interrogative or indefinite pronoun
posos
Greekπόσος (posos)
Strong’sG4214
how much, how great, how many
stem pos-27 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books10 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πόσος, -η, -ον,
adj. of number, magnitude, degree, etc.,G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4214 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpos'-os
interrogative pronoun (of amount) how much (large, long or (plural) many)
Fromfrom an absolute πός (who, what) and G3739;
King Jameshow great (long, many), what.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | posos1×Πόσος | posas | posem3×Πόσον | posois1×Πόσοι | posais1×πόσαι | poseim2×πόσα |
| object accusative | poson | posan1×πόσην | posoin5×Πόσους | posain1×πόσας | ||
| direct address vocative | posor | posar | posoir | posair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | posou | posau | poseu | posoiu | posaiu1×πόσων | poseiu |
| to, for dative | poso | posa | pose11×πόσῳ | posoi | posai | posei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
pos is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
27 occurrences, every one of them listed
posos“how long”subjectnominative singular1×
Mark 9:21“how long”kai eperōtata ton patēron autou; Posos chronos atō hōs houtem ginatē auto? tos de legata; Ek paidiothen;Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has this been with him?” “From childhood,” he said.
posan“what”objectaccusative singular1×
2 Corinthians 7:11“what”idou gar autem houtem tem kata theon lupira posan katergazeta vi spoudan, alla apologian, alla aganaktēsian, alla fobon, alla epipothēsian, alla zēlon, alla ekdikēsian; en pante sunistanava heautoin hagnoin arō te pragme.Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every way you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.
posem“how much”subject or objectdirect singular3×
Matthew 6:23“how great”ean de tos ofthalmos su ponēros ateiō, holem tem sōmem su skoteinem eti. ei oun tem fōtem tem en si skotem atō, tem skotem posem.But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
Luke 16:5“how much”kai proskaleratos henon hekaston toiu chreofeiletoiu tou kuriou heautou legate to prōto; Posem ofeilasō to kurio mu?And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.
Luke 16:7“how much”epeita hetero legata; Sis de posem ofeilasō? tos de legata; Hekaton koroin sitou; legatō auto; Dechesar su teim grammeim kai grafasar ogdoēkonta.Then he asked another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ ‘A hundred measures of wheat,’ he replied. ‘Take your bill and write eighty,’ he told him.
pose“how much”to, fordative singular11×
Matthew 7:11“how much”ei oun vis ponērois arōtois oidavē domeim agatheim dōarō tei teknei vu, pose mallon tos patēros vu tos en toi ouranoi dōati agatheim toi aitarōtoi auton.So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
Matthew 10:25“how much”arketem to mathēto hina gineteia hōs tos didaskalos autou, kai tos doulos hōs tos kurios autou. ei ton oikodespoton Beelzeboul epikalala, pose mallon toin oikiakoin autou.It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!
Matthew 12:12“how much”pose oun diaferatō anthrōpos probateu. hōste exestinatō tei sabbatei kalōs poiarō.How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
Luke 11:13“how much”ei oun vis ponērois huparcharōtois oidavē domeim agatheim dōarō tei teknei vu, pose mallon tos patēros tos ek ouranou dōati pneumem hagiem toi aitarōtoi auton.So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”
Luke 12:24“how much”katanoavar toin koraxoin hoti ouk speiralō oude therizalō, hoi ouk atō tameiem oude apothēkas, kai tos theos trefatō autoin; pose mallon vis diaferavō teiu peteineiu.Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!
Luke 12:28“how much”ei de en agro ton chorton arōton sēmeron kai aurion eis klibanon ballirōton tos theos houtōs amfiazatō, pose mallon vin, oligopistoir.If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith!
Romans 11:12“how much”ei de tem paraptōmem autoiu ploutos kosmou kai tem hēttēmem autoiu ploutos ethneiu, pose mallon tem plērōmem autoiu.But if their trespass means riches for the world, and their failure means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will their fullness bring!
Romans 11:24“how much”ei gar sis ek tau kata fusian ekkoptisa agrielaiau kai para fusian enkentrizisa eis kallielaian, pose mallon houtois tois kata fusian enkentrizili ta idia elaia.For if you were cut from a wild olive tree, and contrary to nature were grafted into one that is cultivated, how much more readily will these, the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive tree!
Philemon 1:16“how much”ouketi hōs doulon alla huper doulon, adelfon agapēton, malista mi, pose de mallon si kai en sarxa kai en kurio.no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a beloved brother. He is especially beloved to me, but even more so to you, both in person and in the Lord.
Hebrews 9:14“how much”pose mallon tem haimem tou Christou, hos dia pneumeu aiōnieu heauton prosferata amōmon to theo, katharizati tan suneidēsian nu apo nekreiu ergeiu eis tem latreuarō theo zōarōto.how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!
Hebrews 10:29“how much”pose dokavō cheirōnau axiiti timōriau tos ton huion tou theou katapataratos, kai tem haimem tau diathēkau koinem hēgeratos en he hagiazita, kai tem pneumem tau chariau enubrizaratos.How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?
posois“how many”subjectnominative plural1×
Luke 15:17“how many”eis heauton de ercharatos fēate; Posois misthiois tou patērou mu perisseuelō artoiu, mis de lima hōde apolluemō;Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food, but here I am, starving to death!
posoin“how many”objectaccusative plural5×
Matthew 15:34“how many”kai legatō autoi tos Iēsus; Posoin artoin echavō? tois de legala; Hepta, kai oligeim ichthudieim.“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”
Matthew 16:9“how many”oupō noavō, oude mnēmoneuavō toin pente artoin toiu pentakischilioi kai posoin kofinoin lambava?Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?
Mark 6:38“how many”tos de legatō autoi; Posoin echavō artoin? hupagavōr horavar. kai gnōskaratois legalō; Pente, kai duo ichthoin.“Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them. And after checking, they said, “Five — and two fish.”
Mark 8:5“how many”kai erōtate autoin; Posoin echavō artoin? tois de legala; Hepta.“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied.
Mark 8:19“how many”hote toin pente artoin klama eis toin pentakischilioi, posoin kofinoin klasmeiu plēroin airava? legalō auto; Dōdeka.When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Twelve,” they answered.
posais“how many”subjectnominative plural1×
Acts 21:20“how many”tois de akouaratois doxazale ton theon, legala tē auto; Theōrasō, adelfor, posais muriadais alō en toi Ioudaioi toiu pisteuarētoiu, kai pantois zēlōtois tou nomou huparchalō;When they heard this, they glorified God. Then they said to Paul, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews have believed, and all of them are zealous for the law.
posain“how many”objectaccusative plural1×
Matthew 16:10“how many”oude toin hepta artoin toiu tetrakischilioi kai posain spuriain lambava?Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?
posaiu“how many”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Mark 8:20“how many”hote kai toin hepta eis toin tetrakischilioi, posaiu spuriaiu plērōmeim klasmeiu airava? kai legalō auto; Hepta.“And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Seven,” they said.
poseim“how many”subject or objectdirect plural2×
Matthew 27:13“how many”tote legatō auto tos Pilatos; Ouk akouasō poseim su katamarturalō?Then Pilate asked Him, “Do You not hear how many charges they are bringing against You?”
Mark 15:4“how many”tos de Pilatos palin eperōtate auton legarōtos; Ouk apokrinesō oudenem? ide poseim su katēgoralō.Then Pilate questioned Him again, “Have You no answer? Look how many charges they are bringing against You!”