ὅπως hopōs

Greek word for “that” · Strong’s G3704 · used 53 times in 52 verses

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Meaning

ὅπως; I. Relat. adv. of manner, as, how: with indic..;

How it is translated

Glosses given for hopōs in context, with how often each is used:

• that 50
• how 3

Where it is used

Also in 2 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Matthew 6 (5), Acts 9 (4), Acts 23 (3), Matthew 2 (2), Matthew 5 (2), Matthew 8 (2), Luke 16 (2), Acts 8 (2), Acts 25 (2), 2 Corinthians 8 (2)

Forms

• ὅπως 53

Words used with it

Words that share verses with hopōs more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• Φαρισαῖος Pharisaios “Pharisee” 5
• συμβούλιον sumboulion “counsel/council” 3
• ἐρῶ erō “to say” 4
• περί peri “about” 6
• ὑποκριτής hupokritēs “hypocrite” 3
• ἀπέχω apechō “to have in full” 3
• δέομαι deomai “to pray” 3
• συνέδριον sunedrion “council” 3
• ἀναιρέω anaireō “to kill” 3
• κατά kata “according to” 6
• λαμβάνω lambanō “to take” 5
• μισθός misthos “wage” 3

Key verses

The verses using hopōs that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 5:16 — Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
• Matthew 6:2 — Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory…
• Matthew 23:35 — That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew…
• Luke 10:2 — Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth…
• Acts 3:19 — Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
• Acts 9:17 — And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way…
• Romans 3:4 — God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art…
• Galatians 1:4 — Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:
• Hebrews 2:9 — But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should…
• Hebrews 9:15 — And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first…
• James 5:16 — Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
• 1 Peter 2:9 — But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.