Strong's Greek · G2245

ἡλίκος

hēlíkos

how (what) great

Definition

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

Derivation

from (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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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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