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ὡς

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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. 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.
  2. Luke 22:27ὡς · as
    For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines? But I am among you as one who serves.
  3. Luke 22:31ὡς · like
    Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you like wheat.
  4. Luke 22:52Ὡς · as
    Then Jesus said to the chief priests, temple officers, and elders who had come for Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs as you would against an outlaw?
  5. Luke 22:61ὡς · that
    And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word that the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will deny Me three times.”
  6. Luke 22:66ὡς
    At daybreak the council of the elders of the people, both the chief priests and scribes, met together. They led Jesus into their Sanhedrin and said,
  7. Luke 23:14ὡς · as [one who]
    …and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was inciting the people to rebellion. I have examined Him here in your presence and found Him not guilty of your charges against Him.
  8. Luke 23:26ὡς · As
    As the soldiers led Him away, they seized Simon of Cyrene on his way in from the country, and they put the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.
  9. Luke 23:55ὡς · how
    The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was placed.
  10. Luke 24:6ὡς · how
    He is not here; He has risen! Remember how He told you while He was still in Galilee:
  11. Luke 24:32ὡς · as; ὡς · [and]
    They asked each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us as He spoke with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”
  12. Luke 24:35ὡς · how
    Then the two told what had happened on the road, and how they had recognized Jesus in the breaking of the bread.
  13. John 1:14ὡς · of
    The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
  14. John 1:32ὡς · like
    Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him.
  15. John 1:39ὡς · about
    “Come and see,” He replied. So they went and saw where He was staying, and spent that day with Him. It was about the tenth hour.
  16. John 2:9ὡς
    …and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not know where it was from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside
  17. John 2:23Ὡς · While
    While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the signs He was doing and believed in His name.
  18. John 4:1Ὡς · When
    When Jesus realized that the Pharisees were aware He was gaining and baptizing more disciples than John
  19. John 4:6ὡς · about
    Since Jacob’s well was there, Jesus, weary from His journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
  20. John 4:40ὡς · when
    So when the Samaritans came to Him, they asked Him to stay with them, and He stayed two days.
  21. John 6:10ὡς · about
    “Have the people sit down,” Jesus said. Now there was plenty of grass in that place, so the men sat down, about five thousand of them.
  22. John 6:12Ὡς · when
    And when everyone was full, He said to His disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over, so that nothing will be wasted.”
  23. John 6:16Ὡς · When
    When evening came, His disciples went down to the sea,
  24. John 6:19ὡς · about
    When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus approaching the boat, walking on the sea—and they were terrified.
  25. John 7:10Ὡς · [after]; ὡς
    But after His brothers had gone up to the feast, He also went—not publicly, but in secret.
  26. John 7:46ὡς · like
    “Never has anyone spoken like this man!” the officers answered.
  27. John 8:7Ὡς · When
    When they continued to question Him, He straightened up and said to them, “Let him who is without sin among you be the first to cast a stone at her.”
  28. John 11:6ὡς · on
    So on hearing that Lazarus was sick, He stayed where He was for two days,
  29. John 11:18ὡς · a little less than
    Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, a little less than two miles away,
  30. John 11:20ὡς · when
    So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went out to meet Him, but Mary stayed at home.
  31. John 11:29ὡς · when
    And when Mary heard this, she got up quickly and went to Him.
  32. John 11:32ὡς · When
    When Mary came to Jesus and saw Him, she fell at His feet and said, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”
  33. John 11:33ὡς · When
    When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, He was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.
  34. John 12:35ὡς · while
    Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going.
  35. John 12:36ὡς · While
    While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of light.” After Jesus had spoken these things, He went away and was hidden from them.
  36. John 15:6ὡς · {he is} like
    If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.
  37. John 18:6ὡς · When
    When Jesus said, “I am He,” they drew back and fell to the ground.
  38. John 19:14ὡς · about
    It was the day of Preparation for the Passover, about the sixth hour. And Pilate said to the Jews, “Here is your King!”
  39. John 19:33ὡς · when
    But when they came to Jesus and saw that He was already dead, they did not break His legs.
  40. John 19:39ὡς · about
    Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.
  41. John 20:11ὡς · as
    But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent down to look into the tomb,
  42. John 21:8ὡς · about
    The other disciples came ashore in the boat. They dragged in the net full of fish, for they were not far from land, only about a hundred yards.
  43. John 21:9Ὡς · When
    When they landed, they saw a charcoal fire there with fish on it, and some bread.
  44. Acts 1:10ὡς
    They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them.
  45. Acts 2:15ὡς · as
    These men are not drunk, as you suppose. It is only the third hour of the day!
  46. Acts 3:12ὡς · as if
    And when Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why are you surprised by this? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk?
  47. Acts 3:22ὡς · like
    For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you.
  48. Acts 4:4ὡς · about
    But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.