What does ὅπως (hópōs) mean in the Bible?
ὅπως (hópōs) is a Greek word meaning "that".
Greek · G3704
ὅπως
That
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ὅπως G3704
Pronunciation hópōs
What does ὅπως (hópōs) mean in the Bible?
ὅπως (hópōs) is a Greek word meaning "that".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3704?
The BSB source-word alignment has 53 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include so that (16), to (11), - (6), that (5), how (2).
Where does ὅπως (hópōs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 2:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (17), Acts (14), Luke (7), Romans (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It so that 16× Matthew 2:8, Matthew 6:4, Matthew 6:18, Luke 2:35
to 11× Matthew 6:2, Luke 10:2, Luke 11:37, Acts 8:15
- 6× Matthew 8:34, Matthew 9:38, Luke 7:3, Luke 16:28
that 5× Matthew 5:16, Matthew 5:45, Acts 3:20, Romans 9:17
how 2× Matthew 12:14, Mark 3:6
So 2× Matthew 2:23, Matthew 13:35
vvv 2× Matthew 6:5, Matthew 6:16
. . . 1× Matthew 22:15
[I pray] that 1× Philemon 1:6
And so 1× Matthew 23:35
by 1× Acts 25:3
in order 1× Acts 9:24
in order to 1× Matthew 26:59
so that [even] 1× Luke 16:26
This was 1× Matthew 8:17
This way 1× 2 Corinthians 8:14
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 2:8 ὅπως to so that Conjunction Matthew 2:23 ὅπως to So Conjunction Matthew 5:16 ὅπως to that Conjunction Matthew 5:45 ὅπως to that Conjunction Matthew 6:2 ὅπως to to Conjunction Matthew 6:4 ὅπως to so that Conjunction Matthew 6:5 ὅπως to vvv Conjunction Matthew 6:16 ὅπως to vvv Conjunction Matthew 6:18 ὅπως to so that Conjunction Matthew 8:17 ὅπως to This was Conjunction
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 2:8
Aligned rows 53
Books represented 14
Matthew 17 Mark 1 Luke 7 John 1 Acts 14 Romans 3 1 Corinthians 1 2 Corinthians 2 Galatians 1 2 Thessalonians 1 Philemon 1 Hebrews 2 James 1 1 Peter 1
Source forms
ὅπως 52x hopōs Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:23, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 5:45
Ὅπως 1x Hopōs Romans 3:4
Parsing patterns
Conjunction 51x Matthew 2:8, Matthew 2:23, Matthew 5:16, Matthew 5:45
Adverb 2x Luke 24:20, Acts 25:3
Evidence Summary
Greek word. that
Strong's G3704
Lexical occurrences 53 verses Greek text appearances 56 times 16 shown below Word forms 2 forms 53 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
that
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 56 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 2:8 Adverb
ὅπως opwv
how, in order that, so that
Read verse Matthew 2:23 Adverb
ὅπως opwv
how, in order that, so that
Read verse Matthew 5:16 Adverb
ὅπως opwv
how, in order that, so that
Read verse Matthew 5:45 Adverb
ὅπως opwv
how, in order that, so that
Read verse Matthew 6:2 Adverb
ὅπως opwv
how, in order that, so that
Read verse Matthew 6:4 Adverb
ὅπως opwv
how, in order that, so that
Read verse Matthew 6:5 Adverb
ὅπως opwv
how, in order that, so that
Read verse Matthew 6:16 Adverb
ὅπως opwv
how, in order that, so that
Read verse Matthew 6:18 Adverb
ὅπως opwv
how, in order that, so that
Read verse Matthew 8:17 Adverb
ὅπως opwv
how, in order that, so that
Read verse Matthew 8:34 Adverb
ὅπως opwv
how, in order that, so that
Read verse Matthew 9:38 Adverb
ὅπως opwv
how, in order that, so that
Read verse Matthew 12:14 Adverb
ὅπως opwv
how, in order that, so that
Read verse Matthew 12:17 Adverb
ὅπως opwv
how, in order that, so that
Read verse Matthew 13:35 Adverb
ὅπως opwv
how, in order that, so that
Read verse Matthew 22:15 Adverb
ὅπως opwv
how, in order that, so that
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 53
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Matt 2:8 · Matt 2:23 · Matt 5:16 · Matt 5:45 · Matt 6:2 · Matt 6:4 · Matt 6:5 · Matt 6:16 · Matt 6:18 · Matt 8:17 · Matt 8:34 · Matt 9:38 · Matt 12:14 · Matt 13:35 · Matt 22:15 · Matt 23:35 51×
Luke 24:20 · Acts 25:3 2×
Word Origins
ὅπως is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain