ὅσος

hósos · Greek · Strong's G3745 · 108 occurrences

The KJV renders 11 different Hebrew and Greek words as “much”

What it means

as (much, great, long, etc.) as

by reduplication from G3739 (ὅς);

How the KJV renders it

all, as long, many, much, how great many, inasmuch as, so many as, that, the more, those things, what great, soever, wheresoever, wherewithsoever, which, x while, who

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“much”

also renders hikanós (G2425), mâllon (G3123), polýs (G4183), gâdôwl (H1419), yâçaph (H3254), kâbêd (H3515), kabbîyr (H3524), mᵉʼôd (H3966), mirbâh (H4767), saggîyʼ (H7690)

“that”

also renders pōs (G4459), hóte (G3753), hōs (G5613), hópōs (G3704), gᵉzêlâh (H1500), dîy (H1768), dikkên (H1797)

“which”

also renders hoîos (G3634), méllō (G3195), poîos (G4169), tís (G5101), dâbâr (H1697), dîy (H1768), dên (H1836)

“many”

also renders hikanós (G2425), pósos (G4214), pleíōn (G4119), polýs (G4183), hâmôwn (H1995), rᵉbâbâh (H7233)

“all”

also renders hápas (G537), hólos (G3650), kôl (H3606), kâlîyl (H3632)

“the more”

also renders perissōs (G4057), meîzon (G3185)

“soever”

also renders hópou (G3699)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

108 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.

1 Corinthians 7:39 · K-ASM

A wife is bound by law for as long as her husband lives; but if the husband is dead, she is free to be married to whomever she desires, only in the Lord.

1 Timothy 6:1 · K-NPM

Let as many as are bondservants under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and the doctrine not be blasphemed.

2 Corinthians 1:20 · K-NPF

For however many are the promises of God, in him is the “Yes.” Therefore also through him is the “Amen”, to the glory of God through us.

2 Peter 1:13 · K-ASM

I think it right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up by reminding you,

2 Timothy 1:18 · K-APN

(the Lord grant to him to find the Lord’s mercy in that day); and in how many things he served at Ephesus, you know very well.

Acts 2:39 · K-APM

For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are far off, even as many as the Lord our God will call to himself.”

Acts 3:22 K-APNActs 3:24 K-NPMActs 4:6 K-NPMActs 4:23 K-APNActs 4:28 K-APNActs 4:34 K-NPMActs 5:36 K-NPMActs 5:37 K-NPMActs 9:13 K-APNActs 9:16 K-APNActs 9:39 K-APNActs 10:45 K-NPMActs 13:48 K-NPMActs 14:27 K-APNActs 15:4 K-APNActs 15:12 K-APNColossians 2:1 K-NPMGalatians 3:10 K-NPMGalatians 3:27 K-NPMGalatians 4:1 K-ASMGalatians 6:12 K-NPMGalatians 6:16 K-NPMHebrews 1:4 K-DSNHebrews 2:15 K-NPMHebrews 3:3 K-ASNHebrews 7:20 K-ASNHebrews 8:6 K-DSNHebrews 9:27 K-ASNHebrews 10:25 K-DSNHebrews 10:37 K-ASNJohn 1:12 K-NPMJohn 6:11 K-ASNJohn 10:8 K-NPMJohn 10:41 K-APNJohn 11:22 K-APNJohn 16:13 K-APNJohn 16:15 K-APNJohn 17:7 K-APNJude 1:10 K-APNLuke 4:23 K-APNLuke 4:40 K-NPMLuke 8:39 K-APNLuke 9:5 K-NPMLuke 9:10 K-APNLuke 11:8 K-GPMLuke 12:3 K-APNLuke 18:12 K-APNLuke 18:22 K-APNMatthew 7:12 K-APNMatthew 9:15 K-ASNMatthew 13:44 K-APNMatthew 13:46 K-APNMatthew 14:36 K-NPMMatthew 17:12 K-APN

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.