Strong's Lexicon
G2245
G2245 — ἡλίκος
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2245 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ἡλίκος |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from helix (a comrade, i.e. one of the same age) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | helikos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | hay-lee'-kos |
| Meaning: | 1. as big as 2. (interjectively) how much |
| KJV Renderings: | how (what) great |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἡλίκος, ἡλικη, ἡλίκον (ἧλιξ, see ἡλικία), properly, as old as, as tall as; universally, (Latinquantus): how great, Col 2:1; Jas 3:5 (cf. Buttmann, 253 (217)); how small (Lucian, Hermot. 5), ἡλίκον πῦρ, Jas 3:5 L T Tr WH (Buttmann, the passage cited).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ἡλίκος (how (what) great)
Colossians 2:1
- KJV: For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you and them at Laodicea and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh
- GK: θέλω γαρ υμάς ειδέναι ηλίκον αγώνα έχω περί υμών και των εν Λαοδικεία και όσοι ουχ εωράκασι το πρόσωπόν μου εν σαρκί
James 3:5
- KJV: Even so the tongue is a little member and boasteth great things Behold how great a matter a little fire kindleth
- GK: ούτω και η γλώσσα μικρόν μέλος εστί και μεγαλαυχεί ιδού ολίγον πυρ ηλίκην ύλην ανάπτει