Definition
πῶς, interrog. adv., correl. of ὅπως,
1. prop., in direct questions, how?: with indic., Matthew 12:29, Mark 3:23, Luke 11:18, John 3:4, al.; καὶ π., Mark 4:13, Luke 20:44; π. οὖν, Matthew 12:26; π. οὐ, Matthew 16:11, Luke 12:56; in deliberative questions (cf. Bl., §64, 6), with subjc., Matthew 23:33; 26:54; π. οὖν, Romans 10:14; π. δέ, Romans 10:14, 15; before ἄν, with optative, Acts 8:31.
2. As sometimes in cl. but more frequently and increasingly so in late writers (see WM, §57, 2; Bl., §70, 2; Thumb, MGr., 192; Jannaris, Gr., App., vi, 13f.), = ὅπως, ὥς;
(a) in indirect discourse: with indic., Matthew 6:28, Mark 12:41, Luke 8:36, John 9:15, Acts 9:27, al.; with subjc., Mark 11:18, Luke 12:11;
(b) in exclamations: Matthew 21:20, Mark 10:23, 24, Luke 12:50; 18:24, John 11:36.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as πῶς:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
118 total
- John 6:42πῶς · HowThey were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?”
- John 6:52Πῶς · HowAt this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”
- John 7:15Πῶς · HowThe Jews were amazed and asked, “How did this man attain such learning without having studied?”
- John 8:33πῶς · How“We are Abraham’s descendants,” they answered. “We have never been slaves to anyone. How can You say we will be set free?”
- John 9:10Πῶς · How“How then were your eyes opened?” they asked.
- John 9:15πῶς · howSo the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. The man answered, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.”
- John 9:16Πῶς · HowBecause of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.
- John 9:19πῶς · how [is it that]…and asked, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? So how is it that he can now see?”
- John 9:21πῶς · howBut how he can now see or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him. He is old enough to speak for himself.”
- John 9:26πῶς · How“What did He do to you?” they asked. “How did He open your eyes?”
- John 11:36πῶς · howThen the Jews said, “See how He loved him!”
- John 12:34πῶς · howThe crowd replied, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ will remain forever. So how can You say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”
- John 14:5πῶς · [so] how“Lord,” said Thomas, “we do not know where You are going, so how can we know the way?”
- John 14:9πῶς · HowJesus replied, “Philip, I have been with you all this time, and still you do not know Me? Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
- Acts 2:8πῶς · How is it then thatHow is it then that each of us hears them in his own native language?
- Acts 4:21πῶςAfter further threats they let them go. They could not find a way to punish them, because all the people were glorifying God for what had happened.
- Acts 8:31Πῶς · How“How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.
- Acts 9:27πῶς · how; πῶς · howThen Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who had spoken to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus.
- Acts 11:13πῶς · howHe told us how he had seen an angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send to Joppa for Simon who is called Peter.
- Acts 12:17πῶς · howPeter motioned with his hand for silence, and he described how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. “Send word to James and to the brothers,” he said, and he left for another place.
- Acts 15:36πῶς · [ to see ] howSome time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”
- Acts 20:18πῶς · howWhen they came to him, he said, “You know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I arrived in the province of Asia.
- Acts 27:12πως · somehowSince the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on, hoping that somehow they could reach Phoenix to winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete facing both southwest and northwest.
- Romans 1:10πως…in my prayers at all times, asking that now at last by God’s will I may succeed in coming to you.
- Romans 3:6πῶς · howCertainly not! In that case, how could God judge the world?
- Romans 4:10πῶς · In what contextIn what context was it credited? Was it after his circumcision, or before? It was not after, but before.
- Romans 6:2πῶς · How {can we}Certainly not! How can we who died to sin live in it any longer?
- Romans 8:32πῶς · howHe who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?
- Romans 10:14Πῶς · How; πῶς · how; πῶς · howHow then can they call on the One in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in the One of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach?
- Romans 10:15πῶς · howAnd how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
- Romans 11:14πως…in the hope that I may provoke my own people to jealousy and save some of them.
- Romans 11:21πωςFor if God did not spare the natural branches, He will certainly not spare you either.
- 1 Corinthians 3:10πῶς · howBy the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.
- 1 Corinthians 7:32πῶς · howI want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the work of the Lord, how he can please the Lord.
- 1 Corinthians 7:33πῶς · howBut the married man is concerned about the affairs of this world, how he can please his wife,
- 1 Corinthians 7:34πῶς · how…and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the work of the Lord, how she can be holy in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world, how she can please her husband.
- Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.
- No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
- 1 Corinthians 14:7πῶς · howEven in the case of lifeless instruments, such as the flute or harp, how will anyone recognize the tune they are playing unless the notes are distinct?
- 1 Corinthians 14:9πῶς · howSo it is with you. Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air.
- 1 Corinthians 14:16πῶς · howOtherwise, if you speak a blessing in spirit, how can someone who is uninstructed say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?
- 1 Corinthians 15:12πῶς · howBut if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
- 1 Corinthians 15:35Πῶς · HowBut someone will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?”
- 2 Corinthians 2:7πως · so thatSo instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
- …will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious?
- Otherwise, if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we—to say nothing of you—would be ashamed of having been so confident.
- 2 Corinthians 11:3πως · that justI am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.