03 τοσούτῳ tosouto DET DAT N SG so much to so great a thing to so great a thing 3
G5118-02 τοσαύτην tosauten DET ACC F SG so great so great a so great a 2
G5118-07 τοσούτου tosoutou PRO.D GEN N SG so much of so much so much 2
G5118-04 τοσοῦτοι tosoutoi DET NOM M PL so much so many so many 1
G5118-06 τοσοῦτος tosoutos DET NOM M SG great so great as this so great as this 1
G5118-08 τοσούτους tosoutous PRO.D ACC M PL so many so many as these so many 1

Occurrences in Scripture

20 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G5118-02 Matthew 8:10 τοσαύτην tosauten DET ACC F SG so great so great a so great a
G5118-04 Matthew 15:33 τοσοῦτοι tosoutoi DET NOM M PL so much so many so many
G5118-05 Matthew 15:33 τοσοῦτον tosouton DET ACC M SG so great so great so great
G5118-02 Luke 7:9 τοσαύτην tosauten DET ACC F SG so great so great a so great a
G5118-01 Luke 15:29 τοσαῦτα tosauta DET ACC N PL these-many so many things so many things
G5118-08 John 6:9 τοσούτους tosoutous PRO.D ACC M PL so many so many as these so many
G5118-01 John 12:37 τοσαῦτα tosauta PRO.D ACC N PL so many so many things so many signs
G5118-05 John 14:9 τοσοῦτον tosouton DET ACC M SG so long so great so long
G5118-05 John 21:11 τοσούτων tosouton PRO.D GEN M PL so many so great so many
G5118-07 Acts 5:8 τοσούτου tosoutou PRO.D GEN N SG so much of so much so much
G5118-07 Acts 5:8 τοσούτου tosoutou-2 PRO.D GEN N SG so much of so much so much
G5118-01 1 Corinthians 14:10 τοσαῦτα tosauta PRO.D NOM N PL so many so many things so many things
G5118-01 Galatians 3:4 τοσαῦτα tosauta PRO.D ACC N PL so many things so many things so many things
G5118-03 Hebrews 1:4 τοσούτῳ tosouto DET DAT N SG by so much to so great a thing to so great a thing
G5118-05 Hebrews 4:7 τοσοῦτον tosouton DET ACC M SG so much so great so great
G5118-03 Hebrews 7:22 τοσοῦτο tosouto PRO.D ACC N SG so much to so great a thing to so great a thing
G5118-03 Hebrews 10:25 τοσούτῳ tosouto PRO.D DAT N SG so much to so great a thing to so great a degree
G5118-05 Hebrews 12:1 τοσοῦτον tosouton PRO.D ACC N SG so great so great so great
G5118-05 Revelation 18:7 τοσοῦτον tosouton PRO.D ACC M SG so much so great so great
G5118-06 Revelation 18:17 τοσοῦτος tosoutos DET NOM M SG great so great as this so great as this
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