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πόσος

posos

of what quantity?

Appears 39 times across Plato's dialogues.

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πόσος, Ion. κόσος, η, ον, interrog. Adj. A. of what quantity? 1. of Number, how many? κόσοι τινές εἰσι οἱ Λακεδαιμόνιοι Hdt. 7.234; π. καὶ ποῖα . .; X. Mem. 4.4.7; π. χρήματα; Id. Cyr. 3.1.35; π. ἄττα δὴ ὑποδήματα Arist. EN 1133a21: with sg. Nouns, how great? how much? π. πλῆθος νεῶν; A. Pers. 334; π. τις ἀριθμός; Pl. Tht. 198c; π. χρυσίον; X. An. 7.8.1. 2. of Distance, how far? πόσον ἄπεστιν ἐνθένδε τὸ στράτευμα; Id. Cyr. 6.3.10; π. τις ὁδὸς εἴη ib.4.6.10; μέχρι πόσου; Anon. ap. Gell. 1.3.9, cf. E. Fr. 953.32. 3. of Time, how long? π. τινὰ χρόνον; S. OT 558, etc.; π. χρόνου;πότε; Ar. Ach. 83. 4. of Value, how much? πόσον δίδως; Id. Pax 1262; πόσου; at what price? Id. Ach. 812,898, Pl. Ap. 20b, etc.; ἐπὶ πόσῳ; ib.41a, X. Cyr. 3.1.43; ἐκ πόσου is f.l. for ὁπόσου in D. 50.30. 5. of Degree, how great? πόθος; πόσος τις; Ar. Ra. 55; πόσης γέμει σωφροσύνης; Pl. Smp. 216d: neut. Adv. πόσον; πόσα; to what amount? Ar. Ec. 399, X. Mem. 2.2. 8. II. ποσός, ή, όν, indef. Adj. of a certain quantity or magnitude, Gorg. Fr. 3D., Pl. Sph. 245d, etc.; ποσὰ τῶν περιφερῶν a certain number of . . , Epicur. Ep. 2p.50U.; ἐπὶ ποσόν for a certain time, Plb. 2.34.15, etc.; οὐδʼ ἐπὶ π. Id. 1.1.2; κατὰ ποσόν to a certain extent, Vett.Val. 81.22. 2. ποσόν, τό, = ποσότης, Pl. Phlb. 24c, 24d, Arist. Cat. 4b20, Metaph. 1020a7, etc.; κατὰ ποσόν in point of quantity, Id. EN 1158b31. III. Adv. ποσῶς Corn. ND 34, Ruf. Oss. 18, Sor. Fract. 2, Vett.Val. 238.24, S.E. P. 1.120, 227. (I.-E. qṷoty-os, cf.Lat.quot, Skt. káti ‘how many?ʼ)
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