ὅσος ὅσσος -η, -ον. 1 Such in number, quantity or volume as, as many or much as, such as : ὅσοι θεοί εἰσʼ ἐν Ὀλύμπῳ (all the gods in . . .) Il. 1.566 (θεοί attracted into the relative clause), ὅσοι οὐ βουλῆς ἐπάκουσαν Il. 2.143, ἀγηγέραθʼ ὅσσοι ἄριστοι [ἦσαν] (as many as were . . ., the whole number of the . . .) Il. 4.211. Cf. Il. 2.125, 249 (of all who . . .), 468, 681, Il. 3.57, Il. 5.267, Il. 9.55 (of all the . . .), 401, etc. : Od. 1.11, 278, Od. 2.209, Od. 3.108, 186, 312, Od. 7.68 (of all the women who . . .), Od. 8.36, 214 (in all contests that are practised), Od. 11.329, Od. 12.86, etc. Introducing a simile Od. 4.791. Correlative with τόσος. See τόσος 4. With τοσόσδε. See τοσόσδε 1. 2 With subj. or opt. in conditional relative sentences. For the examples and constructions see Table at end III.B.a 1 2 (3), (D) (12) (13) (14) (56). 3 In reference to magnitude or extent, of such magnitude, size, extent or importance as: ὅσον τʼ ἐπὶ λᾶαν ἵησιν (as far as . . .) Il. 3.12, ὅση δύναμίς γε πάρεστιν (as far as my strength goes) Il. 8.294. Cf. Il. 2.616, Il. 7.451, Il. 8.213, Il. 10.351, Il. 17.368, Il. 23.190, etc. : τοῦ ὅσον τʼ ὄργυιαν ἀπέκοψα (i.e. τόσον ὅση ὄργυια γίγνεται) Od. 9.325, ὅσον τʼ ἐπὶ ἥμισυ (i.e. ἐφʼ ὅσον τὸ ἥμισυ γίγνεται) Od. 13.114. Cf. Od. 9.322, Od. 10.113, 517, etc. In reference to stature Il. 2.528. Introducing similes Il. 16.589, Il. 23.431, 845, Il. 24.317. With subj. : ὅσσον τίς τʼ ἔδαφος νηὸς τορνώσεται Od. 5.249. Correlative with τόσος. See τόσος 4. 4 With infin. in this sense Od. 5.484 (such a thing as might . . .). 5 In causal sense (= ὅτι τόσος) : κεχολωμένοι ὅσσοι ὄλοντο (because so many . . .) Il. 16.546. Cf. Il. 24.630 : Od. 4.75, Od. 22.46. 6 In object clauses, how many, who, what, how much, how great : οὐδέ τι οἶδε πένθεος, ὅσσον ὄρωρεν Il. 11.658. Cf. Il. 2.492, etc. : μυθεόμην ὅσʼ ἐμόγησεν Od. 4.152. Cf. Od. 3.105, Od. 4.241, Od. 10.45, etc. 7 In neut. ὅσ(σ)ον as adv. a To such an extent as, as greatly as, as much as, as far as : ὅσσον γιγνώσκω Il. 13.222. Cf. Il. 5.860 (as loudly as . . .), Il. 9.177, Il. 23.327, etc.: Od. 3.395, Od. 7.108, etc. b In reference to distance, as far as : ὅσσον ἀνὴρ ἴδεν Il. 5.770. Cf. Il. 9.354 (and no further), Il. 23.517, etc. : Od. 5.400, Od. 8.229, Od. 16.290, etc. Introducing a simile Il. 23.517. c In object clauses, to how great an extent, how much, how greatly : ὅσσον φέρτερός εἰμι Il. 1.186. Cf. Il. 1.516, etc. : Od. 7.327, Od. 8.102, etc. d Correlative with τόσον. See τόσος 5.d. With τοσόνδε. See τοσόσδε 3.