πῶς

pōsPRT-IG4459

how?!

From: adverb from the base of G4226 (ποῦ);

Short Definition

an interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much!

Full Lexicon Entry

with subjc.; π. οὖν; π. δέ; with optative.
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
bin exclamations

Grammar

Part of Speech PRT-I

Morphology G:PRT-I

DescriptionG:PRT-I

Occurrences

102 times

Appears 102 times in the New Testament. Top books include:

John
20
Luke
16
Mark
16
Matthew
14
1 Corinthians
9

Key Passages

  • 1 Corinthians 14:7
  • Acts 20:18
  • John 6:52
  • Luke 22:2
  • Mark 10:24

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