τοσοῦτος

τοσοῦτος, αύτη, οῦτον (this form of the neut. is predom. in Attic Gr., also Appian, Bell. Civ. 3, 43 §177; LXX, GrBar; Jos., C. Ap. 1, 226; 2, 176; Hb 7:22 v.l.; 12:1; Rv 21:16 v.l.; 1 Cl 1:1; MPol 2:2; Hm 5, 1, 5; Just., Ath.) and οῦτο (Clearchus, Fgm. 48 W.: Diod S 1, 58, 4; PCairZen 367, 38; PMich I [Zen] 28, 17 [III B.C.]; Num 15:5; 1 Macc 3:17; Hb 7:22; 1 Cl 45:7; Just., A I, 56, 2) correlative adj. (Hom.+) ‘so great, so large, so far, so much, so strong’ etc.

① pert. to an indefinite high number of entities or events, so many, pl.

ⓐ w. a noun (Just., D. 75, 4 ἐν τοσαύταις μορφαῖς) so many ἄρτοι τοσοῦτοι Mt 15:33 (w. ὥστε foll.). ἔτη Lk 15:29. σημεῖα J 12:37. Cp. 21:11; 1 Cor 14:10 (s. τυγχάνω 2b); Hs 6, 4, 4.

ⓑ without a noun τοσοῦτοι so many people J 6:9; AcPl Ha 7, 21 (unless this goes under 2).

② pert. to high degree of quantity, so much, so great

ⓐ w. a noun τοσοῦτος ὄχλος Mt 15:33b. ὁ τοσοῦτος πλοῦτος Rv 18:17 (Erasmian rdg, and only here w. the art.; s. B-D-F §274; Rob. 771). τοσοῦτον μέλι so great a quantity of honey Hm 5, 1, 5. τοσαύτη ἔκρυσις Papias (3:2). Of space μῆκος Rv 21:16 v.l. Of time χρόνος (PLond I, 42, 23 p. 30 [168 B.C.]; POxy 1481, 2; ParJer 5:18; Jos., Bell. 1, 665; 2, 413; Dio Chrys. 74, 18b; Ath. 17, 3) so long J 14:9; Hb 4:7. τος. διαφορά so great a difference MPol 16:1. Referring back to ὅσα: τοσοῦτον βασανισμόν Rv 18:7. For Hb 12:1 s. 3 below.

ⓑ without a noun, pl. τοσαῦτα of quantity so much (Socrat., Ep. 14, 6 [p. 256, 11 Malherbe]; Just., D. 77, 1 τοιαῦτα καὶ τοσαῦτα) Hv 2, 1, 3. ἡμαρτηκὼς τοσαῦτα since I have sinned so many times Hm 9:1. Some likewise understand quantitatively τοσαῦτο ἐπάθετε; have you experienced so much? Gal 3:4 but on this and Hm 9:1 s. 3b.

③ pert. to high degree of quality or lack of it, so great/ strong, to such extent, etc.

ⓐ w. a noun and in a positive sense πίστις faith as strong as this Mt 8:10; Lk 7:9. ἔλεος 2 Cl 3:1. ζωή 14:5. χρηστότης 15:5. σπουδή MPol 7:2. τάχος 13:1. W. ὥστε foll. (Ps.-Callisth. 3, 26, 7 p. 127, 6; Just., D. 30, 3) τος. ἀπόνοια 1 Cl 46:7. W. ὡς foll. as strong as MPol 15:2; so strong that ApcPt 5:16 (Just., D. 132, 1). This is prob. the place for τοσοῦτον νέφος μαρτύρων so great a cloud of witnesses (the ‘great’ number being qualified, of course, by literary constraints) Hb 12:1.

ⓑ without a noun and in a negative sense, εἰς τοσοῦτο(ν) foll. by gen. and ὥστε to such a degree of (Andoc. 2, 7: εἰς τοσοῦτον ἦλθον τῆς δυσδαιμονίας … , ὥστε; Pla., Apol. 13, 25e; Clearchus, Fgm. 48; Jos., Bell. 4, 317 εἰς τος. ἀσεβείας, ὥστε, C. Ap. 1, 226) 1 Cl 1:1; 45:7; MPol 2:2. τοσοῦτον to the degree that, to such an extent that (GrBar 1:3; 8:3; Just., D. 90, 4) τὰ βλέφαρα … τοσοῦτον ἐξοιδῆσαι ὡς the eyelids (of Judas) became so swollen, that Papias (3:2) (w. ὡς as Just., D. 121, 3). Perh. Hm 9:1 belongs here: such serious sins (s. 2b above). In satire τοσαῦτα ἐπάθετε; have you had such remarkable experiences? Gal 3:4 (πάσχω 1; others put the pass. under 2b above).

④ pert. to a limited extent, so much and no more τοσούτου (gen. of price) for so and so much Ac 5:8ab.

⑤ pert. to a correlative degree, so much, as much τοσούτῳ w. the comp., corresp. to ὅσῳ (by) so much (greater, more, etc.) … than or as (X., Mem. 1, 3, 13; Ael. Aristid. 23, 55 K.=42 p. 786 D.; Just., D. 110, 4) Hb 1:4; 10:25 (τοσούτῳ μᾶλλον ὅσῳ as Ael. Aristid. 33 p. 616 D.; 46 p. 345; cp. X., Mem. 1, 4, 10); the more … the more 1 Cl 41:4; 48:6. τοσοῦτον … ὅσον as much … as Papias (2:4) οὐ … τοσοῦτόν με ὠφελεῖν ὅσον not the same (evidential) value as (Just., D. 1, 3; Ath. 15, 2). καθʼ ὅσον … κατὰ τοσοῦτο Hb 7:20–22. τοσούτῳ ἥδιον … ἐπειδή all the more gladly … since 1 Cl 62:3. τοσοῦτον.—DELG s.v. τόσος. M-M.