πῶς, interrog. adv., correl. of ὅπως, 1. prop., in direct questions, how?: with indic., Mat.12:29, Mrk.3:23, Luk.11:18, Jhn.3:4, al.; καὶ π., Mrk.4:13, Luk.20:44; π. οὖν, Mat.12:26; π. οὐ, Mat.16:11, Luk.12:56; in deliberative questions (cf. Bl., §64, 6), with subjc., Mat.23:33 26:54; π. οὖν, Rom.10:14; π. δέ, Rom.10:14, 15; before ἄν, with optative, Act.8:31. 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: with indic., Mat.6:28, Mrk.12:41, Luk.8:36, Jhn.9:15, Act.9:27, al.; with subjc., Mrk.11:18, Luk.12:11; (b) in exclamations: Mat.21:20, Mrk.10:23, 24 Luk.12:50 18:24, Jhn.11:36. (AS)
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G4459 — πῶς
pōs · how?! · Greek
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Matthew 6:28 · πῶςAnd why are ye anxious concerning raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:Matthew 7:4 · πῶςOr how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me cast out the mote out of thine eye; and lo, the beam is in thine own eye?Matthew 10:19 · πῶςBut when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that hour what ye shall speak.Matthew 12:4 · πῶςhow he entered into the house of God, and ate the showbread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them that were with him, but only for the priests?Matthew 12:26 · πῶςand if Satan casteth out Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand?Matthew 12:29 · πῶςOr how can one enter into the house of the strong man, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.Matthew 12:34 · πῶςYe offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.Matthew 16:11 · πῶςHow is it that ye do not perceive that I spake not to you concerning bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.Matthew 21:20 · πῶςAnd when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How did the fig tree immediately wither away?Matthew 22:12 · πῶςand he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding-garment? And he was speechless.Matthew 22:43 · πῶςHe saith unto them, How then doth David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,Matthew 22:45 · πῶςIf David then calleth him Lord, how is he his son?Matthew 23:33 · πῶςYe serpents, ye offspring of vipers, how shall ye escape the judgment of hell?Matthew 26:54 · πῶςHow then should the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?Mark 2:26 · πῶςHow he entered into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the showbread, which it is not lawful to eat save for the priests, and gave also to them that were with him?Mark 3:23 · πῶςAnd he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?Mark 4:13 · πῶςAnd he saith unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how shall ye know all the parables?Mark 4:30 · πῶςAnd he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth?Mark 5:16 · πῶςAnd they that saw it declared unto them how it befell him that was possessed with demons, and concerning the swine.Mark 9:12 · πῶςAnd he said unto them, Elijah indeed cometh first, and restoreth all things: and how is it written of the Son of man, that he should suffer many things and be set at nought?Mark 10:23 · πῶςAnd Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!Mark 10:24 · πῶςAnd the disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!Mark 11:18 · πῶςAnd the chief priests and the scribes heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, for all the multitude was astonished at his teaching.Mark 12:26 · πῶςBut as touching the dead, that they are raised; have ye not read in the book of Moses, in the place concerning the Bush, how God spake unto him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?Mark 12:35 · πῶςAnd Jesus answered and said, as he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that the Christ is the son of David?Mark 12:41 · πῶςAnd he sat down over against the treasury, and beheld how the multitude cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.Mark 14:1 · πῶςNow after two days was the feast of the passover and the unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him with subtlety, and kill him:Mark 14:11 · πῶςAnd they, when they heard it, were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently deliver him unto them.Luke 1:34 · πῶςAnd Mary said unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?Luke 6:42 · πῶςOr how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me cast out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote that is in thy brother’s eye.Luke 8:18 · πῶςTake heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that which he thinketh he hath.Luke 8:36 · πῶςAnd they that saw it told them how he that was possessed with demons was made whole.Luke 10:26 · πῶςAnd he said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?Luke 11:18 · πῶςAnd if Satan also is divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out demons by Beelzebub.Luke 12:11 · πῶςAnd when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:Luke 12:27 · πῶςConsider the lilies, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin; yet I say unto you, Even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.Luke 12:50 · πῶςBut I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!Luke 12:56 · πῶςYe hypocrites, ye know how to interpret the face of the earth and the heaven; but how is it that ye know not how to interpret this time?Luke 14:7 · πῶςAnd he spake a parable unto those that were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them,Luke 18:24 · πῶςAnd Jesus seeing him said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!Luke 20:41 · πῶςAnd he said unto them, How say they that the Christ is David’s son?Luke 20:44 · πῶςDavid therefore calleth him Lord, and how is he his son?Luke 22:2 · πῶςAnd the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put him to death; for they feared the people.Luke 22:4 · πῶςAnd he went away, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might deliver him unto them.John 3:4 · πῶςNicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?John 3:9 · πῶςNicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?John 3:12 · πῶςIf I told you earthly things and ye believe not, how shall ye believe if I tell you heavenly things?John 4:9 · πῶςThe Samaritan woman therefore saith unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, who am a Samaritan woman? (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)John 5:44 · ΠῶςHow can ye believe, who receive glory one of another, and the glory that cometh from the only God ye seek not?John 5:47 · πῶςBut if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?John 6:42 · πῶςAnd they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how doth he now say, I am come down out of heaven?John 6:52 · πῶςThe Jews therefore strove one with another, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?John 7:15 · πῶςThe Jews therefore marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?John 8:33 · πῶςThey answered unto him, We are Abraham’s seed, and have never yet been in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?John 9:10 · πῶςThey said therefore unto him, How then were thine eyes opened?John 9:15 · πῶςAgain therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight. And he said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and I see.John 9:16 · πῶςSome therefore of the Pharisees said, This man is not from God, because he keepeth not the sabbath. But others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such signs? And there was a division among them.John 9:19 · πῶςand asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?John 9:21 · πῶςbut how he now seeth, we know not; or who opened his eyes, we know not: ask him; he is of age; he shall speak for himself.John 9:26 · πῶςThey said therefore unto him, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?John 11:36 · πῶςThe Jews therefore said, Behold how he loved him!John 12:34 · πῶςThe multitude therefore answered him, We have heard out of the law that the Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?John 14:5 · πῶςThomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; how know we the way?John 14:9 · πῶςJesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and dost thou not know me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; how sayest thou, Show us the Father?Acts 2:8 · πῶςAnd how hear we, every man in our own language wherein we were born?Acts 4:21 · πῶςAnd they, when they had further threatened them, let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people; for all men glorified God for that which was done.Acts 8:31 · πῶςAnd he said, How can I, except some one shall guide me? And he besought Philip to come up and sit with him.Acts 9:27 · πῶς · πῶςBut Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus.Acts 11:13 · πῶςand he told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying, Send to Joppa, and fetch Simon, whose surname is Peter;Acts 12:17 · πῶςBut he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him forth out of the prison. And he said, Tell these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went to another place.Acts 15:36 · πῶςAnd after some days Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us return now and visit the brethren in every city wherein we proclaimed the word of the Lord, and see how they fare.Acts 20:18 · πῶςAnd when they were come to him, he said unto them,Ye yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, after what manner I was with you all the time,Romans 3:6 · πῶςGod forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?Romans 4:10 · πῶςHow then was it reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision:Romans 6:2 · πῶςGod forbid. We who died to sin, how shall we any longer live therein?Romans 8:32 · πῶςHe that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not also with him freely give us all things?Romans 10:14 · Πῶς · πῶς · πῶςHow then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?Romans 10:15 · πῶςand how shall they preach, except they be sent? even as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that bring glad tidings of good things!1 Corinthians 3:10 · πῶςAccording to the grace of God which was given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder I laid a foundation; and another buildeth thereon. But let each man take heed how he buildeth thereon.1 Corinthians 7:32 · πῶςBut I would have you to be free from cares. He that is unmarried is careful for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord:1 Corinthians 7:33 · πῶςbut he that is married is careful for the things of the world, how he may please his wife,1 Corinthians 7:34 · πῶςand is divided. So also the woman that is unmarried and the virgin is careful for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married is careful for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.1 Corinthians 14:7 · πῶςEven things without life, giving a voice, whether pipe or harp, if they give not a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?1 Corinthians 14:9 · πῶςSo also ye, unless ye utter by the tongue speech easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye will be speaking into the air.1 Corinthians 14:16 · πῶςElse if thou bless with the spirit, how shall he that filleth the place of the unlearned say the Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he knoweth not what thou sayest?1 Corinthians 15:12 · πῶςNow if Christ is preached that he hath been raised from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?1 Corinthians 15:35 · πῶςBut some one will say, How are the dead raised? and with what manner of body do they come?2 Corinthians 3:8 · πῶςhow shall not rather the ministration of the spirit be with glory?Galatians 2:14 · πῶςBut when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Cephas before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest as do the Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, how compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?Galatians 4:9 · πῶςbut now that ye have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how turn ye back again to the weak and beggarly rudiments, whereunto ye desire to be in bondage over again?Ephesians 5:15 · πῶςLook therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise;Colossians 4:6 · πῶςLet your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.1 Thessalonians 1:9 · πῶςFor they themselves report concerning us what manner of entering in we had unto you; and how ye turned unto God from idols, to serve a living and true God,1 Thessalonians 4:1 · πῶςFinally then, brethren, we beseech and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that, as ye received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, even as ye do walk,—that ye abound more and more.2 Thessalonians 3:7 · πῶςFor yourselves know how ye ought to imitate us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;1 Timothy 3:5 · πῶς(but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)1 Timothy 3:15 · πῶςbut if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.Hebrews 2:3 · πῶςhow shall we escape, if we neglect so great a salvation? which having at the first been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed unto us by them that heard;1 John 3:17 · πῶςBut whoso hath the world’s goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him?Revelation 3:3 · πῶςRemember therefore how thou hast received and didst hear; and keep it, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.