ὅσα

osa

what

by reduplication from ὅς; as (much, great, long, etc.) as:--all (that), as (long, many, much) (as), how great (many, much), (in-)asmuch as, so many as, that (ever), the more, those things, what (great, -soever), wheresoever, wherewithsoever, which, X while, who(-soever).

G3745

Luke 8:39 · Word #8

Lexicon G3745

Lemmaὅσος
Transliterationhósos
Strong'sG3745
In-contextwhat
Literalas-much-as/what

Morphology PRO.R ACC N PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech PRO.R — Relative Pronoun — Introduces relative clauses
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Lexical Info

Lemmaὅσος
Strong'sG3745

SIBI-P1 G3745-01

as-many-things-as

Rootὅσος (hósos)
Core Meaningsas much as, as many as, how great, how many, all that, whatever quantity
Semantic Rangeall things that, whatever things, as many things as, everything which, to the extent that (in neuter plural contexts referring to matters or deeds)
Conceptual Significanceὅσος emphasizes extent or quantity, often underscoring the totality of deeds, teachings, or events. In biblical usage it can stress comprehensive obedience, divine provision, or the full scope of what God has done or commanded.
Morphological NotesRelative pronoun (RR); accusative, neuter, plural (ANP). Functions as a quantitative relative referring to multiple things serving as the direct object within its clause.
Rendering RationaleThe form ὅσα is accusative neuter plural, referring to multiple things as the object of a verb. Rendering it as "as-many-things-as" preserves the quantitative force of ὅσος ("as much/many as") while clearly reflecting its neuter plural accusative function.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root ὅσος (as much as, as many as, how great, how many, all that, whatever quantity)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G3745-02 osai as-many (feminine ones) as
G3745-03 oso by as-much-as (it)
G3745-04 osoi as-many-as (those ones, masc. nom. pl.)

Word Usage (110 occurrences of G3745)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 7:12 ὅσα osa
Matthew 9:15 ὅσον oson
Matthew 13:44 ὅσα osa