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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. 1 Corinthians 7:30ὡς · 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;
  2. 1 Corinthians 7:31ὡς · as if
    …and those who use the things of this world, as if not dependent on them. For this world in its present form is passing away.
  3. 1 Corinthians 8:7ὡς · as if
    But not everyone has this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that they eat such food as if it were sacrificed to an idol. And since their conscience is weak, it is defiled.
  4. 1 Corinthians 9:5ὡς · as
    Have we no right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the Lord’s brothers and Cephas?
  5. 1 Corinthians 9:20ὡς · like; ὡς · [I became like one]
    To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), to win those under the law.
  6. 1 Corinthians 9:21ὡς · [I became like one]
    To those without the law I became like one without the law (though I am not outside the law of God but am under the law of Christ), to win those without the law.
  7. 1 Corinthians 9:26ὡς; ὡς
    Therefore I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight like I am beating the air.
  8. 1 Corinthians 10:15ὡς
    I speak to reasonable people; judge for yourselves what I say.
  9. 1 Corinthians 11:34ὡς · when
    If anyone is hungry, he should eat at home, so that when you come together it will not result in judgment. And when I come, I will give instructions about the remaining matters.
  10. 1 Corinthians 12:2ὡς
    You know that when you were pagans, you were influenced and led astray to mute idols.
  11. 1 Corinthians 13:11ὡς · like; ὡς · like; ὡς · like
    When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I set aside childish ways.
  12. 1 Corinthians 14:33Ὡς · as
    For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace—as in all the churches of the saints.
  13. 1 Corinthians 16:10ὡς · just as
    If Timothy comes, see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for he is doing the work of the Lord, just as I am.
  14. 2 Corinthians 1:7ὡς · just as
    And our hope for you is sure, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you will share in our comfort.
  15. 2 Corinthians 2:17ὡς · like; ὡς · with; ὡς · as
    For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.
  16. 2 Corinthians 3:1ὥς · like
    Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you?
  17. 2 Corinthians 3:5ὡς · [comes]
    Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim that anything comes from us, but our competence comes from God.
  18. 2 Corinthians 5:19ὡς
    …that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
  19. 2 Corinthians 5:20ὡς · as though
    Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.
  20. 2 Corinthians 6:4ὡς · as
    Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;
  21. 2 Corinthians 6:8ὡς · viewed as
    …through glory and dishonor, slander and praise; viewed as imposters, yet genuine;
  22. 2 Corinthians 6:9ὡς; ὡς; ὡς
    …unknown, yet well-known; dying, and yet we live on; punished, yet not killed;
  23. 2 Corinthians 6:10ὡς; ὡς; ὡς
    …sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
  24. 2 Corinthians 6:13ὡς · as to
    As a fair exchange—I speak as to my children—open wide your hearts also.
  25. 2 Corinthians 7:14ὡς · just as
    Indeed, I was not embarrassed by anything I had boasted to him about you. But just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus has proved to be true as well.
  26. 2 Corinthians 7:15ὡς · that
    And his affection for you is even greater when he remembers that you were all obedient as you welcomed him with fear and trembling.
  27. 2 Corinthians 9:5ὡς; ὡς
    So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the generous gift you had promised. This way, your gift will be prepared generously and not begrudgingly.
  28. 2 Corinthians 10:2ὡς
    I beg you that when I come I may not need to be as bold as I expect toward those who presume that we live according to the flesh.
  29. 2 Corinthians 10:9ὡς · to be
    I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you by my letters.
  30. 2 Corinthians 10:14ὡς · as if
    We are not overstepping our bounds, as if we had not come to you. Indeed, we were the first to reach you with the gospel of Christ.
  31. 2 Corinthians 11:3ὡς · as
    I 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.
  32. 2 Corinthians 11:15ὡς · as
    It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.
  33. 2 Corinthians 11:16ὡς · as
    I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then receive me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.
  34. 2 Corinthians 11:17ὡς · as
    In this confident boasting of mine, I am not speaking as the Lord would, but as a fool.
  35. 2 Corinthians 11:21ὡς
    To my shame I concede that we were too weak for that! Speaking as a fool, however, I can match what anyone else dares to boast about.
  36. 2 Corinthians 13:2ὡς
    I already warned you the second time I was with you. So now in my absence I warn those who sinned earlier and everyone else: If I return, I will not spare anyone,
  37. 2 Corinthians 13:7ὡς · to
    Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong—not that we will appear to have stood the test, but that you will do what is right, even if we appear to have failed.
  38. Galatians 1:9ὡς · As
    As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse!
  39. Galatians 3:16ὡς
    The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.