The meaning of “τοσοῦτος”
Understanding tosoûtos reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
as large, so great (long, many, much), these many. - apparently from ὁ and ὅς) and οὗτος (including its variations) - so...
τοσοῦτος
as large, so great (long, many, much), these many. - apparently from ὁ and ὅς) and οὗτος (including its variations) - so vast as this, i.e. such (in quantity, amount, number of space)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew 15:33 | “And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?” Word: τοσοῦτος (tosoûtos) | |
| Luke 15:29 | “And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:” Word: τοσοῦτος (tosoûtos) | |
| John 14:9 | “Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?” Word: τοσοῦτος (tosoûtos) | |
| Acts 5:8 | “And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.” Word: τοσοῦτος (tosoûtos) | |
| 1 Corinthians 14:10 | “There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.” Word: τοσοῦτος (tosoûtos) |