Definition
ἡλίκος, -η, -ον
1. prop., as big as, as old as.
2. As indirect interrog., what sized, what, how great, how small (the sense to be determined by the context): Colossians 2:1, James 3:5, Galatians 6:11 (WH, mg.; πηλ-, WH, txt., RV).
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Colossians 2:1ἡλίκον · how muchFor 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 3:5ἡλίκον · how small; ἡλίκην · a greatIn 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.