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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

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Occurrences

505 total
  1. Acts 23:20ὡς · on the pretext
    He answered, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul to the Sanhedrin tomorrow on the pretext of acquiring more information about him.
  2. Acts 25:10ὡς · as
    Paul replied, “I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.
  3. Acts 25:14ὡς
    Since they were staying several days, Festus laid out Paul’s case before the king: “There is a certain man whom Felix left in prison.
  4. Acts 27:1Ὡς · When
    When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.
  5. Acts 27:27Ὡς · [On]
    On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea. About midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.
  6. Acts 27:30ὡς
    Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.
  7. Acts 28:4ὡς · When
    When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”
  8. Acts 28:19ὡς · [even though]
    But when the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, even though I have no charge to bring against my nation.
  9. Romans 1:9ὡς · how
    God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you
  10. Romans 1:21ὡς · as
    For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.
  11. Romans 3:7ὡς · as
    However, if my falsehood accentuates God’s truthfulness, to the increase of His glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner?
  12. Romans 4:17ὡς · yet
    As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.
  13. Romans 5:15ὡς · like
    But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many!
  14. Romans 5:16ὡς · like
    Again, the gift is not like the result of the one man’s sin: The judgment that followed one sin brought condemnation, but the gift that followed many trespasses brought justification.
  15. Romans 5:18ὡς · just as
    So then, just as one trespass brought condemnation for all men, so also one act of righteousness brought justification and life for all men.
  16. Romans 8:36ὡς · as
    As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
  17. Romans 9:25ὡς · As
    As He says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘My People’ who are not My people, and I will call her ‘My Beloved’ who is not My beloved,”
  18. Romans 9:27ὡς · like
    Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved.
  19. Romans 9:29ὡς · like; ὡς
    It is just as Isaiah foretold: “Unless the Lord of Hosts had left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.”
  20. Romans 9:32ὡς · as if [it were]
    Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,
  21. Romans 10:15Ὡς · How
    And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
  22. Romans 11:2ὡς · how
    God did not reject His people, whom He foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says about Elijah, how he appealed to God against Israel:
  23. Romans 11:33ὡς · How
    O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!
  24. Romans 12:3ὡς · according to
    For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.
  25. Romans 13:9ὡς · as
    The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
  26. Romans 13:13ὡς · as
    Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.
  27. Romans 15:15ὡς
    However, I have written you a bold reminder on some points, because of the grace God has given me
  28. Romans 15:24ὡς · on
    I hope to see you on my way to Spain. And after I have enjoyed your company for a while, you can equip me for my journey.
  29. 1 Corinthians 3:1ὡς · as; ὡς · as; ὡς · as
    Brothers, I could not address you as spiritual, but as worldly—as infants in Christ.
  30. 1 Corinthians 3:5ὡς · as
    What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.
  31. 1 Corinthians 3:10ὡς · as
    By 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.
  32. 1 Corinthians 3:15ὡς · as if
    If it is burned up, he will suffer loss. He himself will be saved, but only as if through the flames.
  33. 1 Corinthians 4:1ὡς · as
    So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
  34. 1 Corinthians 4:7ὡς · as though
    For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?
  35. 1 Corinthians 4:9ὡς · like
    For it seems to me that God has displayed us apostles at the end of the procession, like prisoners appointed for death. We have become a spectacle to the whole world, to angels as well as to men.
  36. 1 Corinthians 4:13ὡς
    …when we are slandered, we answer gently. Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world.
  37. 1 Corinthians 4:14ὡς · as
    I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.
  38. 1 Corinthians 4:18Ὡς · as if
    Some of you have become arrogant, as if I were not coming to you.
  39. 1 Corinthians 5:3ὡς · just as if
    Although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did this, just as if I were present.
  40. 1 Corinthians 7:7ὡς · as
    I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.
  41. 1 Corinthians 7:8ὡς · as
    Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.
  42. 1 Corinthians 7:17ὡς · [that]; ὡς · [and to which]
    Regardless, each one should lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is what I prescribe in all the churches.
  43. 1 Corinthians 7:25ὡς · as [one who]
    Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.
  44. 1 Corinthians 7:29ὡς · as if
    What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;
  45. 1 Corinthians 7:30ὡς · as if; ὡς · as if
    …those who weep, as if they did not; those who are joyful, as if they were not; those who make a purchase, as if they had nothing;