ὡς
hōs
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.
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Concordance 443 verses
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Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.
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Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;
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through glory and dishonor, slander and praise; viewed as imposters, yet genuine;
- 2 Corinthians 6:9 ὡςὡςὡς
as unknown, yet well-known; dying, and yet we live on; punished, yet not killed;
- 2 Corinthians 6:10 ὡςὡςὡς
sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.
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As a fair exchange, I ask you as my children: Open wide your hearts also.
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Indeed, I was not embarrassed by anything I had boasted to him about you. But just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus has proved to be true as well.
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And his affection for you is even greater when he remembers that you were all obedient as you welcomed him with fear and trembling.
- 2 Corinthians 9:5 ὡςὡς
So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand and make arrangements for the bountiful gift you had promised. This way, your gift will be prepared generously and not begrudgingly.
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I beg you that when I come I may not need to be as bold as I expect toward those who presume that we live according to the flesh.
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I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you by my letters.
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We are not overstepping our bounds, as if we had not come to you. Indeed, we were the first to reach you with the gospel of Christ.
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I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.
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It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.
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I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then receive me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.
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In this confident boasting of mine, I am not speaking as the Lord would, but as a fool.
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To my shame I concede that we were too weak for that! Speaking as a fool, however, I can match what anyone else dares to boast about.
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I already warned you the second time I was with you. So now in my absence I warn those who sinned earlier and everyone else: If I return, I will not spare anyone,
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Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong—not that we will appear to have stood the test, but that you will do what is right, even if we appear to have failed.
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As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse!
- Galatians 3:16 ὡςὡς
The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.
- Galatians 4:12 ὡςὡς
I beg you, brothers, become like me, for I became like you. You have done me no wrong.
- Galatians 4:14 ὡςὡς
And although my illness was a trial to you, you did not despise or reject me. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus Himself.
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The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
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Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.
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All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.
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which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets.
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Be imitators of God, therefore, as beloved children,
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For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
- Ephesians 5:15 ὡςὡς
Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
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Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
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For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.
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Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
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In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.
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Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
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Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.
- Ephesians 6:6 ὡςὡς
And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.
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Serve with good will, as to the Lord and not to men,
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for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it fearlessly, as I should.
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God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
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I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
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And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross.
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Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
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so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
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But you know Timothy’s proven worth, that as a child with his father he has served with me to advance the gospel.
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So I hope to send him as soon as I see what happens with me.
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Therefore, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in Him,
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If you have died with Christ to the spiritual forces of the world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its regulations:
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Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
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Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
