ὡς

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 Kor 3,15, Ef 5,28, Jak 2,12, al.; ὡς . . . οὕτως, ApG 8,32, 1 Kor 7,17, al.; elliptically (sc. οὕτως, οὕτω), with nom., Matt 6,29, al.; with accusative, Matt 19,19, Mark 12,31, al.; with prep., Matt 26,55, Mark 14,48, Luk 22,52, Joh 7,10, al.; with verb., Joh 15,6, 2 Kor 3,1, Ef 2,3, 1 Thess 5,6, al.; with ptcp. (the ptcp. however not having the special force wh. it has in cl.; see Bl., §73, 5; 74, 6), Matt 7,29, Mark 1,22, Hebr 13,17, al.; freq implying opinion or belief, Rom 9,32 so esp, with genitive absol., 1 Kor 4,18, 2 Kor 5,20, 1 Pet 4,12, 2 Pet 1,3.

2. Before numerals, about, nearly: Mark 5,13, Joh 1,40, ApG 5,7, al.

3. Before adjectives and adverbs, how: Rom 10,15; 11,33, 1 Thess 2,10; with superl., ὡς τάχιστα, as quickly as possible, ApG 17,15,

II. As conjunction;

1. temporal,

(a) as, when, since: Mark 9,21; 14,72, Luk 1,23, Joh 2,9, al.;

(b) while, when, as long as: Luk 12,58, Joh 12,36, Gal 6,10 (Field, Notes, 191); ὡς ἄν (M, Pr., 167, and see: ἄν), Rom 15,24, 1 Kor 11,34, Fil 2,23.

2. Final, in order that; with inf., in order to (M, Pr., 204n), Luk 9,52, ApG 20,24, Hebr 7,9.