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Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *(j)elikъ.
Adverb
елико • (eliko)
- as much as
- whatsoever
- “ⰵⰾⰻⰽⱁ (line 14, leaf 106)”, in Codex Marianus [Ф.87 №6] (in Old Church Slavonic), National Library of Russia, 1016±16, page Lk:12:3:
зане елико въ тъмѣ рѣсте вь свѣтѣ оуслꙑшитъ сѧ ·- zane eliko vŭ tŭmě rěste vĭ světě uslyšitŭ sę ·
- Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light
- which
- “ⰵⰾⰻⰽⱁ (line -6, leaf 118.5)”, in Codex Marianus [Ф.87 №6] (in Old Church Slavonic), National Library of Russia, 1016±16, page Lk:18:22:
въсѣ елико имаши продаждъ и раздаи нищиимъ ·- vŭsě eliko imaši prodaždŭ i razdai ništiimŭ ·
- sell that which thou hast, and give to the poor
- how much