πῶς

πῶς, interrog. adv., correl. of ὅπως,

1. prop., in direct questions, how?: with indic., Matt 12,29, Mark 3,23, Luk 11,18, Joh 3,4, al.; καὶ π., Mark 4,13, Luk 20,44; π. οὖν, Matt 12,26 π. οὐ, Matt 16,11, Luk 12,56; in deliberative questions (cf. Bl., §64, 6), with subjc., Matt 23,33; 26,54; π. οὖν, Rom 10,14 π. δέ, Rom 10,14, 15; before ἄν, with optative, ApG 8,31,

2. As sometimes in cl. but more frequently and increasingly so in late writers (see WM, §57, 2; Bl., §70, 2; Thumb, MGr., 192; Jannaris, Gr., App., vi, 13f.), = ὅπως, ὥς;

(a) in indirect discourse: with indic., Matt 6,28, Mark 12,41, Luk 8,36, Joh 9,15, ApG 9,27, al.; with subjc., Mark 11,18, Luk 12,11;

(b) in exclamations: Matt 21,20, Mark 10,23, 24 Luk 12,50; 18,24, Joh 11,36.