ὡς

G5613 G:PREP

as/when

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, Mrk.4:26 , 1Co.3:15 , Eph.5:28 , Jas.2:12 , al.; ὡς . . . οὕτως, Act.8:32 , 1Co.7:17 , al.; elliptically (sc. οὕτως, οὕτω), with nom., Mat.6:29 , al.; with accusative, Mat.19:19 , Mrk.12:31 , al.; with prep., Mat.26:55 , Mrk.14:48 , Luk.22:52 , Jhn.7:10 , al.; with verb., Jhn.15:6 , 2Co.3:1 , Eph.2:3 , 1Th.5:6 , al.; with ptcp. (the ptcp. however not having the special force wh. it has in cl.; see Bl., §73, 5; 74, 6), Mat.7:29 , Mrk.1:22 , Heb.13:17 , al.; freq implying opinion or belief, Rom.9:32; so esp, with genitive absol., 1Co.4:18 , 2Co.5:20 , 1Pe.4:12 , 2Pe.1:3 . __2. Before numerals, about, nearly : Mrk.5:13 , Jhn.1:40 , Act.5:7 , al. __3. Before adjectives and adverbs, how : Rom.10:15 11:33 , 1Th.2:10 ; with superl., ὡς τάχιστα, as quickly as possible , Act.17:15. __II. As conjunction; __1. temporal, __(a) as, when, since : Mrk.9:21 14:72 , Luk.1:23 , Jhn.2:9 , al.; __(b) while, when, as long as : Luk.12:58 , Jhn.12:36 , Gal.6:10 (Field, Notes , 191); ὡς ἄν (M, Pr. , 167, and see: ἄν), Rom.15:24 , 1Co.11:34 , Php.2:23 . __2. Final, in order that ; with inf., in order to (M, Pr. , 204n), Luk.9:52 , Act.20:24 , Heb.7:9 . (AS)