Strong's Greek · G4214

πόσος

pósos

how great (long, many), what

Definition

interrogative pronoun (of amount) how much (large, long or (plural) many)

Derivation

from an absolute (who, what) and G3739 (ὅς);

Appears 27 times in Scripture

Mark 8:19

When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Twelve,” they answered.

Matthew 7:11

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!

Mark 8:20

“And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Seven,” they said.

Mark 6:38

“Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them. And after checking, they said, “Five—and two fish.”

Matthew 15:34

“How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.”

Matthew 16:9

Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?

Matthew 16:10

Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?

Matthew 12:12

How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

Matthew 27:13

Then Pilate asked Him, “Do You not hear how many charges they are bringing against You?”

Matthew 6:23

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!

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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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