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
- James 2:12 ὡς
Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom.
- James 5:3 ὡς
Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.
- 1 Peter 1:14 ὡς
As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.
- 1 Peter 1:19 ὡς
but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.
- 1 Peter 1:24 ὡςὡς
For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
- 1 Peter 2:2 ὡς
Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,
- 1 Peter 2:5 ὡς
you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
- 1 Peter 2:11 ὡς
Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
- 1 Peter 2:12 ὡς
Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.
- 1 Peter 2:13 ὡς
Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,
- 1 Peter 2:14 ὡς
or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.
- 1 Peter 2:16 ὡςὡςὡς
Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.
- 1 Peter 2:25 ὡς
For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
- 1 Peter 3:6 ὡς
just as Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. And you are her children if you do what is right and refuse to give way to fear.
- 1 Peter 3:7 ὡςὡς
Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
- 1 Peter 4:10 ὡς
As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.
- 1 Peter 4:11 ὡςὡς
If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
- 1 Peter 4:12 ὡς
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.
- 1 Peter 4:15 ὡςὡς
Indeed, none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer, or even as a meddler.
- 1 Peter 4:16 ὡς
But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear that name.
- 1 Peter 5:3 ὡς
not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.
- 1 Peter 5:8 ὡς
Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
- 1 Peter 5:12 ὡς
Through Silvanus, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.
- 2 Peter 1:3 Ὡς
His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.
- 2 Peter 1:19 ὡς
We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
- 2 Peter 2:1 ὡς
Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.
- 2 Peter 2:12 ὡς
These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.
- 2 Peter 3:8 ὡςὡς
Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.
- 2 Peter 3:9 ὥς
The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.
- 2 Peter 3:10 ὡς
But the Day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar, the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and its works will be laid bare.
- 2 Peter 3:16 ὡςὡς
He writes this way in all his letters, speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his letters are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.
- 1 John 1:7 ὡς
But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
- 1 John 2:27 ὡς
And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.
- 2 John 1:5 ὡς
And now I urge you, dear lady—not as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another.
- Jude 1:7 ὡς
In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.
- Jude 1:10 ὡς
These men, however, slander what they do not understand, and like irrational animals, they will be destroyed by the things they do instinctively.
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On the Lord’s day I was in the Spirit, and I heard behind me a loud voice like a trumpet,
- Revelation 1:14 ὡςὡςὡς
The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire.
- Revelation 1:15 ὡςὡς
His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.
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He held in His right hand seven stars, and a sharp double-edged sword came from His mouth. His face was like the sun shining at its brightest.
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When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,
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To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like a blazing fire and whose feet are like polished bronze.
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But I say to the rest of you in Thyatira, who do not hold to her teaching and have not learned the so-called deep things of Satan: I will place no further burden upon you.
- Revelation 2:27 ὡςὡς
He will rule them with an iron scepter and shatter them like pottery —just as I have received authority from My Father.
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Remember, then, what you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know the hour when I will come upon you.
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To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to sit with Me on My throne, just as I overcame and sat down with My Father on His throne.
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After this I looked and saw a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had previously heard speak to me like a trumpet was saying, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after these things.”
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And before the throne was something like a sea of glass, as clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, covered with eyes in front and back.
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The first living creature was like a lion, the second like a calf, the third had a face like a man, and the fourth was like an eagle in flight.
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Then I saw a Lamb who appeared to have been slain, standing in the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures and the elders. The Lamb had seven horns and seven eyes, which represent the seven Spirits of God sent out into all the earth.
