ὅσον

oson

as long as

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

Mark 2:19 · Word #20

Lexicon G3745

Lemmaὅσος
Transliterationhósos
Strong'sG3745
In-contextas long as
Literalas-long-as

Morphology DET ACC M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech DET — Determiner — Specifies a noun
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaὅσος
Strong'sG3745

SIBI-P1 G3745-05

as-much-as (him)

Rootὅσος (hosos)
Core Meaningsas much as, as many as, as great as, as long as, to the degree that
Semantic Rangeas much as, as many as, as great as, as long as, to the extent that, whatever amount, all that
Conceptual Significanceὅσος and its forms express measured extent or degree, often linking divine action and human response by proportion (e.g., "as much as" one receives or believes). It frames covenantal reciprocity, abundance, and limitation in terms of measurable participation or inclusion.
Morphological NotesGr,RR,,,,AMS — relative pronoun; accusative case; masculine gender; singular number. Functions substantivally or adjectivally to express degree or quantity in relation to a masculine singular referent.
Rendering Rationaleὅσον is the accusative masculine singular form of the relative quantitative pronoun ὅσος. The rendering "as-much-as (him)" preserves the core idea of measured extent or quantity while reflecting the accusative masculine singular form, indicating it functions as a direct object referring to a masculine singular antecedent.

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

Words from Root ὅσος (as much as, as many as, as great as, as long as, to the degree that)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G3745-01 osa as-many-things-as
G3745-02 osai as-many (feminine ones) as
G3745-03 oso by as-much-as (it)

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