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πῶς

How?!

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πῶςG4459
Pronunciationpōs

What does πῶς (pōs) mean in the Bible?

πῶς (pōs) is a Greek word meaning "how?!".

Full entry for πῶς (G4459) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does πῶς (pōs) mean in the Bible?

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How does the BSB render G4459?

The BSB source-word alignment has 118 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include how (76), - (5), . . . (4), vvv (4), how [is it that] (2).

Where does πῶς (pōs) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 6:28. Its strongest book concentrations include John (20), Luke (16), Mark (14), Matthew (14).

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
how76×Matthew 6:28, Matthew 7:4, Matthew 12:26, Matthew 12:29
-5×Matthew 12:4, Mark 2:26, Mark 12:41, Romans 11:21
. . .4×Acts 4:21, Romans 1:10, Romans 11:14, 2 Corinthians 9:4
vvv4×Mark 14:11, 1 Corinthians 8:9, 1 Corinthians 9:27, 2 Corinthians 12:20
how [is it that]2×John 9:19, Galatians 4:9
somehow2×Acts 27:12, Philippians 3:11
to how2×Luke 8:18, Ephesians 5:15
what2×Mark 5:16, Revelation 3:3
Why2×Mark 9:12, Luke 12:56
[ to see ] how1×Acts 15:36
[for fear that]1×Galatians 2:2
[so] how1×John 14:5
{had} somehow1×1 Thessalonians 3:5
a way1×Mark 11:18
But how1×Matthew 26:54
for a way1×Luke 22:2
how [to respond]1×Matthew 10:19
How {can we}1×Romans 6:2
How {did}1×Matthew 21:20
How is it then that1×Acts 2:8
in a way1×1 Thessalonians 4:1
In what context1×Romans 4:10
may have been1×Galatians 4:11
so that1×2 Corinthians 2:7
that just1×2 Corinthians 11:3
that there may be1×2 Corinthians 12:20
To what1×Mark 4:30
way1×Mark 14:1
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 6:28πῶςtohowAdverbMatthew 7:4πῶςtoHowAdverbMatthew 10:19πῶςtohow [to respond]AdverbMatthew 12:4πῶςto-ConjunctionMatthew 12:26πῶςtoHowAdverbMatthew 12:29πῶςtohowAdverbMatthew 12:34πῶςtohowAdverbMatthew 16:11πῶςtoHowAdverbMatthew 21:20ΠῶςtoHow {did}AdverbMatthew 22:12πῶςtohowAdverb
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowMatthew 6:28
Aligned rows118
Books represented18
Matthew14Mark14Luke16John20Acts10Romans111 Corinthians112 Corinthians6Galatians4Ephesians1Philippians1Colossians11 Thessalonians32 Thessalonians11 Timothy2Hebrews11 John1Revelation1
Source forms
πῶς84xpōsMatthew 6:28, Matthew 7:4, Matthew 10:19, Matthew 12:4
Πῶς19xPōsMatthew 21:20, Matthew 22:43, Mark 3:23, Mark 4:30
πως15xpōsActs 27:12, Romans 1:10, Romans 11:14, Romans 11:21
Parsing patterns
Adverb111xMatthew 6:28, Matthew 7:4, Matthew 10:19, Matthew 12:26
Conjunction7xMatthew 12:4, Mark 2:26, Mark 12:26, Luke 14:7
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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