UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: as many as, as much as

Semantic entry: 59.7

Semantic domains: Quantity

Subdomains: Many, Few [Countables]

Definition: pertaining to a comparative quantity of objects or events

Sense 2: as much as, as long as

Semantic entry: 59.19

Semantic domains: Quantity

Subdomains: Much, Little [Masses, Collectives, Extensions]

Definition: pertaining to a comparison of a quantity

Sense 3: to the degree that, to the same degree, as much as

Semantic entry: 78.52

Semantic domains: Degree

Subdomains: Up To, As Much As, To the Degree That [Marked Extent of Degree]

Definition: a degree of correlative extent

Notes: Expressions involving correspondence of degrees must often be rather considerably restructured. For example, in the first part of RV REV 18:7 · LV REV 18:7 · Read together REV 18:7 one may translate in some languages ‘she honored herself very much and lived in great luxury, and so give her very much suffering and grief.’ In the case of RV HEB 1:4 · LV HEB 1:4 · Read together HEB 1:4, one may translate ‘God gave his Son a name that was more important than the name of the angels; therefore, God’s Son is greater than the angels.’|One may also render this expression in RV HEB 8:6 · LV HEB 8:6 · Read together HEB 8:6 as ‘Christ’s ministry is better than the old to the same degree that the covenant he mediates is better.’|In RV ROM 11:13 · LV ROM 11:13 · Read together ROM 11:13 ὅσον is strengthened by ἐπί (see 78.51: εἰς / 78.51: ἐπί / 78.51: ἕως / 78.51: μέχρι / 78.51: πρός).

Sense 4: as long as, while

Semantic entry: 67.139

Semantic domains: Time

Subdomains: Duration of Time with Reference to Some Unit of Time: During, In, While, Throughout

Definition: an extent of time of the same length as another extent or unit of time

Notes: The additon of ἐπί (degree, 78.51: εἰς / 78.51: ἐπί / 78.51: ἕως / 78.51: μέχρι / 78.51: πρός) and/or χρόνος (time, 67.78: καιρός / 67.78: χρόνος) reinforces this meaning of ὅσος.