preposition
heōs
Strong’sG2193
until, as far as
stem heō-145 times in the New Testamentin 15 of 27 booksnever changes form
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
ἕως marks the point up to which something extends, and can work as a conjunction, preposition, or adverb 123.
Most often it is temporal, meaning until, till — marking the time up to which an action continues or a state holds, whether that time is a past fact, an uncertain future point, or an ongoing situation 1234. Used this way it can also mean as long as, while, describing an action that continues for the whole time that something else is the case 13.
It is also used of place and of quantity or degree, meaning as far as, up to, even to — marking the point or limit reached, whether that is a place, a number, or a measure 1234. In questions it can mean how long 23.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
ἕως,
relative particle (Lat. donee, usque),G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2193 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidheh'-oce
a conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until (of time and place)
Fromof uncertain affinity;
King Jameseven (until, unto), (as) far (as), how long, (un-)til(-l), (hither-, un-, up) to, while(-s).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
BEpic dialect εἵως, ἧος (see. entry near the end), Doric dialect ἇς, Aeolic dialect ἆς (which see), Boeotian dialect ἇς Refs, and ἅως Refs Relat. Particle, expressing the point of Time up to which an action goes, with reference to the end of the action, until, till; or to its continuance, while:
B.I until, till,
B.I.1 with Ind., of a fact in past time, θῦνε διὰ προμάχων, ἧος φίλον ὤλεσε θυμόν Refs 8th c.BC+imperfect with ἄν in apodosi, of an unaccomplished action, ἡδέως ἂν Καλλικλεῖ διελεγόμην, ἕ. ἀπέδωκα I would have gone on conversing till I had.., Refs 5th c.BC+
B.I.2 ἕ. ἄν or κε with Subj. (mostly of aorist), of an event at an uncertain future time, μαχήσομαι.. ἧός κε τέλος πολέμοιο κιχείω till I find, Refs 8th c.BC+ is sometimes omitted in Trag., ἕ. μάθῃς Refs 5th c.BC+: so frequently in later Gr., NT+2nd c.BC+
B.I.3 ἕ. with Opt. (mostly of aorist), relating to an event future in relation to past time, ὦρσε.. Βορέην, ἧος ὃ Φαιήκεσσι.. μιγείη caused it to blow, till he should reach.., Refs 8th c.BC+ or κε is added to the Opt. (not to ἕως), if the event is represented as conditional, ἕ. κ᾽ ἀπὸ πάντα δοθείη till (if possible) all things should be given back, Refs 8th c.BC+
B.I.3.b in indirect speech, ἔδωκεν.. ἕ. ἀνὴρ εἶναι δοκιμασθείην Refs 4th c.BC+
B.I.3.c by assimilation to an optative with ἄν, [λόγον] ἂν διδοίης ἕ. ἔλθοις Refs 5th c.BC+
B.I.4 with subjunctive or optative, expressing purpose, in order that, Refs 8th c.BC+; σπούδασον ἕως οὗ ἀγοράσῃ κτλ. Refs 2nd c.AD+
B.I.5 with Inf. in indirect speech, ἐντειλάμενος διεκπλέειν ἕ... ἀπικνέεσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+: otherwise only in later Gr., ἕ. ἐλθεῖν ἐς.. LXX+1st c.BC+
B.I.6 with adverbs of Time and Place, ἕ. ὅτε till the time when, with indicative, variant for{ἔστε} in Refs 5th c.BC+; ἕ. οὗ, falsa lectio for{ἐς οὗ}, Refs 5th c.BC+: frequently in later Gr., Gem.[same place], NT; ἕ. πότ; how longLXX+NT; ἕ. ὀψέ till late, falsa lectio for{ἐς ὀψέ}, NT+5th c.BC+; ἕ. ὧδε as far as this place, NT
B.I.6.b with Preps., of Time, ἕ. πρὸς καλὸν ἑῷον ἀστέραRefs; of Place, ἕ. εἰς τὸν χάρακα NT+2nd c.BC+
B.II as preposition,
B.II.1 of Time, with genitive, until, ἕως τοῦ ἀποτεῖσαι until he has made payment, Legal cited in LXX+4th c.BC+; ἕ. τινός for a time, NT+1st c.BC+
B.II.1.b of Place, ἕ. τοῦ γενέσθαι.. up to the point where.. Refs 4th c.BC+; as far as, ἕ. Σάρδεων Refs 3rd c.BC+; ἕ. τοῦ Ἀρσινοΐτου νομοῦ Refs 2nd c.BC+; ἕ. Φοινίκης LXX+NT
B.II.1.c of Number or Degree, ἕ. τριῶν πλοίων Docum. cited in LXX+4th c.BC+; οὐκ ἔστιν ἕ. ἑνόςLXX+2nd c.BC+; ἐᾶτε ἕ. τούτου NT+3rd c.BC+; ἕ. μέθης Refs 1st c.AD+
B.II.2 rarely with accusative, ἕ. πρωΐ LXX+1st c.AD+; ἕ. τὸ βωμῷ down to the word “βωμῷ”, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.III while, so long as, with indicative, ἧος ἐνὶ Τροίῃ πολεμίζομεν Refs 8th c.BC+; ἕ. δ᾽ ἔτ᾽ ἔμφρων εἰμί Refs 4th c.BC+; ἕ. ἔτι ἐλπὶς [ἦν] Refs 8th c.BC+; by τόφρα, Refs 8th c.BC+; by δέ alone,Refs 8th c.BC+
B.III.b ἕ. ἄν c.subjunctive, when the whole action is future, οὔ μοι.. ἐλπίς, ἕ. ἂν αἴθῃ πῦρ Refs 5th c.BC+
B.III.c ἕως with optative in a Conditional relative clause, φήσομεν μηδὲν ἂν μεῖζον μηδὲ ἔλαττον γενέσθαι ἕ. ἴσον εἴη αὐτὸ ἐαυτῷ Refs 5th c.BC+
B in Refs 8th c.BC+, for a time, ἧος μὲν.. ὄρνυον· αὐτὰρ ἐπεὶ.. Refs 8th c.BC+; all that time, Refs 8th c.BC+, as iambus, only once in Refs 8th c.BC+; as a monosyllable, Refs 8th c.BC+; when the first syllable is to be long codices Refs 8th c.BC+, except ειος variant Refs 8th c.BC+; comparison of Doric dialect ἇς (from *ἇος) with Attic dialect-Ionic dialect ἕως points to early Ionic dialect *ἧος (cf. Sanskrit yāvat 'as great as, as long as, until') and this should probably be restored in Refs 8th c.BC+; compare τέως.)
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
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Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
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Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
145 occurrences, 100 of them printed here — the rest are in the reader
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Matthew 1:17Pantais oun tais geneais apo Abraam heōs David geneais dekatessares, kai apo David …… there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the …
Matthew 1:17… David geneais dekatessares, kai apo David heōs tau metoikesiau Babulōnau geneais dekatessares, kai …… fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile …
Matthew 1:17… dekatessares, kai apo tau metoikesiau Babulōnau heōs tou christou geneais dekatessares.… Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.
Matthew 1:25kai ouk gnōskate autan heōs hou tiktata huion; kai kalata tem …… he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son …
Matthew 2:15kai ate ekei heōs tau teleutau Hērōdou; hina plēriteia tem …where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled …
Matthew 5:25asōr eunoarōntos to antidiko su tachuem heōs hotinou asō meta autou en ta …Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way …
Matthew 11:12… de taiu hēmeraiu Iōannou tou baptistou heōs arti tas basileias toiu ouranoiu biazotō, …… the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has …
Matthew 11:13… gar tois profētois kai tos nomos heōs Iōannou profēteuala;… the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John.
Matthew 11:23kai sis, Kafarnaoum, mē heōs ouranou hupsisi? heōs hadou katabainesi; hoti …… Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought …
Matthew 11:23… sis, Kafarnaoum, mē heōs ouranou hupsisi? heōs hadou katabainesi; hoti ei en Sodomei …… No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that …
Matthew 13:33… gunaikas enkruptata eis aleureu sateim treis heōs hou zumita holem.… mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”
Matthew 14:22“until”… kai proagarō auton eis tem peran, heōs hou apoluateia toin ochloin.… the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds.
Matthew 17:9… Iēsus legarōntos; Mēdeno legaveia tem horamem heōs hou tos huios tou anthrōpou ek …… not tell anyone about this vision until the Son of Man has been …
Matthew 17:17… legata; Ō genear apistar kai diastreforēntar, heōs pote meta vu emi? heōs pote …… unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How …
Matthew 17:17… diastreforēntar, heōs pote meta vu emi? heōs pote anechemi vu? feravōr mi auton …… long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you …
Matthew 18:21… tos adelfos mu kai afiēkami auto? heōs heptakis?… my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
Matthew 18:22“up to”… auto tos Iēsus; Ouk legamō si heōs heptakis alla heōs hebdomēkontakis hepta.Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!
Matthew 18:22“up to”… Ouk legamō si heōs heptakis alla heōs hebdomēkontakis hepta.… I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!
Matthew 18:34… kurios autou paradōata auton toi basanistoi heōs hou apodōateia pantem tem ofeilorōntem.… to the jailers to be tortured, until he should repay all that he …
Matthew 20:8… ton misthon archerantos apo toiu eschatoiu heōs toiu prōtoiu.… last ones hired and moving on to the first.’
Matthew 22:26… kai tos deuteros kai tos tritos, heōs toiu hepta;… the second and third brothers, down to the seventh.
Matthew 23:35… apo teu haimeu Habel tou dikaiou heōs teu haimeu Zachariou huiou Barachiou, hon …… from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of …
Matthew 24:21… hoias ouk genatē apo archau kosmou heōs tou nun oude ouk mē geneteia.… from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen …
Matthew 24:27… astrapas exerchotō apo anatolaiu kai fanotō heōs dusmaiu, houtōs eti tas parousias tou …… comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the …
Matthew 24:31… toiu tessares anemoiu apo akreiu ouranoiu heōs teiu akreiu autoiu.… from one end of the heavens to the other.
Matthew 26:29… ek houteu teu genēmeu tau ampelau heōs tau hēmerau ekeinau hotan autem pinameiō …… of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it …
Matthew 26:36“until”… kai legatō toi mathētoi; Kathizavar autou heōs hou apercharantos ekei proseuchemeia.… with His disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and He told them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.”
Matthew 26:38“even to”… autoi; Perilupas atō tas psuchas mu heōs thanatou; menavar hōde kai grēgoravōr meta …… said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.”
Matthew 26:58“as far as”… de Petros akolouthate auto apo makrothen heōs tau aulau tou archierevou, kai eisercharantos …But Peter followed Him at a distance, right up to the courtyard of the high priest. And he went in and …
Matthew 27:8… kalita tos agros ekeinos Agros Haimeu heōs tau sēmeron.… been called the Field of Blood to this day.
Matthew 27:45… skotem geneta epi pantan tan gēan heōs hōrau enatau.From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over …
Matthew 27:51… katapetasmem tou naou schizita apo anōthen heōs katō eis duo, kai tas gēas …… was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth quaked, and the …
Matthew 27:64keleuasar oun asfalizira ton tafon heōs tau tritau hēmerau, mēpote ercharantois tois …… order that the tomb be secured until the third day. Otherwise, His disciples …
Matthew 28:20… meta vu amō pantain tain hēmerain heōs tau sunteleiau tou aiōnou.… I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
Mark 6:23… tinem ean min aitaseia dōami si heōs hēmisueu tau basileiau mu.… of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”
Mark 9:19… apokrinirantos autoi legatō; Ō genear apistar, heōs pote pros vin emi? heōs pote …“O unbelieving generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you …
Mark 9:19… apistar, heōs pote pros vin emi? heōs pote anechemi vu? feravōr auton pros …… long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with …
Mark 13:19… archau ktisiau han ktizata tos theos heōs tou nun kai ouk mē geneteia.… from the beginning of God’s creation until now, and never to be seen …
Mark 13:27… toiu tessares anemoiu apo akreu gēau heōs akreu ouranou.… from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.
Mark 14:25… pinameia ek teu genēmeu tau ampelau heōs tau hēmerau ekeinau hotan autem pinameiō …… of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it …
Mark 14:34… autoi; Perilupas atō tas psuchas mu heōs thanatou; menavar hōde kai grēgoravōr.… My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.”
Mark 14:54… tos Petros apo makrothen akolouthata auto heōs esō eis tan aulan tou archierevou …Peter followed Him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high …
Mark 15:33… skotem geneta epi holan tan gēan heōs hōrau enatau.From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over …
Mark 15:38… naou schizita eis duo apo anōthen heōs katō.… was torn in two from top to bottom.
Luke 1:80… pneume, kai ate en tai erēmai heōs hēmerau anadeixiau autou pros ton Israēl.… and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance …
Luke 2:15… poimenois lalale pros allēloin; Dierchaneia dē heōs Bēthleem kai horaneia tem rēmem houtem …… to one another, “Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that …
Luke 2:37kai autas chēras heōs eteiu ogdoēkonta tessares, has ouk apostēote …and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never …
Luke 4:29… exō tau polau, kai agala auton heōs ofruau teu oreu epi heu tas …… of the town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on …
Luke 4:42… tois ochlois epizētale auton, kai erchala heōs autou, kai katechale auton teu mē …… were looking for Him. They came to Him and tried to keep Him …
Luke 9:41“until”… legata; Ō genear apistar kai diastreforēntar, heōs pote emi pros vin kai anechemi …“O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you and put up with you? Bring …
Luke 10:15kai sis, Kafarnaoum, mē heōs ouranou hupsisi? heōs tou hadou katabainisi.… Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought …
Luke 10:15… sis, Kafarnaoum, mē heōs ouranou hupsisi? heōs tou hadou katabainisi.… No, you will be brought down to Hades!
Luke 11:51apo haimeu Habel heōs haimeu Zachariou tou apolerantou metaxu teu …from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was …
Luke 12:50… de echamō baptizira, kai pōs sunechomō heōs hotinou teliteia.… undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!
Luke 13:8… afiēkasar autan kai houtem tem etem, heōs hotinou skaptameia peri autan kai balameia …… leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize …
Luke 13:21… gunaikas kruptata eis aleureu sateim treis heōs hou zumita holem.… mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”
Luke 15:8… saratō tan oikian kai zētatō epimelōs heōs hou heuriskateia?… sweep her house, and search carefully until she finds it?
Luke 22:16… vi hoti ouk mē esthiameia autem heōs hotinou plēriteia en ta basileia tou …… I will not eat it again until it is fulfilled in the kingdom …
Luke 22:18… nun apo teu genēmeu tau ampelau heōs hou tas basileias tou theou erchateia.… of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.”
Luke 22:51“even”apokrinirantos de tos Iēsus legata; Easavōr heōs houteu; kai hapterantos teu ōtieu ieta …But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And He touched the man’s ear and healed him.
Luke 23:5“to”… Ioudaiau, kai archerantos apo tau Galilaiau heōs hōde.… all over Judea with His teaching. He began in Galilee and has …
Luke 23:44… skotem geneta epi holan tan gēan heōs hōrau enatau… darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.
Matthew 2:9… horala en ta anatola proagate autoin, heōs ercharantos stēita epanō hou ate tem …… the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where …
Matthew 2:13… fugasōr eis Aiguptan, kai asōr ekei heōs an legameia si; mellatō gar Hērōdos …… and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is …
Matthew 5:18amēn gar legamō vi, heōs an parerchateia tos ouranos kai tas …For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not …
Matthew 5:18… ouk mē parerchateia apo tou nomou, heōs an panteim geneteia.… pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.
Matthew 5:26… legamō si, ouk mē exerchaseia ekeithen heōs an apodōaseia ton eschaton kodranton.… you, you will not get out until you have paid the last penny.
Matthew 10:11… en auta axios atō; kakei menavar heōs an exerchaveia.… there and stay at his house until you move on.
Matthew 10:23“until”… mē telaveia tain polain tou Israēl heōs an erchateia tos huios tou anthrōpou.… reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
Matthew 12:20“until”… kateagati kai linem tuforōntem ouk sbennuati, heōs an ekbalateia eis nikem tan krisian.… will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, till He leads justice to victory.
Matthew 16:28“until”… stēarēntoiu hotinois ouk mē geueleia thanatou heōs an horaleia ton huion tou anthrōpou …… you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in …
Matthew 18:30… alla apercharantos balata auton eis fulakan heōs hou apodōateia tem ofeilorōntem.… had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt.
Matthew 22:44… kurio mu; Kathosōr ek dexeiu mu heōs an tithameia toin echthroin su hupokatō …… Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your …
Matthew 23:39… ouk mē min horaveia apo arti heōs an legaveia; Eulogorēntos tos erchorōntos en …… you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who …
Matthew 24:34… ouk mē parerchateia tas geneas houtas heōs an panteim houteim geneteia.… this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
Matthew 24:39kai ouk gnōskala heōs erchata tos kataklusmos kai airata hapantoin, …And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them …
Mark 6:10… ean eiserchaveia eis oikian, ekei menavōr heōs an exerchaveia ekeithen.… you enter a house, stay there until you leave that area.
Mark 6:45… proagarō eis tem peran pros Bēthsaidan, heōs autos apoluatō ton ochlon.… on ahead of Him to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd.
Mark 9:1“* until”… stēarēntoiu hotinois ouk mē geueleia thanatou heōs an horaleia tan basileian tou theou …… are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God arrive with …
Mark 12:36… kurio mu; Kathosōr ek dexeiu mu heōs an tithameia toin echthroin su hupokatō …… Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your …
Mark 14:32… legatō toi mathētoi autou; Kathizavar hōde heōs proseuchemeia.… Jesus told His disciples, “Sit here while I pray.”
Luke 9:27“until”… stēarēntoiu hois ouk mē geueleia thanatou heōs an horaleia tan basileian tou theou.… truly, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”
Luke 12:59legamō si, ouk mē exerchaseia ekeithen heōs kai tem eschatem leptem apodōaseia.… you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last …
Luke 13:35… de vi, ouk mē horaveia min heōs hēkati hote legaveia; Eulogorēntos tos erchorōntos …… you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who …
Luke 15:4… erēma kai poreuotō epi tem apolarēntem heōs heuriskateia autem?… after the one that is lost, until he finds it?
Luke 17:8… tinem deipnameia kai perizōnerantos diakonasōr mi heōs esthiameia kai pinameia, kai meta houteim …… and dress yourself to serve me while I eat and drink, and afterward …
Luke 20:43heōs an tithameia toin echthroin su hupopodiem …until I make Your enemies a footstool …
Luke 21:32… ouk mē parerchateia tas geneas houtas heōs an panteim geneteia.… this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
Luke 22:34… si, Petror, ouk fōnati sēmeron alektōros heōs tris min aparneseia oidarē.… the rooster will not crow today until you have denied three times that …
John 9:4… ergazorō teim ergeim tou pemparantou min heōs hēmeras atō; erchotō nuktas hote oudenos …While it is daytime, we must do …
John 21:22… tos Iēsus; Ean auton thelameiō menarō heōs erchomō, tinem pros sin? sis mi …… If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to …
John 21:23… apothnēskatō alla; Ean auton thelameiō menarō heōs erchomō, tinem pros sin?… If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to …
Acts 2:35heōs an tithameia toin echthroin su hupopodiem …until I make Your enemies a footstool …
1 Corinthians 4:5hōste mē pro kairou tinem krinavōr, heōs an erchateia tos kurios, hos kai …… nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring …
2 Thessalonians 2:7… tau anomiau; monem tos katecharōntos arti heōs ek meseu geneteia.… who now restrains it will continue until he is taken out of the …
1 Timothy 4:13heōs erchomō prosechasōr ta anagnōsia, ta paraklēsia, …Until I come, devote yourself to the …
Hebrews 1:13… legatē pote; Kathosōr ek dexeiu mu heōs an tithameia toin echthroin su hupopodiem …… say: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool …
Hebrews 10:13“until”tem loipem ekdechorōntos heōs tithileia tois echthrois autou hupopodiem toiu …… that time, He waits for His enemies to be made a footstool for His …
James 5:7“until”… karpon tau gēau, makrothumarōntos epi auto heōs labateia proimon kai opsimon.… the precious fruit of the soil — how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
Revelation 6:11… autoi hina anapaueli ēti chronon mikron, heōs plērileia kai tois sundoulois autoiu kai …… to rest a little while longer until the full number of their fellow …