ὡςhōs

I. As 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, and elsewhere; ὡς... οὕτως, Acts 8:32, 1 Corinthians 7:17, and elsewhere; elliptically (namely οὕτως, οὕτω), with nom., Matthew 6:29, and elsewhere; with accusative, Matthew 19:19, Mark 12:31, and elsewhere; with preposition, Matthew 26:55, Mark 14:48, Luke 22:52, John 7:10, and elsewhere; with verb., John 15:6, 2 Corinthians 3:1, Ephesians 2:3, 1 Thessalonians 5:6, and elsewhere; with participle (the participle however not having the special force wh. it has in classical Greek; see Bl., §73, 5; 74, 6), Matthew 7:29, Mark 1:22, Hebrews 13:17, and elsewhere; freq implying opinion or belief, Romans 9:32; so esp, with genitive absolutely, 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, and elsewhere

3. Before adjectives and adverbs, how: Romans 10:15, Romans 11:33, 1 Thessalonians 2:10; with superlative, ὡς τάχιστα, as quickly as possible, Acts 17:15.

II. As conjunction

1. temporal

(a) as, when, since: Mark 9:21, Mark 14:72, Luke 1:23, John 2:9, and elsewhere

(b) while, when, as long as: Luke 12:58, John 12:36, Galatians 6:10; ὡς ἄν, Romans 15:24, 1 Corinthians 11:34, Philippians 2:23.

2. Final, in order that; with infinitive, in order to, Luke 9:52, Acts 20:24, Hebrews 7:9.