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.ὅσοςand interrog.πόσος:—of Size, Space, and Quantity,
A. 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 anAdv.as relat.,τόσων . . ὡς. . A. Ag. 866 : freq. abs., when it either refers to something already mentioned,so greatorso many,
Il. 9.546 , 21.321 , or to a wellknown 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 . . δῶραthriceas many,
Il. 1.213 , cf. 9.379 , 21.80 , 24.686 ; δὶς τόσα τείνυσθαι
Hes. Op. 711