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
“When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Twelve,” they answered.”
“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!”
““And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Seven,” they said.”
““Go and see how many loaves you have,” He told them. And after checking, they said, “Five—and two fish.””
““How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied, “and a few small fish.””
“Do you still not understand? Do you not remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?”
“Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?”
“How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.””
“Then Pilate asked Him, “Do You not hear how many charges they are bringing against You?””
“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).