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τηλι^κόσδε , ήδε, όνδε, and τηλι^κοῦτος , αύτη, οῦτον (also τηλικοῦτος as fem., S.OC751, El.614; and -οῦτο in neut., Alex.244), strengthd. forms of τηλίκος (as ὅδε, οὗτος of , τημοῦτος of τῆμος,
A.v. οὗτος A); the latter being more common in Prose:
I. of persons, of such an age, usu. meaning so old, with a part., “τηλικόσδ᾽ ὤνE.Alc.643, cf. Pl.Ap.34e, etc.; “γεγῶσα τηλικήδ᾽ ὅμωςE.Fr.533; “τηλικοῦτος ὤνAr.Eq.881, Antiph.261, Pl.Grg. 489b, etc.: without part., τηλικόσδε, τηλικοῦτος, S.OC735, El. 614; νοῦς τηλικοῦτος the mind of one so old as he is, Id.Ant. 767; “τηλικῷδε ἀνθρώπῳPl.Ap.37d: pleonast., “τηλικοίδε γέροντες ἄνδρεςId.Cri.49a (s.v.l.): with Art., “διδάσκεσθαι βαρὺ τῷ τηλικούτῳA.Ag.1620, v. infr. 3.
3. repeated in opp. senses, οἱ τηλικοίδε καὶ διδαξόμεσθα δὴ φρονεῖν ὑπ᾽ ἀνδρὸς τηλικοῦδε τὴν φύσιν; shall we old as we are take lessons forsooth from one so young? S.Ant.726; σὺ ἐμοῦ σοφώτερος εἶ τηλικούτου ὄντος τηλικόσδε ὤν you though so young are wiser than I though so old, Pl.Ap.25d.
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