#35 · 504× in the NT · adverb
ὡς
as, like, when, about
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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, BBG 4th ed. ch. 8, pp. 67–78 (vocab)
- Smyth §1094
Mounce pages are the 4th edition (2019 hardcover). Smyth 1920 is public domain. Hildebrandt pages follow the free 2019 CLI PDF.