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ὡς

hōsas/whenHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentPreposition505 occurrences26 books443 verses

Definition

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, Mark 4:26, 1 Corinthians 3:15, Ephesians 5:28, James 2:12, al.; ὡς . . . οὕτως, Acts 8:32, 1 Corinthians 7:17, al.; elliptically (sc. οὕτως, οὕτω), with nom., Matthew 6:29, al.; with accusative, Matthew 19:19, Mark 12:31, al.; with prep., Matthew 26:55, Mark 14:48, Luke 22:52, John 7:10, al.; with verb., John 15:6, 2 Corinthians 3:1, Ephesians 2:3, 1 Thessalonians 5:6, al.; with ptcp. (the ptcp. however not having the special force wh. it has in cl.; see Bl., §73, 5; 74, 6), Matthew 7:29, Mark 1:22, Hebrews 13:17, al.; freq implying opinion or belief, Romans 9:32; so esp, with genitive absol., 1 Corinthians 4:18, 2 Corinthians 5:20, 1 Peter 4:12, 2 Peter 1:3.

2. Before numerals, about, nearly: Mark 5:13, John 1:40, Acts 5:7, al.

3. Before adjectives and adverbs, how: Romans 10:15; 11:33, 1 Thessalonians 2:10; with superl., ὡς τάχιστα, as quickly as possible, Acts 17:15.

II. As conjunction;

1. temporal,

(a) as, when, since: Mark 9:21; 14:72, Luke 1:23, John 2:9, al.;

(b) while, when, as long as: Luke 12:58, John 12:36, Galatians 6:10 (Field, Notes, 191); ὡς ἄν (M, Pr., 167, and see: ἄν), Romans 15:24, 1 Corinthians 11:34, Philippians 2:23.

2. Final, in order that; with inf., in order to (M, Pr., 204n), Luke 9:52, Acts 20:24, Hebrews 7:9.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ὡς:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

505 total
  1. Mark 7:6ὡς · as
    Jesus answered them, “Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
  2. Mark 8:9ὡς · about
    And about four thousand men were present. And when Jesus had dismissed the crowd,
  3. Mark 8:24ὡς · like
    The man looked up and said, “I can see the people, but they look like trees walking around.”
  4. Mark 9:21ὡς
    Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has this been with him?” “From childhood,” he said.
  5. Mark 10:1ὡς · as
    Then Jesus left that place and went into the region of Judea, beyond the Jordan. Again the crowds came to Him and He taught them, as was His custom.
  6. Mark 10:15ὡς · like
    Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
  7. Mark 12:25ὡς · like
    When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.
  8. Mark 12:31ὡς · as
    The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”
  9. Mark 12:33ὡς · as
    …and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself. This is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”
  10. Mark 13:34Ὡς · [It is] like
    It is like a man going on a journey who left his house, put each servant in charge of his own task, and instructed the doorkeeper to keep watch.
  11. Mark 14:48Ὡς · as
    Jesus asked the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw?
  12. Mark 14:72ὡς · that
    And immediately the rooster crowed a second 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 down and wept.
  13. Luke 1:23ὡς · when
    And when the days of his service were complete, he returned home.
  14. Luke 1:41ὡς
    When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
  15. Luke 1:44ὡς · as
    For as soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
  16. Luke 1:56ὡς · for about
    Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
  17. Luke 2:15ὡς
    When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”
  18. Luke 2:39ὡς · When
    When Jesus’ parents had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth.
  19. Luke 3:4ὡς · as
    …as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.
  20. Luke 3:22ὡς · like
    …and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
  21. Luke 3:23ὡς · as
    Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,
  22. Luke 4:25ὡς · [and]
    But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.
  23. Luke 5:4Ὡς · When
    When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”
  24. Luke 6:4ὡς
    He entered the house of God, took the consecrated bread and gave it to his companions, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat.”
  25. Luke 6:22ὡς · as
    Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
  26. Luke 6:40ὡς · like
    A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.
  27. Luke 7:12ὡς · As
    As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.
  28. Luke 8:42ὡς · [who was] about
    …because his only daughter, who was about twelve, was dying. As Jesus went with him, the crowds pressed around Him,
  29. Luke 8:47ὡς · how
    Then the woman, seeing that she could not escape notice, came trembling and fell down before Him. In the presence of all the people, she explained why she had touched Him and how she had immediately been healed.
  30. Luke 9:52ὡς · to
    He sent messengers on ahead, who went into a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him.
  31. Luke 10:3ὡς · like
    Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.
  32. Luke 10:18ὡς · like
    So He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
  33. Luke 10:27ὡς · as
    He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
  34. Luke 11:1ὡς · where
    One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
  35. Luke 11:36ὡς · as
    So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.”
  36. Luke 11:44ὡς · like
    Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.”
  37. Luke 12:27ὡς · like
    Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.
  38. Luke 12:58ὡς · while
    Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison.
  39. Luke 15:19ὡς · like
    I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.”’
  40. Luke 15:25ὡς · as
    Meanwhile the older son was in the field, and as he approached the house, he heard music and dancing.
  41. Luke 16:1ὡς
    Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.
  42. Luke 17:6ὡς · the size
    And the Lord answered, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.
  43. Luke 18:11ὡς · like
    The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed, ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other men—swindlers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.
  44. Luke 18:17ὡς · like
    Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
  45. Luke 19:5ὡς
    When Jesus came to that place, He looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, hurry down, for I must stay at your house today.”
  46. Luke 19:29ὡς · As
    As He approached Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives, He sent out two of His disciples,
  47. Luke 19:41ὡς · As
    As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it
  48. Luke 20:37ὡς · For
    Even Moses demonstrates that the dead are raised, in the passage about the burning bush. For he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’
  49. Luke 21:34ὡς · like
    But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
  50. Luke 22:26ὡς · like
    But you shall not be like them. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.