How great
πηλίκοςStrong’s G4080pēlikos
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Pēlikos is the Greek word usually translated “how large” and “how great”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Ye see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine own hand.”
Meaning
Usually translated “how large” and “how great”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- in how large 1
- how great 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Galatians 1
- Hebrews 1
2 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
πηλίκος pēlikos · how great
πηλίκος, -η, -ον [in LXX: Zec.2:2 (6) (כָּמַהּ), 4Ma.15:22 * ;] interrog., how large, how great ? (prop., of magnitude, as πόσος of quantity): in exclamations, = ἡλίκος (see Bl., § 51, 4), Gal.6:11; of personal greatness, Heb.7:4.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.