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|Definition=Ion. κόσος, η, ον, interrog. Adj. <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">of what quantity?</b> </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">1</span> of Number, <b class="b2">how many?</b> κόσοι τινές εἰσι οἱ Αακεδαιμόνιοι <span class="bibl">Hdt.7.234</span>; π. καὶ ποῖα . .; <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Mem.</span>4.4.7</span>; π. χρήματα; <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>3.1.35</span>; π. ἄττα δὴ ὑποδήματα <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">EN</span>1133a21</span>: with sg. Nouns, <b class="b2">how great? how much?</b> π. πλῆθος νεῶν; <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Pers.</span>334</span>; π. τις ἀριθμός; <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Tht.</span>198c</span>; π. χρυσίον; <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">An.</span>7.8.1</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> of Distance, <b class="b2">how far?</b> πόσον ἄπεστιν ἐνθένδε τὸ στράτευμα; <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>6.3.10</span>; <b class="b3">π. τις ὁδὸς εἴη</b> ib.<span class="bibl">4.6.10</span>; μέχρι πόσου; Anon. ap. Gell. 1.3.9, cf. <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Fr.</span>953.32</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> of Time, <b class="b2">how long?</b> π. τινὰ χρόνον; <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">OT</span>558</span>, etc.; π. χρόνου;πότε; <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ach.</span>83</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> of Value, <b class="b2">how much?</b> πόσον δίδως; <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Pax</span> 1262</span>; πόσου; <b class="b2">at what price?</b> <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ach.</span>812</span>,<span class="bibl">898</span>, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Ap.</span>20b</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">ἐπὶ πόσῳ;</b> ib.<span class="bibl">41a</span>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Cyr.</span>3.1.43</span>; <b class="b3">ἐκ πόσου</b> is f.l. for [[ὁπόσου]] in <span class="bibl">D.50.30</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">5</span> of Degree, <b class="b2">how great?</b> πόθος; πόσος τις; <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ra.</span>55</span>; πόσης γέμει σωφροσύνης; <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Smp.</span>216d</span>: neut. Adv. πόσον; πόσα; <b class="b2">to what amount?</b> <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Ec.</span>399</span>, <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Mem.</span>2.2</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">8</span> </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> ποσός, ή, όν, indef. Adj. <b class="b2">of a certain quantity</b> or <b class="b2">magnitude</b>, Gorg.<span class="title">Fr.</span>3D., <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Sph.</span>245d</span>, etc.; ποσὰ τῶν περιφερῶν <b class="b2">a certain number of . .</b>, <span class="bibl">Epicur.<span class="title">Ep.</span>2p.50U.</span>; ἐπὶ ποσόν <b class="b2">for a certain time</b>, <span class="bibl">Plb.2.34.15</span>, etc.; οὐδ' ἐπὶ π. <span class="bibl">Id.1.1.2</span>; <b class="b3">κατὰ ποσόν</b> to <b class="b2">a certain extent</b>, <span class="bibl">Vett.Val. 81.22</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b3">ποσόν, τό,</b> = [[ποσότης]], <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Phlb.</span>24c</span>, <span class="bibl">24d</span>, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Cat.</span>4b20</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Metaph.</span>1020a7</span>, etc.; <b class="b3">κατὰ ποσόν</b> in point of <b class="b2">quantity</b>, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">EN</span>1158b31</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> Adv. ποσῶς <span class="bibl">Corn.<span class="title">ND</span>34</span>, Ruf.<span class="title">Oss.</span>18, <span class="bibl">Sor.<span class="title">Fract.</span>2</span>, <span class="bibl">Vett.Val.238.24</span>, <span class="bibl">S.E.<span class="title">P.</span>1.120</span>, <span class="bibl">227</span>. (I.-E. <b class="b2">q[uglide]oty-os</b>, cf.Lat.<b class="b2">quot</b>, Skt. <b class="b2">káti</b> 'how many?')</span>