ὁπόσος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

ὁππόσος (hoppósos), ὁπόσσος (hopóssos) — Epic
ὁκόσος (hokósos) — Ionic
ὁπόττος (hopóttos) — Cretan, Boeotian

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ho.pó.sos/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)oˈpo.sos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /oˈpo.sos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /oˈpo.sos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /oˈpo.sos/

Determiner

ὁπόσος • (hopósos)

as many as
as much as, as big as

Declension

First and second declension of ὁπόσος; ὁπόση; ὁπόσον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ὁπόσος hopósos	ὁπόση hopósē	ὁπόσον hopóson	ὁπόσω hopósō	ὁπόσᾱ hopósā	ὁπόσω hopósō	ὁπόσοι hopósoi	ὁπόσαι hopósai	ὁπόσᾰ hopósă
Genitive	ὁπόσου hopósou	ὁπόσης hopósēs	ὁπόσου hopósou	ὁπόσοιν hopósoin	ὁπόσαιν hopósain	ὁπόσοιν hopósoin	ὁπόσων hopósōn	ὁπόσων hopósōn	ὁπόσων hopósōn
Dative	ὁπόσῳ hopósōi	ὁπόσῃ hopósēi	ὁπόσῳ hopósōi	ὁπόσοιν hopósoin	ὁπόσαιν hopósain	ὁπόσοιν hopósoin	ὁπόσοις hopósois	ὁπόσαις hopósais	ὁπόσοις hopósois
Accusative	ὁπόσον hopóson	ὁπόσην hopósēn	ὁπόσον hopóson	ὁπόσω hopósō	ὁπόσᾱ hopósā	ὁπόσω hopósō	ὁπόσους hopósous	ὁπόσᾱς hopósās	ὁπόσᾰ hopósă
Vocative	ὁπόσε hopóse	ὁπόση hopósē	ὁπόσον hopóson	ὁπόσω hopósō	ὁπόσᾱ hopósā	ὁπόσω hopósō	ὁπόσοι hopósoi	ὁπόσαι hopósai	ὁπόσᾰ hopósă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ὁπόσως hopósōs			ὁποσώτερος hoposṓteros			ὁποσώτᾰτος hoposṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

ὁποσοσοῦν (hopososoûn)

type	interrogative	indefinite	demonstrative			relative	indefinite relative	identity	other
type	interrogative	indefinite	(medial)	proximal	distal	relative	indefinite relative	identity	other
basic	τίς	τις, ἔνιοι	†ὁ, οὗτος	ὅδε	ἐκεῖνος	ὅς	ὅστις	ὁ αὐτός (αὑτός), ὁμός	ἕτερος, ἄλλος
dual	πότερος	πότερος, ποτερός				ὁπότερος
quality	ποῖος	ποιός	†τοῖος, τοιοῦτος	τοιόσδε		οἷος	ὁποῖος	ὅμοιος	ἑτεροῖος, ἀλλοῖος
quantity	πόσος	ποσός	†τόσος, τοσοῦτος	τοσόσδε		ὅσος	ὁπόσος
manner	πῶς	πως	†τώς, †ὥς, οὕτως	ὧδε		ὡς	ὅπως	ὁμῶς	ἑτέρως, ἄλλως
method, path, place	πῇ	πῃ	τῇ, ταύτῃ	τῇδε	ἐκείνῃ	ᾗ	ὅπῃ		ἄλλῃ
place	ποῦ, †πόθι	που, †ποθι	ἐνταῦθα	ἐνθάδε	ἐκεῖ, ἔνθα, †ἐκεῖθι	οὗ, ἔνθα, †ὅθι	ὅπου, †ὁπόθι	αὐτόθι, ὁμοῦ	ἄλλοθι
source	πόθεν	ποθεν, ἁμόθεν	†τόθεν, ἔνθεν, ἐντεῦθεν	ἐνθένδε	ἐκεῖθεν	ὅθεν	ὁπόθεν	†ὁμόθεν	ἄλλοθεν
destination	ποῖ, †πόσε	ποι	ἔνθα, ἐνταῦθα	ἐνθάδε, δεῦρο	ἐκεῖσε	οἷ	ὅποι, †ὁπόσε	αὐτόσε, ὁμόσε	ἄλλοσε
time	πότε, πῆμος	ποτέ, ποτε, τοτέ, ἐνίοτε	τότε, τῆμος	τημόσδε		ὅτε, ἦμος	ὁπότε, †ὁππῆμος	ἅμα	ἄλλοτε
exact time	πηνίκα		†τηνίκα, τηνικαῦτα	τηνικάδε		ἡνίκα	ὁπηνίκα	αὐτίκα
duration of time			τέως			ἕως
size, age	πηλίκος	πηλίκος	†τηλίκος, τηλικοῦτος	τηλικόσδε		ἡλίκος	ὁπηλίκος	ὁμῆλιξ
repetition	ποσάκις, ποσίνδα	ποσάκις	τουτάκις, τοσάκις			†ὁσάκις ὁποσάκις	ὁποσάκις
multiplication	ποσαπλάσιος					ὁσαπλάσιος, ὁσαπλασίων
order	πόστος	ποστός					ὁπόστος
† Forms rarely or never used in Classical Attic prose Relative also used in exclamations; either relative or indefinite relative used in indirect questions.

ὁπόσος

Ancient Greek

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