conjunction

Greekὡς (hōs)

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hōs

Strong’sG5613

as, like as, how, while, so that

stem hō-504 times in the New Testamentin 26 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

As, like, just as — the word is used to draw a comparison between two things or actions, often paired with a word meaning "so," so that one clause matches or mirrors another ¹²³⁴. It can also be attached to a noun or participle to mark how someone regards or treats something, "as" being this or that ¹³.

How — before adjectives and adverbs, and in exclamations, it expresses degree, "how" (greatly, truly, etc.); with a superlative it can mean "as … as possible," e.g. as quickly as possible ¹²³⁴.

As a conjunction of time it means when, while, as long as, since — marking that one event happens as, or for as long as, another does ¹²³⁴.

It is also used to express purpose or result, so that, in order that, introducing a clause that gives the aim or outcome of an action ¹²⁴.

Before a number, it marks that the number is approximate, about, nearly ¹².

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

ὡς, adverbial form of the relative pron. ὅς, ἥ, ὅ.

I. As relat. adv. of manner, as, like as, just as, even as;

1. with a demonstrative, like οὕτως, expressed or understood: οὕτως... ὡς, Mk 4:26, I Co 3:15, Eph 5:28, Ja 2:12, al.; ὡς... οὕτως, Ac 8:32, I Co 7:17, al.; elliptically (sc. οὕτως, οὕτω), c. nom., Mt 6:29, al.; c. acc., Mt 19:19, Mk 12:31, al.; c. prep., Mt 26:55, Mk 14:48, Lk 22:52, Jo 7:10, al.; c. verb., Jo 15:6, II Co 3:1, Eph 2:3, I Th 5:6, al.; c. ptcp. (the ptcp. however not having the special force wh. it has in cl.; v. Bl., §73, 5; 74, 6), Mt 7:29, Mk 1:22, He 13:17, al.; freq implying opinion or belief, Ro 9:32; so esp, c. gen. absol., I Co 4:18, II Co 5:20, I Pe 4:12, II Pe 1:3.

2. Before numerals, about, nearly: Mk 5:13, Jo 1:40, Ac 5:7, al.

3. Before adjectives and adverbs, how: Ro 10:15 11:33, I Th 2:10; c. superl., ὡς τάχιστα, as quickly as possible, Ac 17:15.

II. As conjunction;

1. temporal,

(a) as, when, since: Mk 9:21 14:72, Lk 1:23, Jo 2:9, al.;

(b) while, when, as long as: Lk 12:58, Jo 12:36, Ga 6:10 (Field, Notes, 191); ὡς ἄν (M, Pr., 167, and v.s. ἄν), Ro 15:24, I Co 11:34, Phl 2:23.

2. Final, in order that; c. inf., in order to (M, Pr., 204n), Lk 9:52, Ac 20:24, He 7:9.

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G5613 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidhoce

which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows)

Fromprobably adverb of comparative from G3739;

King Jamesabout, after (that), (according) as (it had been, it were), as soon (as), even as (like), for, how (greatly), like (as, unto), since, so (that), that, to wit, unto, when(-soever), while, X with all speed.

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

ὡς:—
Summary:
A as adverb of Manner.
A.Aa ὧς and ὥς (with accent), so, thus.
A.Ab ὡς (without accent) of the Relat. pronoun ὅς, as.
A.Ac ὡς Relat. and Interrog., how.
A.Ad ὡς temporal, when.
A.Ae ὡς Local, where,
B ὡς, as CONJUNCTION.
C,D various usages. adverb of Manner:
A.Aa ὥς, Demonstr., ={οὕτως}, so, thus, frequently in Refs 8th c.BC+; in Ionic dialect Prose, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὥς simply ={οὕτως}, Refs 5th c.BC+
A.2 καὶ ὧς even so, nevertheless, Refs 8th c.BC+; οὐδ᾽ ὧς not even so, Refs 8th c.BC+ are used in Trag. and Attic dialect, Refs 5th c.BC+; κἂν ὧς, εἴπερ μέλει σοι, ἀπόστειλόν μοί τινα Refs 4th c.AD+; δουλεύων καθὼς καὶ ὧς Refs 2nd c.BC+; Thess. καὶ οὗς Refs 3rd c.BC+; for this phrase the accentuation ὧςRefs 2nd c.AD+
A.3 in Comparisons, ὥς.., ὡς.., so.. as.., etc.; and reversely ὡς.., ὣς.., as.. so, Refs 8th c.BC+; in Attic dialect, Refs 5th c.BC+; also ὥς τε.. ὣς.., as.. thus.., Refs 5th c.BC+; ὥσπερ.., ὣς δὲ.. (in apodosi) Refs 5th c.BC+
A.4 thus, for instance, Refs 8th c.BC+; ὥς should be accented in Refs 8th c.BC+
A.4.Ab ὡς, Relat., as, Refs 8th c.BC+; properly relative to a demonstrative adverb, which is frequently omitted, κινήθη δ᾽ ἀγορὴ ὡς κύματα μακρὰ θαλάσσης, i. e. οὕτως, ὡς.., Refs 8th c.BC+; compare ὥτε. Usage:
A.I in similes, frequently in Refs 8th c.BC+; longer similes are commonly introduced by ὡς ὅτε, ὡς δ᾽ ὅτε, ἤριπε δ᾽, ὡς ὅτε πύργος [ἤριπε] Refs; so later, Refs 5th c.BC+ is rare in short similes, Refs 8th c.BC+ is followed by indicative present, Refs 8th c.BC+aorist, Refs; also by subjunctive present or aorist, Refs (sometimes ὡς δ᾽ ὅτ᾽ ἄν, Refs; compare ὥστε A:—the Verb is sometimes omitted with ὡς, but may be supplied from the context, ἐνδούπησε πεσοῦσ᾽, ὡς εἰναλίη κήξ (i.e. πίπτει) Refs 8th c.BC+ follows the noun to which it refers, it takes the accent; so in Comedy texts, Ἀριστόδημος ὥς Refs 5th c.BC+; see infr. H.
A.I.2 like as, just as, ὡς οὗτος κατὰ τέκν᾽ ἔφαγε.., ὣς ἡμεῖς κτλ. Refs 8th c.BC+
A.I.3 sometimes in the sense as much as or according as, ἑλὼν κρέας ὥς (i. e. ὅσον) οἱ χεῖρες ἐχάνδανον Refs 8th c.BC+; ὦκα δὲ μητρὶ ἔννεπον ὡς (i. e. ὅσα) εἶδόν τε καὶ ἔκλυον Refs 8th c.BC+; so in Trag., σοὶ θεοὶ πόροιεν ὡς ἐγὼ θέλω Refs 5th c.BC+; in Prose, ὡς δύναται as much as he can, Refs 4th c.BC+; ὡς μή ={ὅσον μή, νέμεν ὅτι ἃν} (={ἂν}) βόλητοι ὡς μὴ ἰν τοῖ περιχώροι Refs 4th c.BC+; cf. Ab. 11.2 below
A.I.4 sometimes after comparative, compared with, hence than, μᾶλλον πρέπει οὕτως ὡς.. Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐδενὸς μᾶλλον φροντίζειν ὡς.. Refs 2nd c.BC+ is uncertain in Refs 4th c.BC+, and [ἢ] should perhaps be inserted in Refs 5th c.BC+; compare ὥσπερ IV.
A.II with Adverbial clauses:
A.II.1 parenthetically, in qualifying clauses, ὡς ἔοικε, etc., Refs 5th c.BC+: in these cases γε or γοῦν is frequently added, ὡς γοῦν ὁ λόγος σημαίνει as at any rate the argument shows, Refs; in some phrases with infinitive, see below Refs 5th c.BC+ τὸ σφέτερον Refs 5th c.BC+; ὡς γὰρ.. ἤκουσά τινος, ὅτι.. Refs 5th c.BC+; ἁνὴρ ὅδ᾽ ὡς ἔοικεν οὐ νεμεῖν (for οὐ νεμεῖ, ὡς ἔοικε), Refs 5th c.BC+
A.II.2 in elliptical phrases, so far as.. (compare supr. Ab.Refs 5th c.BC+; ὡς ἀπ᾽ ὀμμάτων (i.e. εἰκάσαι) to judge by eyesight, Refs 5th c.BC+: especially in such phrases as οὐκέτι πολλὸν χωρίον, ὡς εἶναι Αἰγύπτου Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐδὲ ἀδύνατος, ὡς Αακεδαιμόνιος for a Lacedaemonian, Refs 5th c.BC+; φρονεῖ.. ὡς γυνὴ μέγα for a woman, Refs 5th c.BC+; πιστός, ὡς νομεύς, ἀνήρ Refs 5th c.BC+:—for ὡς εἰπεῖν and the like, see below Refs 5th c.BC+
A.II.3 ὡς attached to the object of the Verb, as, ἑωυτὸν ὡς ἐχθρὸν λυπέει Refs 5th c.BC+.— For the similar usage of ὡς with Participles and Prepositions, see below with
A.III with Adverbs:
A.III.a with the Posit., ὡς ἀληθῶς truly, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὡς ἑτέρως in the other way, Refs 4th c.BC+ (adverb of ὁ ἕτερο; see at {ἕτερος} see 2) (see. below Refs 4th c.BC+; ὡς ἠπίως, ὡς ἐτητύμως, LXX+5th c.BC+; ὡς ἐναλλάξ Refs 4th c.BC+; in ὣς αὔτως (see. ὡσαύτως) we have the adverb of ὁ αὐτός, but the ὥς retains its demonstrative force, as does ὁ in Homer; ὡς ἀληθῶς, ὡς ὁμοίως, and ὡς παντελῶς may be modelled on ὣς αὔτως, with which they are nearly synonymous; so also ὡς ἑτέρως and ὡς ἐναλλάξ, which are contrasted with it.
A.III.b with adverbs expressing anything extraordinary, θαυμαστῶς or θαυμασίως ὡς, ὑπερφυῶς ὡς, (see entry).; ὡς is sometimes separated by several words from its adverb, as θαυμαστῶς μοι εἶπες ὡς παρα᾽ δόξαν Refs 5th c.BC+
A.III.c with the superlative, as much as can be, ὡς μάλιστα Refs 5th c.BC+ as easily as possible, Refs 4th c.BC+; ὠς τάχιστα as quickly as possible, Refs 7th c.BC+; ὡς ἀνυστὸν κάλλιστα Diog.Refs 2nd c.AD+ are sometimes found together, where one is superfluous, ὡς ὅτι μάλιστα Refs 5th c.BC+; see infr. G.
A.III.d with comparative, ὡς θᾶσσον Refs 2nd c.BC+
A.III.e in the phrases ὡς τὸ πολύ, ὡς ἐπὶ τὸ πολύ, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὡς ἐπὶ τὸ πλεῖον for the more part, commonly, ὡς ἐπὶ πλεῖστον Refs 5th c.BC+; ὡς ἐπὶ τὸ πλῆθος, ὡς πλήθει, Refs 5th c.BC+
A.III.2 with adjectives,
A.III.2.a Posit., ὑπερφυεῖ τινι.. ὡς μεγάλῃ βλάβῃ Refs 5th c.BC+
A.III.2.b with superlative, ὡς ἄριστοι τὰς φύσεις Refs
A.III.2.c separated from the adjective by a preposition, ὡς ἐς ἐλάχιστον Refs 5th c.BC+
A.III.2.Ac Relat. and Interrog., how, μερμήριζε.. ὡς Ἀχιλῆα τιμήσειε Refs 8th c.BC+; ὡς πέπραται how, i. e. at what price the goods have been sold, Refs 3rd c.BC+; so οὐκ ἔσθ᾽ ὡς.. (for the more usually ὅπως) nowise can it be that.., Refs 5th c.BC+; οὐκ ἔσθ᾽ ὡς οὐ.., Refs; οἶσθ᾽ ὡς πόησο; by a mixture of constructions for ὡς χρὴ ποιῆσαι or ὡς ποιήσεις, Refs 5th c.BC+; οἶσθ᾽ ὡς μετεύξει is falsa lectio in Refs 5th c.BC+; similarly, οἶσθα.. ὡς νῦν μὴ σφαλῇς Refs 5th c.BC+
A.III.2 ὡς ἂν ποήσῃς however (in whatever way) thou mayest act, Refs 5th c.BC+
A.III.2.Ad Temporal, when, with past tenses of the indicative, ἐνῶρτο γέλως.., ὡς ἴδον Refs 8th c.BC+: with optative, to express a repeated action, whenever, ὡς.. ἐς τὴν Μιλησίην ἀπίκοιτο Refs 5th c.BC+: rarely with subjunctive, to denote what happens under certain conditions, τῶν δὲ ὡς ἕκαστός οἱ μειχθῇ, διδοῖ δῶρον Refs; later, ὡς ἄν with subjunctive, when, NT+3rd c.BC+; ὡς ἂν τάχιστα λάβῃς τὴν ἐπιστολήν as soon as.. LXX+3rd c.BC+: in indirect speech with infinitive, Refs 5th c.BC+ as soon as ever.., Refs 5th c.BC+ stand together, Refs 4th c.BC+: but this usage must be distinguished from signf. Ab.111.1c: followed by demonstrative, ὡς εἶδ᾽, ὣς ἀνεπᾶλτο Refs 8th c.BC+; the second ὣς is repeated, ἁ δ᾽ Ἀταλάντα ὡς ἴδεν, ὣς ἐμάνη, ὣς ἐς βαθὺν ἅλατ᾽ ἔρωτα Refs 3rd c.BC+
A.III.2 ὡς appears to be falsa lectio for{ἕως} in ὡς ἂν αὑτὸς ἥλιος.. αἴρῃ Refs 5th c.BC+: but in later Gr. ={ἕως}, while, ὡς τὸ φῶς ἔχετε NT; also until, τίθεται ἐπὶ ἀνθράκων ὡς ἀναξηρανθῇ Refs 5th c.BC+; ἔα ἀφρίζειν τὴν πίσσαν ὡς οὗ ἐκλείπῃ Refs;compare Refs 4th c.BC+
A.III.2.Ae Local, where, in dialects, Refs 3rd c.BC+
B ὡς as CONJUNCTION:
B.I with Substantive clauses, to express a fact, ={ὅτι}, that.
B.II with Final clauses, to express an end or purpose, ={ἵνα, ὅπως}, so that, in order that.
B.III Consecutive, ={ὥστε}, so that.
B.IV Causal, since, because.
B.I with Substantive Clauses, with verbs of learning, saying, etc., that, expressing a fact, γνωτὸν.., ὡς ἤδη Τρώεσσιν ὀλέθρου πείρατ᾽ ἐφῆπται Refs 8th c.BC+: with Verbs of fear or anxiety, with future indicative, μηκέτ᾽ ἐκφοβοῦ, μητρῷον ὥς σε λῆμ᾽ ἀτιμάσει ποτέ Refs 5th c.BC+; μὴ φοβοῦ ὡς ἀπορήσεις Refs 4th c.BC+; a sentence beginning with ὡς is sometimes, when interrupted, resumed by ὅτι, and vice versa, Refs 5th c.BC+; so ὡς with a finite Verb passes into the accusative and infinitive, Refs 5th c.BC+ is followed by indicative, after historic tenses by optative (sometimes by indicative, both constructions in ὑπίσχοντο.. ἀμυνέειν, φράζοντες ὡς οὔ σφι περιοπτέη ἐστὶ ἡ Ἑλλὰς ἀπολλυμένη.. ἀλλὰ τιμωρητέον εἴη Refs 5th c.BC+: sometimes with optative after a primary tense, κατάπτονται.. λέγοντες ὡς Ἀρίστων.. οὐ φήσειε Refs 5th c.BC+
B.I.2 with Verbs of feeling, χαίρει δέ μοι ἦτορ, ὥς μευ ἀεὶ μέμνησαι Refs 8th c.BC+
B.II with Final Clauses, that, in order that; in this sense ὡς and ὡς ἄν, Epic dialect ὥς κεν, are used with the subjunctive after primary tenses of the indicative, and with the optative after the past tenses, βουλὴν ὑποθησόμεθ᾽.., ὡς μὴ πάντες ὄλωνται Refs 8th c.BC+future indicative, ὡς μὴ ὦν αὐτοὶ τε ἀπολέεσθε (conjecture Cobet for ἀπόλεσθε) κἀμὲ τρώσετε, ἐς ἄλλον τινὰ δῆμον ἀποίχεσθε Refs 4th c.BC+
B.II.2 ὡς is also used with past tenses of the indicative to express a purpose which has not been or cannot be fulfilled, τί μ᾽ οὐκ ἔκτεινας, ὡς ἔδειξα μήποτε..; so that I never should.., Refs 5th c.BC+
B.II.3 ὡς with infinitive, to limit an assertion, ὡς μὲν ἐμοὶ δοκέειν Refs 5th c.BC+; or ὡς ἔπος εἰπεῖν,compare ἔπος Refs; ὡς συντόμως, or ὡς συνελόντι εἰπεῖν to speak shortly, to be brief, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὡς εἰκάσαι to make a guess, i.e. probably, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.III to express Consequence, like{ὥστε}, so that, frequently in Refs 5th c.BC+ in breadth such that two triremes could sail abreast, Refs 5th c.BC+; so in Trag. and Prose, Refs 5th c.BC+; also, like{ὥστε}, with Indic., οὕτω κλεινὴ ἐγένετο, ὡς.. ἐξέμαθον Refs 5th c.BC+
B.III.2 ἢ ὡς after a comparative, μάσσον᾽ ἢ ὡς ἰδέμεν Refs 5th c.BC+ too few to.., Refs 5th c.BC+ too old to.. Refs 5th c.BC+
B.III.3 ὡς is sometimes omitted where the antecedent demonstrative is expressed, οὕτω ἰσχυραί, μόγις ἂν διαρρήξειας so strong, you could hardly break them, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.IV Causal, inasmuch as, since, τί ποτε λέγεις, ὦ τέκνο; ὡς οὐ μανθάνω Refs 5th c.BC+
B.IV.2 on the ground that.., with future indicative, Refs 5th c.BC+
C ὡς before
C.I Participles;
C.II Prepositions; and
C.III ὡς itself as a Preposition.
C.IV with Participles in the case of the Subject, to mark the reason or motive of the action, as if, as, ὡς οὐκ ἀΐοντι ἐοικώς Refs 8th c.BC+; ἀγανακτοῦσιν ὡς μεγάλων τινῶν ἀπεστερημένοι (i. e. ἡγούμενοι μεγάλων τινῶν ἀπεστερῆσθαι), Refs 5th c.BC+: most frequently with participle future, διαβαίνει.., ὡς ἀμήσων τὸν σῖτον Refs 5th c.BC+; with verbs of knowing, ἐπιστάσθω Κροῖσος ὡς ὕστερον.. ἁλοὺς τῆς πεπρωμένης Refs 5th c.BC+; ὡς μὴ 'μπολήσων ἴσθι.. Refs 5th c.BC+
C.IV.2 with Participles in oblique cases, λέγουσιν ἡμᾶς ὡς ὀλωλότας they speak of us as dead, Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐν ὀλιγωρίᾳ ἐποιοῦντο, ὡς, ὅταν ἐξέλθωσιν, ἢ οὐχ ὑπομενοῦντας σφᾶς ἢ ῥᾳδίως ληψόμενοι βίᾳ made light of the matter, in the belief that.., Refs 5th c.BC+—Both constructions in one sentence, τοὺς κόσμους εἴασε χαίρειν ὡς ἀλλοτρίους τε ὄντας καὶ πλέον θάτερον ἡγησάμενος ἀπεργάζεσθαι Refs 5th c.BC+
C.IV.3 with Parts. put absolutely in genitive, νῦν δέ, ὡς οὕτω ἐχόντων, στρατιὴν ἐκπέμπετε Refs 5th c.BC+; ἐρώτα ὅτι βούλει, ὡς τἀληθῆ ἐροῦντος Refs 5th c.BC+: so also in accusative, μισθὸν αἰτοῦσιν, ὡς οὐχὶ αὐτοῖσιν ὠφελίαν ἐσομένην ἐκ τοῦ ἄρχειν Refs 5th c.BC+: with both cases in one sentence, ὡς καὶ τῶν Ἀθηναίων προσδοκίμων ὄντων ἄλλῃ στρατιᾷ καὶ.. διαπεπολεμησόμενον Refs 5th c.BC+
C.II ὡς before Preps., ἀνήγοντο ὡς ἐπὶ ναυμαχίαν (variant{-ίᾳ}) Refs 5th c.BC+; κατέλαβε τὴν ἀκρόπολιν ὡς ἐπὶ τυραννίδι, expressing the purpose, Refs 5th c.BC+ marks an intention; not so in the following: ἀπαγγέλλετε τῇ μητρὶ [χαίρειν] ὡς παρ᾽ ἐμοῦ Refs 5th c.BC+
C.II.b later, in geographical expressions, of direction, προϊών, ὡς ἐπὶ τὸν Πηνειόν Refs 1st c.BC+; ὡς εἰς Φηραίαν (to be read Ἡραίαν) ἰόντων Refs
C.III ὡς as a preposition, properly in cases where the object is a person, not a place: once in Refs 8th c.BC+ (variant{ἐς τὸν ὁμοῖον},compare αἶνος Ὁμηρικός, αἰὲν ὁμοῖον ὡς θεός.. ἐς τὸν ὁμοῖον ἄγει Refs 3rd c.BC+; ἔρχεται.. ἕκαστον τὸ ὅμοιον ὡς τὸ ὅ., τὸ πυκνὸν ὡς τὸ πυκνόν κτλ. (with variant{ἐς}) Refs 5th c.BC+ as.. so, in Refs 8th c.BC+.έ: frequently in Attic dialect, ὡς Ἆγιν ἐπρεσβεύσαντο Refs 5th c.BC+; ναῦς ἐς τὸν Ἑλλήσποντον ὡς Φαρνάβαζον ἀποπέμπειν Refs 5th c.BC+; the examples of ὡς with names of places are corrupt, e.g. ὡς τὴν Μίλητον Refs 5th c.BC+; ὡς Ἄβυδον one Ms. in Refs 5th c.BC+ is equivalent to ὡς ἐμὲ τὸν ἀδελφό; in Refs
D ὡς in independent sentences:
D.I as an exclamation, how, mostly with adverbs and adjectives, ὡς ἄνοον κραδίην ἔχες how silly a heart hadst thou! Refs 8th c.BC+; ὡς ἀγαθὸν καὶ παῖδα λιπέσθαι how good is it.., Refs 8th c.BC+; ὡς ἀστεῖος ὁ ἄνθρωπος how charming he is! LXX+5th c.BC+; in indirect clauses, ἐθαύμασα τοῦτο, ὡς ἡδέως.. ἀπεδέξατο marvelled at seeing how.., Refs 5th c.BC+
D.I.2 with Verbs, ὥς μοι δέχεται κακὸν ἐκ κακοῦ αἰεί how constantly.., Refs 8th c.BC+; ὡς οὐκ ἔστι χάρις μετόπισθ᾽ εὐεργέων how little thanks remain! Refs 8th c.BC+; ὡς ὄχλος νιν.. ἀμφέπει see how.., Refs 5th c.BC+; ὡς ὑπερδέδοικά σου how greatly.., Refs 5th c.BC+
D.II to mark a wish, oh that! with optative alone, ὡς ἔρις.. ἀπόλοιτο Refs 8th c.BC+; also ὡς ἄν or κε with optative, ὡς ἂν ἔπειτ᾽ ἀπὸ σεῖο οὐκ ἐθέλοιμι λείπεσθαι Refs 8th c.BC+
D.II.2 joined with other words of wishing, ὡς ὤφελες αὐτόθ᾽ ὀλέσθαι Refs 8th c.BC+
E ὡς with numerals marks that they are to be taken only as a round number, as it were, about, nearly, σὺν ἀνθρώποις ὡς εἴκοσι Refs 5th c.BC+; also ὡς πέντε μάλιστά κῃ about five (see. μάλα Refs 5th c.BC+:—also with words compounded with numerals, δέπας.. ὡς τριλάγυνον Refs 7th c.BC+; παῖς ὡς ἑπτέτης of some seven years, Refs 5th c.BC+
F ὡς in some elliptical (or apparently elliptical) phrases:
F.1 ὡς τί δὴ τόδε (i.e. γένηται); to what end? Refs 5th c.BC+
F.2 know that (i.e. ἴσθι), ὡς ἔστιν ἀνδρὸς τοῦδε τἄργα ταῦτά σοι Refs 5th c.BC+; so in Comedy texts, ὡς ἔστ᾽ ἐν ἡμῖν τῆς πόλεως τὰ πράγματα Refs 5th c.BC+
F.3 ὡς ἕκαστος, ἕκαστοι, each severally (whether in respect of time, place, or other difference), ξυνελέγοντο.. Κορίνθιοι δισχίιοι ὁπλῖται, οἱ δ᾽ ἄλλοι ὡς ἕκαστοι, Φλειάσιοι δὲ πανστρατιᾷ Refs 5th c.BC+; πρώτη τε αὕτη πόλις ξυμμαχὶς παρὰ τὸ καθεστηκὸς ἐδουλώθη, ἔπειτα δὲ καὶ τῶν ἄλλων ὡς ἑκάστη [ξυνέβη] (ξ. secl. Krüger: ἀπὸ κοινοῦ ἐδουλώθη Refs; χρησμολόγοι τε ᾖδον χρησμοὺς παντοίους, ὧν ἀκροᾶσθαι ὡς ἕκαστος ὥρμητο, i. e. different persons ran to listen to different prophecies, Refs; τὰς ἄλλας ὡς ἑκάστην ποι ἐκπεπτωκυῖαν ἀναδησάμενοι ἐκόμιζον ἐς τὴν πόλιν they made fast to the rest wherever each (ship) had been run ashore, Refs; οἱ δ᾽ οὖν ὡς ἕκαστοι Ἕλληνες κατὰ πόλεις τε ὅσοι ἀλλήλων ξυνίεσαν καὶ ξύμπαντες ὕστερον κληθέντες οὐδὲν πρὸ τῶν Τρωικῶν.. ἁθρόοι ἔπραξαν the various peoples that were later called by the common name of Greeks, Refs 5th c.BC+; ὡς ἑκάστην (one by one) αἱρέοντες (i.e. τὰς νήσους) οἱ βάρβαροι ἐσαγήνευον τοὺς ἀνθρώπους Refs 2nd c.AD+; rarely with a Verb, ὡς ἕκαστος ἀπικνέοιτο Refs 5th c.BC+ follows ἕκαστος, ἑκάστῳ ὡς ὁ Θεὸς ἐμέρισεν μέτρον πίστεως NT:—for the etymology see infr. H; also ὡς ἑκάτεροι Refs 5th c.BC+
G ὡς pleonastic in ὡς ὅτι NT+8th c.BC+
H Etymology: this word is in origin five distinct words: Refsas' is the adverb from the Relat. ὅς (I.-Refs 5th c.BC+ stem yo-); with ὡς βέλτιστος cf. Sanskrit yācchrē[snull][tnull]á[hudot] 'the best possible': (2) ὧς 'thus' is the adverb of a Demonstr. stem so- found in Sanskrit sa, Gr. ὁ, Latin sō-c (Refs; = ita, cf. Umbr. esoc); (3) ὡς postpositive (ὄρνιθες ὥς, etc.) constantly makes a preceding short closed syllable long in Refs 8th c.BC+, and must therefore have been ϝω; it may perhaps be related to Sanskrit vā, a form of va, iva (= Refslike), Latin ve, Gr. ἦ[ϝ] ; Refsto' is of doubtful origin (perhaps from *ὠς, cognate with Latin ōs 'face', Sanskrit ās: ὤς τινα ἐλθεῖν like{τί δέ δε φρένας ἵκετο πένθος};); (5) ὡς F. 3 is probably ϝως, adverb of ϝός the reflexive adjective, and means literal in his (their) own way (or place); it is idiomatically placed before ἕκαστος (ἑκάτερος),compare ϝὸν ϝεκάτερος Refs

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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Matthew 1:24… tos Iōsēf apo tou hupnou poiata hōs prostassata auto tos angelos kuriou kai …When Joseph woke up, he did as the angel of the Lord had …

Matthew 5:48Evi oun vis teleiois hōs tos patros vu tos ouranios teleios …Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.[’’]

Matthew 6:5Kai hotan proseuchoveiō, ouk evi hōs tois hupokritois; hoti filalō en tai …… when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to …

Matthew 6:10… basileias su, genitar tem thelēmem su, hōs en ourano kai epi gēau;… Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Matthew 6:12kai afiēkasar ni teim ofeilēmeim nu, hōs kai nis afiēkana toi ofeiletoi nu;And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

Matthew 6:16Hotan de nēsteuaveiō, mē genovōr hōs tois hupokritois skuthrōpois, afanizalō gar teim …… you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their …

Matthew 6:29… en panta ta doxa autou peribaleta hōs henem houteiu.… in all his glory was adorned like one of these.

Matthew 7:29ate gar didaskarōntos autoin hōs exousian echarōntos kai ouk hōs tois …because He taught as one who had authority, and not …

Matthew 7:29… autoin hōs exousian echarōntos kai ouk hōs tois grammatevois autoiu.… one who had authority, and not as their scribes.

Matthew 8:13… legata tos Iēsus to hekatontarchēo; Hupagasōr, hōs pisteuasa genitar si; kai iita tos …… Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! As you have believed, so will it …

Matthew 10:16Idou mis apostelamō vin hōs probateim en mese lukoiu; genovōr oun …Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as …

Matthew 10:16… en mese lukoiu; genovōr oun fronimois hōs tois ofiois kai akeraiois hōs tais …… like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent …

Matthew 10:16… fronimois hōs tois ofiois kai akeraiois hōs tais peristerais.… shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

Matthew 10:25arketem to mathēto hina geneteia hōs tos didaskalos autou, kai tos doulos …… enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like …

Matthew 10:25… tos didaskalos autou, kai tos doulos hōs tos kurios autou. ei ton oikodespoton …… like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of …

Matthew 12:13“as … as”… cheiran; kai ekteinata, kai apokatastēita hugias hōs tas allosas.… out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored to full use, just like the other.

Matthew 13:43Tote tois dikaiois eklampali hōs tos hēlios en ta basileia tou …Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of …

Matthew 14:5… auton apoktenara fobita ton ochlon, hoti hōs profēton auton echale.… the people, because they regarded John as a prophet.

Matthew 15:28… megas su tas pistias; genitar si hōs thelasō. kai iita tas thugatras autau …… Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was …

Matthew 17:2… autoiu, kai lampata tem prosōpem autou hōs tos hēlios, teim de himatieim autou …… transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became …

Matthew 17:2… teim de himatieim autou geneta leukeim hōs tem fōtem.… the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.

Matthew 17:20“like”… gar legamō vi, ean echaveiō pistian hōs kokkon sinapieu, legavi te ore houte; …… He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from …

Matthew 18:3… vi, ean mē strefiveia kai geneveia hōs teim paidieim, ouk mē eiserchaveia eis …… said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter …

Matthew 18:4hotinos oun tapeinati heauton hōs tem paidiem houtem, houtos atō tos …Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest …

Matthew 18:33… kai sin elēara ton sundoulon su, hōs kamis sin elēama?… mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’

Matthew 19:19… mētēran, kai Agapasi ton plēsion su hōs siauton.… and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.’”

Matthew 20:14… thelamō de houto to eschato dōara hōs kai si;… want to give this last man the same as I gave you.

Matthew 21:26… anthrōpoiu, fobonō ton ochlon, pantois gar hōs profēton echalō ton Iōannon.… people, for they all regard John as a prophet.”

Matthew 22:30… anastasia oute gamalō oute gamizolō, alla hōs angelois theou en to ourano alō;… in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.

Matthew 22:39… homoias auta; Agapasi ton plēsion su hōs siauton.… is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

Matthew 24:38“as”hōs gar ale en tai hēmerai tai …For in the days before the flood, people were eating and …

Matthew 26:19kai poiala tois mathētois hōs suntassata autoi tos Iēsus, kai hetoimazala …So the disciples did as Jesus had directed them and prepared …

Matthew 26:39… mu tem potēriem houtem; plēn ouk hōs mis thelamō alla hōs sis.… cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”

Matthew 26:39… plēn ouk hōs mis thelamō alla hōs sis.… Yet not as I will, but as You will.”

Matthew 27:65… tos Pilatos; Echavō koustōdian; hupagavōr asfalizevar hōs oidavē.… Pilate said. “Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.”

Matthew 28:3ate de tas eideas autou hōs astrapas kai tem endumem autou leukem …His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white …

Matthew 28:3… astrapas kai tem endumem autou leukem hōs chiōnas.… lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.

Matthew 28:4… autou seiila tois tērarōntois kai genila hōs nekrois.… in fear of him and became like dead men.

Matthew 28:15tois de labarantois teim argurieim poiala hōs didaskila. Kai diafēmizita tos logos houtos …… guards took the money and did as they were instructed. And this account …

Mark 1:10… schizorōntoin toin ouranoin kai tem pneumem hōs peristeran katabainarōntem eis auton;… and the Spirit descending on Him like a dove.

Mark 1:22… didacha autou, ate gar didaskarōntos autoin hōs exousian echarōntos kai ouk hōs tois …… at His teaching, because He taught as one who had authority, and not …

Mark 1:22… autoin hōs exousian echarōntos kai ouk hōs tois grammatevois.… one who had authority, and not as the scribes.

Mark 4:26… Houtōs atō tas basileias tou theou hōs anthrōpos balateia ton sporon epi tau …… said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on …

Mark 4:27… kai tos sporos blastateiō kai mēkunoteiō hōs ouk oidatē autos.… and grows, though he knows not how.

Mark 4:31hōs kokko sinapieu, hos hotan speriteia epi …It is like a mustard seed, which is the …

Mark 4:36“just as”kai afiēkarantois ton ochlon paralabalō auton hōs ate en te ploie, kai alloseim …… had dismissed the crowd, they took Jesus with them, since He was already in the boat. And there were other boats with …

Mark 6:15… atō; allosois de legale hoti profētos hōs henos toiu profētoiu.… still others, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”

Mark 6:34… kai splanchnizita epi autoin hoti ale hōs probateim mē echarōnteim poimenon, kai archeta …… compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And He …

Mark 7:6… profēteuata Ēsaios peri vu toiu hupokritoiu, hōs grafotē hoti Houtos tos laos tei …… Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor …

Mark 8:24… anableparantos legate; Blepamō toin anthrōpoin hoti hōs dendreim horamō peripatarōntoin.… see the people, but they look like trees walking around.”

Mark 10:1… sumporeuolō palin ochlois pros auton, kai hōs eiōthatelē palin didaskate autoin.… to Him and He taught them, as was His custom.

Mark 10:15… mē decheteia tan basileian tou theou hōs paidiem, ouk mē eiserchateia eis autan.… not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter …

Mark 12:25… oute gamalō oute gamizolō, alla alō hōs angelois en toi ouranoi;… in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.

Mark 12:31deuteras houtas; Agapasi ton plēsion su hōs siauton. megoteras houtaiu allosas entolas ouk …… second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater …

Mark 12:33… ischuau kai tem agaparō ton plēsion hōs heauton perissoterem atō panteiu teiu holokautōmeiu …… strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself. This is more important than …

Mark 13:34hōs anthrōpos apodēmos afiēkarantos tan oikian autou …It is like a man going on a journey …

Mark 14:72“how”… kai anamimnēskita tos Petros tem rēmem hōs legata auto tos Iēsus hoti Prin …… time. Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times.” And he broke …

Luke 1:23kai geneta hōs pimplēila tais hēmerais tau leitourgiau autou, …And when the days of his service were …

Mark 5:13… kata tou krēmnou eis tan thalassan, hōs dischilioi, kai pnigole en ta thalassa.… the pigs, and the herd of about two thousand rushed down the steep …

Mark 8:9ale de hōs tetrakischilioi. kai apoluata autoin.And about four thousand men were present. And …

Mark 9:21“since”… ton patron autou; Posos chronos atō hōs houtem genatē auto? tos de legata; …Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has this been with him?” “From childhood,” he said.

Luke 1:56Menata de Mariam sun auta hōs mēnoin treis, kai hupostrefata eis ton …Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.

Luke 4:25“while”… epi eteim treis kai mēnoin hex, hōs geneta limos megos epi pantan tan …… was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.

Luke 8:42hoti thugatras monogenas ate auto hōs eteiu dōdeka kai autas apothnēskate. En …because his only daughter, who was about twelve, was dying. As Jesus went …

Luke 22:61“how”… tos Petros teu logou tou kuriou hōs legata auto hoti Prin alektōron fōnara …… Peter. Then Peter remembered the word that the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you …

John 6:10… anapiptala oun tois androis ton arithmon hōs pentakischilioi.… place, so the men sat down, about five thousand of them.

John 6:19elaunarēntois oun hōs stadioin eikosi pente ē triakonta theōralō …When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw …

John 11:18“about”… de tas Bēthanias engus teiu Hierosolumeiu hōs apo stadioiu dekapente.Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, a little less than two miles away,

John 19:39… prōtem, ferarōntos migmem smurnau kai aloau hōs litrain hekaton.… a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.

John 21:8… ale makran apo tau gēau alla hōs apo pēchoiu diakosioi, surarōntois tem diktuem …… were not far from land, only about a hundred yards.

Acts 1:15… tē ochlos onomeiu epi tem autem hōs hekaton eikosi;… among the brothers ( a gathering of about a hundred and twenty ) and said,

Acts 4:4… kai genita tos arithmos toiu androiu hōs chiliadais pente.… the number of men grew to about five thousand.

Acts 5:7Geneta de hōs hōraiu treis diastēmem kai tas gunaikas …About three hours later his wife also …

Acts 5:36… tinon heauton, ho prosklinita androiu arithmos hōs tetrakosioi; hos anairita, kai pantois hosois …… up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He …

Acts 10:28fēate tē pros autoin; Vis epistovō hōs athemitem atō andro Ioudaio kollorō ē …He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew …

Acts 11:17“as”… isan dōrean dōata autoi tos theos hōs kai ni pisteuarantoi epi ton kurion …So if God gave them the same gift He gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ …

Acts 13:18kai, hōs tesserakontaeton chronon tropoforata autoin en ta …He endured their conduct for about forty years in the wilderness.

Acts 13:20hōs etei tetrakosioi kai pentēkonta. kai meta …All this took about 450 years. After this, God gave them …

Acts 17:15… ton Silon kai ton Timotheon hina hōs tachuotateim erchaleia pros auton exeiale.… Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.

Acts 17:22“how”… Pagosou fēate; Androir Athēnaioir, kata panteim hōs deisidaimōnoteroin vin theōramō;… Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, I see that in every way you are very religious.

Acts 17:28… gar zōanō kai kinonō kai anō, hōs kai tinois toiu kata vin poiētoiu …… and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have …

Acts 19:34… atō fōnas geneta henas ek pantoiu hōs epi hōrain duo krazarōntoiu; Megas tas …… they all shouted in unison for about two hours: “Great is Artemis of …

Acts 25:10… min datō krinorō. Ioudaioin oudenem adikama, hōs kai sis kaloterem epignōskasō.… done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.

Romans 1:9“that”… en te euangelie tou huiou autou, hōs adialeiptōs mneian vu poiomō… my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you

Romans 11:33… ploutou kai sofiau kai gnōsiau theou; hōs anexeraunēteim teim krimeim autou kai anexichniastais …… the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable …

2 Corinthians 5:19hōs hoti theos ate en Christo kosmon …that God was reconciling the world to …

Philippians 1:8marturos gar mu tos theos, hōs epipothamō pantoin vin en splanchnei Christou …God is my witness how I long for all of you …

1 Thessalonians 2:10vis marturois kai tos theos, hōs hosiōs kai dikaiōs kai amemptōs vi …… witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous, and blameless our conduct …

2 Thessalonians 2:2“as if”… mēte dia logou mēte dia epistolau hōs dia nu, hōs hoti enstēatē tas …… any spirit or message or letter seeming to be from us, alleging that the Day of the Lord has already come.

2 Timothy 1:3… latreuamō apo progonoiu en kathara suneidēsia, hōs adialeiptan echamō tan peri su mneian …… clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and …

Revelation 2:28“as”hōs kamis labamē para tou patrou mu, …And I will give him the morning star.

Revelation 8:1… hebdoman, geneta sigas en to ourano hōs hēmiōriem.… there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

Revelation 16:21“about”kai chalazas megas hōs talantiaias katabainatō ek tou ouranou epi …And great hailstones weighing almost a hundred pounds each rained down on them from above. And …

John 1:39… menala tan hēmeran ekeinan; hōras ate hōs dekatas.… that day with Him. It was about the tenth hour.

John 4:6… houtōs epi ta pēga; hōras ate hōs hektas.… down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.

John 19:14… de paraskevas teu pascha, hōras ate hōs hektas. kai legatō toi Ioudaioi; Ide …… day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said …

1 Peter 2:11Agapētoir, parakalamō hōs paroikoin kai parepidēmoin apechorō taiu sarkikaiu …Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from …

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Matthew 26:55… hōra legata tos Iēsus toi ochloi; Hōs epi lēston exerchava meta machairaiu kai …… swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw? Every day …

Mark 14:48kai apokrinirantos tos Iēsus legata autoi; Hōs epi lēston exerchava meta machairaiu kai …… swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw?

Romans 10:15… kērussaleia ean mē apostelileia? kathōs grafotē; Hōs hōraiois tois podois toiu euangelizorōntoiu teim …… are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those …