Greek · Strong's G5613 · Preposition
ὡς
hōs
as/when
How it's translated
- as267
- like52
- when41
- how20
- about18
- while7
- something like5
- as if4
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, Mrk.4:26, 1Co.3:15, Eph.5:28, Jas.2:12, al.; ὡς . . . οὕτως, Act.8:32, 1Co.7:17, al.; elliptically (sc. οὕτως, οὕτω), with nom., Mat.6:29, al.; with accusative, Mat.19:19, Mrk.12:31, al.; with prep., Mat.26:55, Mrk.14:48, Luk.22:52, Jhn.7:10, al.; with verb., Jhn.15:6, 2Co.3:1, Eph.2:3, 1Th.5:6, al.; with ptcp. (the ptcp…
Its meaning group
Comparison › Comparison 80% of uses
Time › A Point of Time with Reference to Other Points of Time: Before, Long Ago, Now, At the Same Time, When, About, After 12% of uses
Degree › About, Approximately, Almost, Hardly [Approximate Degree] 4% of uses
Time › Duration of Time with Reference to Some Unit of Time: During, In, While, Throughout 4% of uses
Words with a similar meaning
Between Hebrew and Greek
In the Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), this word translates these Hebrew words, which helps show what New Testament writers heard in it:
- אֲשֶׁר a·sher · which 63×
- כְּמוֹ ke·mo · like 36×
- מָה mah · what? 14×
- כִּי ki · for 5×
- אַךְ akh · surely 4×
- אִם im · if 3×
Where it appears
Matthewacross the New TestamentRevelation
- Acts62
- Revelation58
- Luke53
- Matthew34
- John31
- 1 Corinthians30
- 2 Corinthians24
- Mark23
- 1 Peter23
- Hebrews21
…and 16 more books.
Every verse
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