demonstrative
tosoutos
Greekτοσοῦτος (tosoutos)
Strong’sG5118
so great
stem tosout-20 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books11 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
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.
Every form
| 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
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 tos epi topon plarōtos, kai nautois kai hosois tan thalassan ergazelō, apo makrothen histanalaFor in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance
tosouton“such”objectaccusative singular3×
Matthew 15:33“such”kai legalō auto tois mathētois; Pothen ni en erēmia artois tosoutois hōste chortazara ochlon tosouton?The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”
Hebrews 4:7“so long”palin tinan horizatō hēmeran, Sēmeron, en David legarōtos meta tosouton chronon, kathōs prolegitē, Sēmeron ean tau fōnau autou akouaveia, mē sklērunaveia tain kardiain vu;God again designated a certain day as “Today,” when a long time later He spoke through David as was just stated: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.”
Revelation 18:7“that much”hoseim doxazata heautan kai strēniata, tosouton dōavar auta basanismon kai penthem. hoti en ta kardia autau legatō hoti Kathemō basilisas, kai chēras ouk amō, kai penthem ouk mē horameia.As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’
tosouto“so long”to, fordative singular1×
John 14:9“so long”legatō auto tos Iēsus; Tosouto chrono meta vu amō kai ouk gnōskasē min, Filippor? tos horarētos min horatē ton patēron; pōs sis legasō; Deiknuasar ni ton patēron?Jesus replied, “Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
tosoutan“such great”objectaccusative singular2×
Matthew 8:10“such great”akouaratos de tos Iēsus thaumazata kai legata toi akoloutharōtoi; Amēn legamō vi, para oudeno tosoutan pistian en to Israēl heuriskama.When Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those following Him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.
Luke 7:9“such great”akouaratos de houteim tos Iēsus thaumazata auton, kai strefiratos to akoloutharōto auto ochlo legata; Legamō vi, oude en to Israēl tosoutan pistian heuriskama.When Jesus heard this, He marveled at the centurion. Turning to the crowd following Him, He said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.”
tosoutem“so much”subject or objectdirect singular2×
Hebrews 7:22“so much”kata tosoutem kreittōnau diathēkau ginatē enguos Iēsus.Because of this oath, Jesus has become the guarantee of a better covenant.
Hebrews 12:1“so great”Toigaroun kai nis, tosoutem echarōtois perikeierōtem ni nefem marturoiu, onkon apotitheratois panton kai tan euperistatan hamartan, dia hupomonau trechaneiō ton prokeierōton ni agōnon,Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.
tosouteu“so much”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Acts 5:8“so much”apokrinita de pros autan Petros; Legasar mi, ei tosouteu tem chōriem apodōeva? tas de legata; Nai, tosouteu.“Tell me,” said Peter, “is this the price you and your husband got for the land?” “Yes,” she answered, “that is the price.”
Acts 5:8“so much”apokrinita de pros autan Petros; Legasar mi, ei tosouteu tem chōriem apodōeva? tas de legata; Nai, tosouteu.“Tell me,” said Peter, “is this the price you and your husband got for the land?” “Yes,” she answered, “that is the price.”
tosoute“as much”to, fordative singular2×
Hebrews 1:4“as much”tosoute kreittōnos gineratos toiu angeloiu hose diaforoterem para autoin klēronomatē onomem.So He became as far superior to the angels as the name He has inherited is excellent beyond theirs.
Hebrews 10:25“by so much”mē enkataleiparōtois tan episunagōgan heautoiu, kathōs ethem tinoi, alla parakalarōtois, kai tosoute mallon hose blepavō engizarōtan tan hēmeran.Let us not neglect 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“enough”kai legalō auto tois mathētois; Pothen ni en erēmia artois tosoutois hōste chortazara ochlon tosouton?The disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could we find enough bread to feed such a large crowd?”
tosoutoin“so many”objectaccusative plural1×
John 6:9“so many”Atō paidariem hōde hos echatō pente artoin krithinoin kai duo opsarieim; alla houteim tinem atō eis tosoutoin?“Here is a boy with five barley loaves and two small fish. But what difference will these make among so many?”
tosoutoiu“so many”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
John 21:11“so many”anabainata oun Simōnos Petros kai helkata tem diktuem eis tan gēan mestem ichthoiu megoiu hekaton pentēkonta treis; kai tosoutoiu arōtoiu ouk schizita tem diktuem.So Simon Peter went aboard and dragged the net ashore. It was full 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”tos de apokriniratos legata to patēro autou; Idou tosouteim eteim douleuamō si kai oudepote entolan su parerchama, kai mi oudepote dōasa erifon hina meta toiu filoiu mu eufrainimeia;But he answered his father, ‘Look, all these years I have served you and never disobeyed a commandment of yours. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends.
John 12:37“so many”tosouteim de autou sēmeim poiarētou emprosthen autoiu ouk pisteuale eis auton,Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him.
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 14:10“many”tosouteim ei tunchanatoia geneim fōnaiu alō en kosmo, kai oudenem afōnem;Assuredly, there are many different languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning.