2001 Translation

PŌS, pōs

Sounds Like: POHS

Translations: how, in what way, by what means, that, in order that

From the root: ΠΩΣ

Part of Speech: Adverb, Conjunction

Explanation: ΠΩΣ is an adverb used to inquire about the manner or means by which something occurs, translating to "how" or "in what way." It can introduce direct or indirect questions. It can also function as a conjunction, meaning "that" or "in order that," especially when expressing purpose or result.

Inflection: Does not inflect

Strong’s number: G4459 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

1 Enoch Greek Collection

• 1 Enoch — 2:1, 5:1, 5:3, 22:2

Aristeas

• Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:149, 1:187, 1:189, 1:190, 1:191, 1:193, 1:194, 1:196, 1:197, 1:204, 1:206, 1:208, 1:212, 1:213, 1:218, 1:224, 1:225, 1:226, 1:227, 1:230, 1:232, 1:238, 1:239, 1:240, 1:243, 1:244, 1:245, 1:246, 1:249, 1:250, 1:252, 1:253, 1:257, 1:258, 1:262, 1:267, 1:269, 1:273, 1:275, 1:286, 1:312

Barnabus

• Letter of Barnabas — 2:9, 5:5, 5:9, 6:13, 7:3, 7:7, 7:10, 8:2, 9:1, 10:4, 10:11, 11:1, 11:8, 12:11, 14:6, 15:8, 16:2, 16:7, 16:8, 16:9

Clement of Alexandria

• Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:101, 3:8, 4:52, 4:55, 4:86, 5:1, 6:17, 7:19, 9:4, 10:2, 10:40, 10:53, 11:9, 12:21

Clement of Rome

• Clement’s First Letter — 19:3, 21:3, 21:8, 24:1, 24:4, 34:5, 35:5, 37:2, 50:1

Codex Sinaiticus

• 1 Chronicles — 13:12
• 2 Esdras — 12:17
• Esther — 3:13c, 8:6, 9:12
• Judith — 8:14
• Tobit — 5:2, 11:2
• 1 Maccabees — 3:53, 9:21
• 4 Maccabees — 1:5, 2:24, 13:5, 14:13
• Psalms — 10:1, 72:11, 72:19, 136:4
• Proverbs — 4:19, 5:12, 15:11, 20:24
• Ecclesiastes — 2:16, 4:11
• Song of Solomon — 5:3
• Job — 9:2, 11:5, 20:23, 21:34, 25:4, 33:12
• Wisdom — 5:5, 6:22, 11:8, 11:9, 11:25, 13:9, 16:4, 19:10
• Sirach — 25:3, 49:11
• Isaiah — 1:21, 7:13, 14:4, 14:12, 19:11, 20:6, 36:9
• Jeremiah — 2:21, 2:23, 8:8, 9:18, 12:5, 27:23, 28:8, 28:41, 29:7, 30:31, 31:14, 31:17, 31:39
• Lamentations — 0:1, 2:1
• Obadiah — 1:6
• Zephaniah — 2:15
• Haggai — 2:3
• Matthew — 6:28, 7:4, 10:19, 12:4, 12:26, 12:29, 12:34, 16:11, 21:20, 22:12, 22:43, 22:45, 23:33, 26:54
• Mark — 2:26, 3:23, 4:13, 4:30, 5:16, 9:12, 10:23, 10:24, 11:18, 12:26, 12:35, 12:41, 14:1, 14:11
• Luke — 1:34, 6:42, 8:18, 8:36, 10:26, 11:18, 12:11, 12:27, 12:50, 12:56, 14:7, 18:24, 20:41, 20:44, 22:2, 22:4
• John — 3:4, 3:9, 3:12, 4:9, 5:44, 5:47, 6:42, 6:52, 7:15, 8:33, 9:10, 9:15, 9:16, 9:19, 9:21, 9:26, 11:36, 12:34, 14:5, 14:9
• Acts of the Apostles — 2:8, 4:21, 8:31, 9:27, 11:13, 12:17, 15:36, 20:18, 27:12
• Romans — 1:10, 3:6, 4:10, 6:2, 8:32, 10:14, 10:15, 11:14
• 1 Corinthians — 3:10, 7:32, 7:33, 7:34, 8:9, 9:27, 14:7, 14:9, 14:16, 15:12, 15:35
• 2 Corinthians — 2:7, 3:8, 9:4, 11:3, 12:20
• Galatians — 2:2, 2:14, 4:9, 4:11
• Ephesians — 5:15
• Philippians — 3:11
• Colossians — 4:6
• 1 Thessalonians — 1:9, 3:5, 4:1
• 2 Thessalonians — 3:7
• 1 Timothy — 3:5, 3:15
• Hebrews — 2:3
• 1 John — 3:17
• Revelation — 3:3
• Epistle of Barnabas — 2:9, 5:5, 5:10, 6:13, 7:7, 7:10, 8:2, 9:1, 10:4, 10:11, 11:1, 11:8, 12:11, 14:4, 14:6, 15:8, 16:2, 16:7, 16:8
• Shepherd of Hermas — 2:1, 17:10

Ignatius of Antioch

• Ignatius’ Letter to the Smyrnaeans — 4:1, 6:1
• Ignatius’ Letter to the Ephesians — 19:2
• Ignatius’ Letter to the Magnesians — 9:2

Josephus' Against Apion

• Book One — 1:1, 3:15, 8:42, 10:56, 12:68, 14:76, 15:93, 22:190, 22:204, 28:255, 28:256, 28:257, 28:258, 28:259, 29:271, 31:285, 33:301, 35:314, 2:24, 2:25, 4:38, 4:41, 29:209, 35:244, 38:262, 38:273
• Book Two — 2:24, 2:25, 4:38, 4:41, 29:209, 35:244, 38:262, 38:273

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 1 — 19:310, 19:318
• Book 2 — 6:147, 6:159, 8:194, 9:227, 12:271
• Book 3 — 1:15, 1:17, 1:18, 6:140
• Book 4 — 6:112
• Book 6 — 7:150, 7:155, 10:199, 11:231, 13:288
• Book 7 — 2:50, 8:166, 8:185
• Book 8 — 1:9, 7:174, 10:265, 11:276, 12:313, 12:314, 14:379
• Book 9 — 1:11, 4:47, 6:112, 6:117, 6:133
• Book 11 — 3:48, 5:160, 5:165, 6:216, 6:252, 7:301, 8:326, 8:334
• Book 12 — 2:102, 2:110, 6:203, 6:205
• Book 13 — 5:175, 15:399
• Book 14 — 14:379
• Book 15 — 5:137, 5:140, 5:141
• Book 16 — 4:94, 4:113, 7:223, 9:290, 10:325, 10:346, 11:359
• Book 17 — 11:313
• Book 18 — 8:274
• Book 19 — 1:46, 1:82
• Book 20 — 10:224

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book One — 1:8, 14:16, 26:8, 33:9, 33:11
• Book Two — 16:62, 16:67, 20:24
• Book Three — 8:61, 8:66, 10:22
• Book Four — 3:61, 4:30, 9:9
• Book Six — 1:42, 1:49, 9:14
• Book Seven — 8:8, 8:79, 8:99, 11:19

Justin Martyr

• First Apology of Justin Martyr — 40:1, 48:1, 49:1
• Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 1:5, 1:6, 18:3, 22:1, 43:5, 50:1, 51:2, 56:6, 57:3, 58:10, 59:1, 66:2, 68:4, 68:5, 69:4, 75:4, 87:2, 89:3, 95:4, 102:7, 115:5, 123:6, 124:1, 127:3, 137:3, 141:3

Life of Flavius Josephus, The

• The Life of Flavius Josephus — 9:34, 18:94, 65:340, 65:358, 74:412

Mathetes

• Letter to Diognetus — 1:1, 4:2, 4:4, 10:3

Polycarp of Smyrna

• Martyrdom of Polycarp — 9:3

Pseudo-Baruch

• The Greek Apocalypse of Baruch (3 Baruch) — 4:7, 4:9, 6:4, 8:6, 9:2, 9:8, 10:8

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Genesis — 39:9, 43:27, 44:8, 44:34
• Exodus — 6:12, 6:30, 33:16
• Deuteronomy — 1:12, 2:7, 7:17, 12:30, 18:21, 25:18, 28:67, 29:16, 31:27, 32:30
• Joshua — 9:13
• Judges — 16:15
• Ruth — 2:11, 3:18
• 1 Samuel — 16:2, 23:3
• 2 Samuel — 1:5, 1:14, 1:19, 1:25, 1:27, 2:22, 6:9, 11:11, 12:18, 14:15, 16:12, 23:3
• 1 Kings — 12:6, 18:5, 21:31
• 2 Kings — 6:15, 10:4, 17:28, 18:24, 19:4
• 1 Chronicles — 13:12
• 2 Chronicles — 10:6
• Ezra (Alpha) — 3:17, 4:12, 4:32
• Nehemiah — 2:17
• Esther — 3:13, 8:6, 9:12, 9:24
• Judith — 8:14
• Tobit — 5:2, 5:2, 11:2, 11:2
• 1 Maccabees — 3:53, 9:21
• 4 Maccabees — 1:5, 2:24, 13:5, 14:13
• Psalms — 10:1, 72:11, 72:19, 136:4
• Odes — 2:30
• Proverbs — 4:19, 5:12, 15:11, 20:18
• Ecclesiastes — 2:16, 4:11
• Song of Solomon — 5:3
• Job — 9:2, 11:5, 20:23, 21:34, 25:4, 33:12
• Wisdom — 5:5, 6:22, 11:8, 11:9, 11:25, 13:9, 16:4, 19:10
• Sirach — 25:3, 28:26, 49:11
• Isaiah — 1:21, 7:13, 14:4, 14:12, 19:11, 20:6, 36:9, 40:20
• Jeremiah — 2:21, 2:23, 8:8, 9:19, 12:5, 27:23, 28:8, 28:41, 29:7, 30:14, 31:14, 31:17, 31:39
• Lamentations — 1:1, 2:1, 4:1, 4:2
• Letter of Jeremiah — 1:39, 1:44, 1:47, 1:49, 1:56
• Ezekiel — 26:17, 33:10
• Daniel (Theodotion) — 10:17
• Daniel (Old Greek) — 10:17
• Obadiah — 1:6
• Zephaniah — 3:1
• Haggai — 2:3
• Enoch — 2:1, 5:1, 5:3, 22:2

The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments

• Mandate 3 — 1:3
• Mandate 5 — 2:1
• Mandate 6 — 2:2, 2:5
• Mandate 9 — 1:1
• Mandate 10 — 1:2, 1:3, 2:1
• Mandate 11 — 1:7, 1:19, 1:20
• Mandate 12 — 4:2

The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables

• Parable 2 — 1:4, 1:5
• Parable 4 — 1:6
• Parable 5 — 6:1, 7:3
• Parable 8 — 1:4, 2:6
• Parable 9 — 7:4, 7:5, 12:1, 12:5, 18:1

The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions

• Vision 1 — 2:1
• Vision 3 — 9:10

Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

• Matthew — 6:28, 7:4, 10:19, 12:4, 12:26, 12:29, 12:34, 16:11, 21:20, 22:12, 22:43, 22:45, 23:33, 26:54
• Mark — 2:26, 3:23, 4:13, 4:30, 4:40, 5:16, 9:12, 10:23, 10:24, 11:18, 12:26, 12:35, 12:41, 14:1, 14:11
• Luke — 1:34, 6:42, 8:18, 8:36, 10:26, 11:18, 12:11, 12:27, 12:50, 12:56, 14:7, 18:24, 20:41, 20:44, 22:2, 22:4
• John — 3:4, 3:9, 3:12, 4:9, 5:44, 5:47, 6:42, 6:52, 7:15, 8:33, 9:10, 9:15, 9:16, 9:19, 9:21, 9:26, 11:36, 12:34, 14:5, 14:9
• Acts — 2:8, 4:21, 8:31, 9:27, 11:13, 12:17, 15:36, 20:18
• Romans — 3:6, 4:10, 6:2, 8:32, 10:14, 10:15
• 1 Corinthians — 3:10, 7:32, 7:33, 7:34, 14:7, 14:9, 14:16, 15:12, 15:35
• 2 Corinthians — 3:8
• Galatians — 2:14, 4:9
• Ephesians — 5:15
• Colossians — 4:6
• 1 Thessalonians — 1:9, 4:1
• 2 Thessalonians — 3:7
• 1 Timothy — 3:5, 3:15
• Hebrews — 2:3
• 1 John — 3:17
• Revelation — 3:3

Twelve Disciples

• The Didache — 12:4

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΩΣ.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• ΠΩΣʼ — how, in what way, by what means, that, so that, perhaps, somehow, about, approximately, 880

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