Strong's Greek · G2245

G2245 hēlíkos

ἡλίκος

hay-lee'-kos

how great?

Looking for Hebrew H2245 châbab? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G2245. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.

hēlíkos appears 3 times in Scripture, in Colossians 2:1 and James 3:5. In the Doxa app, open each of these verses, keep your notes on them, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

as big as, i.e. (interjectively) how much

In the King James Version

how (what) great

Derivation

from ἧλιξ (a comrade, i.e. one of the same age);

Appears 3 times in Scripture

Colossians 2:1

“For I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me face to face,”

James 3:5

“In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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