demonstrative
tosoutos
Strong’sG5118
so great
stem tosout-20 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books11 of 26 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
So great, so much, or so many — a demonstrative word used to indicate an amount, size, or number by pointing to how great or how much something is 1234. It is used of quantity or number, especially in the plural for "so many" people or things 123; of extent or size, "so great" or "so vast" 23; and of time, meaning "so long" 1. It also appears with a price, meaning "so much" (a given sum) 1, and in comparative expressions such as "by so much the greater" or "so much the more, as" 1.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
τοσοῦτος, -αύτη, -οῦτο
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5118 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidtos-oo'-tos
apparently from G3588 and G3739) and G3778 (including its variations); so vast as this, i.e. such (in quantity, amount, number of space)
Fromfrom τόσος (so much;
King Jamesas large, so great (long, many, much), these many.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
(or τοσοῦτον, see entry near the end); Epic dialect τοσσοῦτος; Aeolic dialect τεσσοῦτος (which see); ={τόσος} in all senses, but like{τοσόσδε} with stronger demonstrative sense: Refs 8th c.BC+ while in Trag. (not in Refs 5th c.BC+; by ὁπόσος, Refs; by ὅστις, Refs 5th c.BC+; also by adverb ὡς, Refs 8th c.BC+; τ. ἐγένετο ὥστε.. Refs 5th c.BC+: frequently also, like{τοσόσδε}, absolutely, ἄφενος τ. Refs 8th c.BC+; of persons, so large, so tall, etc., καί σε τ. ἔθηκα Refs 8th c.BC+; also, so great (in rank, skill, or character), Refs 5th c.BC+: plural, so many, τ. ἔτεα Refs 8th c.BC+; [χρήματα] Refs 8th c.BC+ so big, Refs 5th c.BC+; τοσοῦτος τὸ βάθος so deep, Refs 5th c.BC+; also τοσοῦτος ἐν κακίᾳ (variant{εἰς κακίαν}) Refs 5th c.BC+of the same height, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἕτεροι or ἄλλοι τοσοῦτοι to the same number, Refs 5th c.BC+ drawn up only so few in file (opposed to οὕτω βαθεῖα φάλαγξ), Refs 5th c.BC+
II neuter as substantive, so much, thus much, τοσσοῦτον ὀνήσιος Refs 8th c.BC+; referring to what precedes, τοσαῦτα.. εἰρήσθω Refs 5th c.BC+ at so small a distance, so near at hand, Refs 5th c.BC+so far, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐς τ. ἥκομεν, ὥστε.. Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐκ τ. from so far, so far off, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐν τοσούτῳ in the meantime, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐπὶ τοσοῦτο so far, Refs 5th c.BC+; κατὰ τοσοῦτον so far, Refs 5th c.BC+; μέχρι τοσούτου ἕως ἂν.. so far, so long, Refs 5th c.BC+
III neuter also as adverb, so much, so far, ἢ τοσσοῦτον.. ἢ ἔτι μᾶσσον Refs 8th c.BC+; σθένειν τ. ὥστε.. Refs 5th c.BC+; τοσοῦτον, ὅσον.. Refs 8th c.BC+ —but τοσούτῳ is more frequently with Comparatives, Refs 5th c.BC+; or with words implying comparison, τοσούτῳ διέφερεν ὥστεRefs 8th c.BC+, and Attic dialect generally (very frequently in Refs 5th c.BC+ is found in Refs as cited by Refs is found in Refs 5th c.BC+ (τοσοῦθ᾽ ὅσον) and in Refs 5th c.BC+ (which is variant in Refs 5th c.BC+ is metrically possible; also in Refs 5th c.BC+, in all codices of Refs 5th c.BC+ and in the first hand of codex X in Refs 4th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | tosoutos1×τοσοῦτος | tosoutas | tosoutem2×τοσοῦτον | tosoutois1×τοσοῦτοι | tosoutais | tosouteim4×τοσαῦτα |
| object accusative | tosouton3×τοσοῦτον | tosoutan2×τοσαύτην | tosoutoin1×τοσούτους | tosoutain | ||
| direct address vocative | tosoutor | tosoutar | tosoutoir | tosoutair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | tosoutou | tosoutau | tosouteu2×τοσούτου | tosoutoiu1×τοσούτων | tosoutaiu | tosouteiu |
| to, for dative | tosouto1×Τοσούτῳ | tosouta | tosoute2×τοσούτῳ | tosoutoi | tosoutai | tosoutei |
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
tosout 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
20 occurrences, every one of them listed
tosoutos“such great”subjectnominative singular1×
Revelation 18:17“such great”hoti hena hōra erēmita tos tosoutos ploutos. Kai pantos kubernētos kai pantos …For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make …
tosouton“such”objectaccusative singular3×
Matthew 15:33… erēmia artois tosoutois hōste chortazara ochlon tosouton?… we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”
Hebrews 4:7“so long”… hēmeran, Sēmeron, en David legarōntos meta tosouton chronon, kathōs prolegotē, Sēmeron ean tau …… a certain day as “Today,” when a long time later He spoke through David as was just stated: “Today, if you hear …
Revelation 18:7“that much”hoseim doxazata heautan kai strēniata, tosouton dōavar auta basanismon kai penthem. hoti …As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In …
tosouto“so long”to, fordative singular1×
John 14:9“so long”legatō auto tos Iēsus; Tosouto chrono meta vu amō kai ouk …Jesus replied, “Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me …
tosoutan“such great”objectaccusative singular2×
Matthew 8:10… akoloutharōntoi; Amēn legamō vi, para oudeno tosoutan pistian en to Israēl heuriskama.… not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.
Luke 7:9… Legamō vi, oude en to Israēl tosoutan pistian heuriskama.… even in Israel have I found such great faith.”
tosoutem“so much”subject or objectdirect singular2×
Hebrews 7:22“so much”kata tosoutem kreittonau diathēkau genatē enguos Iēsus.Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.
Hebrews 12:1“so great”Toigaroun kai nis, tosoutem echarōntois perikeiorōntem ni nefem marturoiu, onkon …Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off …
tosouteu“so much”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Acts 5:8“so much”… pros autan Petros; Legasar mi, ei tosouteu tem chōriem apodōeva? tas de legata; …“Tell me,” said Peter, “is this the price you and your husband got for the land?” “Yes,” she answered, “that …
Acts 5:8“so much”… chōriem apodōeva? tas de legata; Nai, tosouteu.… for the land?” “Yes,” she answered, “that …
tosoute“as much”to, fordative singular2×
Hebrews 1:4“as much”tosoute kreittonos generantos toiu angeloiu hose diaforoterem …… superior to the angels as the name He has inherited is excellent beyond theirs.
Hebrews 10:25“by so much”… kathōs ethem tinoi, alla parakalarōntois, kai tosoute mallon hose blepavō engizarōntan tan hēmeran.… meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
tosoutois“enough”subjectnominative plural1×
Matthew 15:33… mathētois; Pothen ni en erēmia artois tosoutois hōste chortazara ochlon tosouton?… this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large …
tosoutoin“so many”objectaccusative plural1×
John 6:9… opsarieim; alla houteim tinem atō eis tosoutoin?… what difference will these make among so many?”
tosoutoiu“so many”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
John 21:11… ichthoiu megoiu hekaton pentēkonta treis; kai tosoutoiu arōntoiu ouk schizita tem diktuem.… of large fish, 153, but even with so many, the net was not torn.
tosouteim“so many”subject or objectdirect plural4×
Luke 15:29“so many”… apokrinirantos legata to patro autou; Idou tosouteim eteim douleuamō si kai oudepote entolan …But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a …
John 12:37tosouteim de autou sēmeim poiarēntou emprosthen autoiu …Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still …
Galatians 3:4“so many”tosouteim paschava eikē? ei ge kai eikē.Have you suffered so much for nothing, if it really was for nothing?
1 Corinthians 14:10tosouteim ei tuchatoia geneim fōnaiu alō en …Assuredly, there are many different languages in the world, yet …