#35 · 504× in the NT · adverb

ὡς

as, like, when, about

History

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In the NT

  • δόξαν ὡς μονογενοῦς παρὰ πατρός

    glory as of the only Son from the Father

    John 1:14 · dictionary form

  • τεθέαμαι τὸ πνεῦμα καταβαῖνον ὡς περιστεράν

    I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove

    John 1:32

  • ὡς καὶ ἡμεῖς ἀφήκαμεν τοῖς ὀφειλέταις ἡμῶν

    as we also have forgiven our debtors

    Matt 6:12

Morphology

Indeclinable particle/adverb

Comparison ('as/like'), temporal ('when'), or approximation with numbers ('about').

Indeclinable. ‘As / like’; with numbers ‘about’; sometimes ‘when’. Not the relative ὅς.

Further reading

Mounce pages are the 4th edition (2019 hardcover). Smyth 1920 is public domain. Hildebrandt pages follow the free 2019 CLI PDF.