τόσος

τόσος, Ep. τόσσος, η, ον (both forms in Hom. (v. infr.) and Hes. (Op. 680, 711, Th. 705), the latter form also in Trag. (lyr.), S. Aj. 184), Demonstr. corresponding to the Relat. ὅσος and interrog. πόσος:—of Size, Space, and Quantity,

• so great, so vast: of Time, so long: of Number, pl., so many: of Sound, so loud: generally of Degree, so much, so very:—freq. answered by the Relat. ὅσος, οὔ τι τόσος γε ὅσος Τελαμώνιος Αἴας Il. 2.528; κακὸν τόσον ὅσσον ἐτύχθη 17.410, cf. Hes. Op. 680: sts. with an Adv. as relat., τόσων . . ὡς . . A. Ag. 866: freq. abs., when it either refers to something already mentioned, so great or so many, Il. 9.546, 21.321, or to a well-known magnitude, which may be great or small, acc. to the context, just so much or just so many, Od. 14.100, 22.144, Hes. Th. 705, etc.: with numeral Adverbs, τρὶς τόσσα . . δῶρα thrice as many, Il. 1.213, cf. 9.379, 21.80, 24.686; δὶς τόσα τείνυσθαι Hes. Op. 711; δὶς τόσον [κακόν] Thgn. 1090; δὶς τόσʼ ἐξ ἁπλῶν κακά S. Aj. 277; τόσαι τρίς Alex. 187.1.—Τόσος is used thus only in Poets, τοσόσδε or τοσοῦτος being used in Att. Prose, exc. in the neut., v. infr. II.
• • • 2 rarely poet. for ὅσος, Pi. N. 4.5, B. 15.11, Call. Ap. 94.
  • II in Hom. τόσον and τόσσον are common as Adv. with Verbs and Adverbs, so much, so far, so very; with a relat., τόσσον . ., ὅσον Il. 3.12, cf. 6.450, al.; τόσσον . ., ὡς . . 22.424; τόσον . ., ὡς ὅτε . . 4.130: freq. abs., λίην τ. so very, Od. 4.371, 15.405; τόσσον πολλόν so very far, Il. 20.178; τ. πλέες so many more, 2.129; τ. φέρτερος Od. 21.372; τόσσον . . πεπείρημαι Hes. Op. 660; δὶς τόσσον . . ἀπῆμεν Od. 9.491, cf. A. Ag. 140 (lyr.), Eu. 896, etc.: in Prose, τόσον νυνὶ φρόνει . . ὅσονπερ τότε prob. in Lys. Oxy. 1606.194 (Bodl.Quart.Record 5.303); τόσα καὶ τόσα so and so many, Pl. Phdr. 271d; ἔτη τ. καὶ τ. D. 57.29; ζημιοῦσθαι τόσῳ καὶ τόσῳ Pl. Lg. 721d.
  • • 2 ἐκ τόσου ever since (that), always of Time, freq. in Hdt., as 5.88, 6.84, cf. Pl. Lg. 642e; ἀπολήμψῃ ἐν τόσῳ in the meantime, POxy. 298.17 (i A. D.).
    • 3 ἐς τόσον so far, ὁκόταν ἐς τ. προΐωσι τοῦ χρόνου . ., πρότερον ἢ ἐς τ. ἀφικέσθαι Hp. Mul. 2.133; εἰς τόσον ἔδεισαν IG 12(3).174.28 (Cnidus, i B.C., Epist. Augusti); ἐπὶ τόσσον A.R. 3.1146.
    • 4 ὅσῳ μᾶλλον . ., τόσῳ . ., with a Comp., Th. 4.28; ὅσῳ ἐπὶ τὸ μεῖζον . ., τόσῳ ἐχυρώτερον . . Id. 8.24, cf. Pl. Lg. 665e, etc.; ὅσῳπερ . ., τόσῳ . . ib. 902e; ὅσῳ . ., τόσῳ δὲ . . (Hertlein for τοσῷδε) Th. 1.37.
    • 5 τόσον only, Opp. C. 2.183; so τόσσον PSI 9.1030.16 (ii A.D.). (Cf.Lat. tantum.)
  • III rarely as regul. Adv. τόσως, δὶς τ. ἐμὲ κτείνας ἀδελφῆς E. El. 1092, cf. Med. 1194.

τόσος, ep. auch τόσσος, demonstrativ dem Frageworte πόσος entsprechend ; – von der Größe : so groß, vom Raume : so weit, von der Zeit : so lange, von der Zahl : so viel, von der Stimme : so laut, übh. so sehr ; zunächst dem Relativ ὅσος entsprechend, οὔ τι τόσος γε, ὅσος Τελαμώνιος Αἴας, Il. 2.528, nicht so groß, wie des Telamons Sohn ; οὐδʼ οἱ τόσοι ἦσαν ὅσοι ἑλίκωπες Ἀχαιοί, 3.190 ; τόσον … ὅσον, so sehr wie, τόσσον τίς τʼ ἐπιλεύσσει, ὅσον τʼ ἐπὶ λᾶαν ἵησιν, 3.12 ; οὔ μοι Τρώων τόσον μέλει ἄλγος ὀπίσσω, ὅσσον σεῖο, 6.450 ; auch ohne das Relat. die Größe oder Menge als eine bekannte bezeichnet, aber so, daß das Relativum aus dem Zusammenhange zu ergänzen ist, τρὶς τόσοι, dreimal so viel, Il. 1.213, 21.80, 24.686 ; so auch Tragg., ἆρʼ ἔστι ταῦτα δὶς τόσʼ ἐξ ἁπλῶν κακά ; Soph. Aj. 270. – In Prosa steht es gew. nur, wo auf der Quantität kein besonderer Nachdruck liegt, τόσον καὶ τόσον, so und so viel, Plat. Phaedr. 271d ; ζημιούσθω τόσῳ ἢ τόσῳ, Legg. IV.721d ; χρήμασι τόσοις καὶ τόσοις, ib.b ; τόσα καὶ τόσα βιοὺς ἔτη, Dem. 57.29 ; – ἐκ τόσου, stets von der Zeit, seitdem, Her.; seit so langer Zeit, Plat. Legg. I.642e.
• Adv . ὅσῳ … τόσῳ, quo … eo, bei Kompar. je … desto, Plat. Legg. II.665e ; – τόσον, wie tantum, nur, Opp. Cyn. 2.183.
• Adv. τόσως , δὶς τόσως Eur. El. 1092.

τόσος

τόσσος

-η, -ον.

• • 1

    Such in number, quantity or volume, as many or much : τρὶς τόσσα δῶρα Il. 1.213, τόσσον λαόν Il. 4.430. Cf. Il. 2.472, Il. 5.136, Il. 8.560, Il. 11.678, Il. 12.338, Il. 22.423, Il. 24.670, etc. : Od. 1.248, Od. 2.184, Od. 8.340, Od. 12.123, Od. 14.96, 326, Od. 18.402, Od. 19.365, etc.

  • 2

    In reference to magnitude or extent, of such magnitude, size, extent or importance : τόσσον ἐπιλεύσσει Il. 3.12, κακὸν τόσον Il. 17.410. Cf. Il. 2.25, Il. 4.32, Il. 24.319, etc. : τόσσον ἔπι σχεδίην ποιήσατο Od. 5.251, τόσσην πέτρην Od. 9.243. Cf. Od. 9.265, 324, Od. 17.407, etc.– In reference to stature : τόσος πάϊς Od. 1.207. Cf. Il. 2.528.

  • 3

    In causal sense : τόσσην ἄσιν καλύψω Il. 21.321. Cf. Il. 9.546.

  • 4

    Correlative with ὅσος.

  • • a

      τόσος . . . ὅσος . . . such, etc. . . . as . . . Il. 2.528, Il. 3.190, Il. 9.125, 385, Il. 11.741, Il. 17.410, etc. : Od. 4.106, Od. 6.180, Od. 19.169, 347, etc.

    • b

      ὅσος . . . τόσος . . . such as, as, etc. . . . so, etc. . . . Il. 24.319, etc. : Od. 1.248, Od. 9.324, etc.

  • 5

    In neut. τόσ(σ)ον as adv.

  • • a

      To so great an extent, so much, so greatly, by so much : ὅ τι τόσσον ἐχώσατο Il. 1.64, οὐ τόσσον χόλῳ ἥμην (it was not so much in anger that . . .) Il. 6.335. Cf. Il. 8.27, 407, Il. 14.394 (so loudly), etc. : Od. 1.62, Od. 2.28, Od. 4.104, Od. 9.403, Od. 22.50, etc.

      So in pl. : τόσʼ ἔβραχεν Od. 21.49.

      With an adj. or adv. : τόσσον πλέας Il. 2.129. Cf. Il. 20.178, Il. 21.275, 370 : Od. 21.372.

      For λίην τόσον see λίην 1.

      In causal sense : τόσον ἔβραχεν (so loudly) Il. 5.863.

    • b

      In reference to distance, as or so far : τόσσον ἔνερθεν Il. 8.16, τόσσον ἐχώρησαν Il. 16.592. Cf. Il. 23.522, etc. : τόσσον ἄνευθεν Od. 4.356. Cf. Od. 5.400, Od. 9.491, 499, etc.

    • c

      To a certain extent, so far: τόσον μὲν ἔεργεν ἀπὸ χροός Il. 4.130, τόσσον μὲν ἔχον τέλος Il. 18.378. Cf. Il. 22.322, Il. 23.454,

    • d

      Correlative with ὅσον.

    • • α

        τόσον . . . ὅσον . . . Il. 5.786, Il. 6.450, Il. 17.240, etc. : Od. 4.356, Od. 5.400, etc.

      • β

        ὅσον . . . τόσον . . . Il. 16.722, Il. 23.522, 847 : Od. 8.125.

        With ὡς Il. 22.424 : = Od. 4.104.

τόσος , τόσσος: so great, so much, pl., so many. —Adv., τό(σ)σον, τόσα, so much, so very.

τόσος, poet. τόσσος, η, ον

• • Iantecedent to relat. ὅσος; Lat. tantus: of Size, Space, Quantity, so great, so vast: of Time, so long: of Number, in pl., so many: of Sound, so loud: of Degree, so much, so very:— often in Hom. and Hes., οὔτι τόσος γε ὅσος Αἴας not so huge as Ajax, Il.: absol. just so much or just so many, Od.; τρὶς τόσσα δῶρα thrice as many gifts, Il.; δὶς τόσα κακά Soph.
  • • 2used for ὅσος, Lat. quantus, Pind.
  • IIτόσον and τόσσον as adv., so much, so far, so very, Lat. tantum, τ. πλέες so many more, Il., etc.
  • • 2ἐκ τόσου so long since, Hdt.
    • 3τόσῳ with a comp., and by so much more, Thuc.
  • IIIregul. adv., δὶς τόσως Eur.