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 · πῶςWhy are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They don’t toil, neither do they spin,Matthew 7:4 · πῶςOr how will you tell your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye;’ and behold, the beam is in your own eye?Matthew 10:19 · πῶςBut when they deliver you up, don’t be anxious how or what you will say, for it will be given you in that hour what you will say.Matthew 12:4 · πῶςhow he entered into the house of God, and ate the show bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for those who were with him, but only for the priests?Matthew 12:26 · πῶςIf Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?Matthew 12:29 · πῶςOr how can one enter into the house of the strong man, and plunder his goods, unless he first bind the strong man? Then he will plunder his house.Matthew 12:34 · πῶςYou offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.Matthew 16:11 · πῶςHow is it that you don’t perceive that I didn’t speak to you concerning bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”Matthew 21:20 · πῶςWhen the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, “How did the fig tree immediately wither away?”Matthew 22:12 · πῶςand he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you come in here not wearing wedding clothing?’ He was speechless.Matthew 22:43 · πῶςHe said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call him Lord, saying,Matthew 22:45 · πῶς“If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son?”Matthew 23:33 · πῶςYou serpents, you offspring of vipers, how will you escape the judgment of Gehenna?Matthew 26:54 · πῶςHow then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that it must be so?”Mark 2:26 · πῶςHow he entered into the house of God when Abiathar was high priest, and ate the show bread, which is not lawful to eat except for the priests, and gave also to those who were with him?”Mark 3:23 · πῶςHe summoned them, and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan?Mark 4:13 · πῶςHe said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How will you understand all of the parables?Mark 4:30 · πῶςHe said, “How will we liken the Kingdom of God? Or with what parable will we illustrate it?Mark 5:16 · πῶςThose who saw it declared to them how it happened to him who was possessed by demons, and about the pigs.Mark 9:12 · πῶςHe said to them, “Elijah indeed comes first, and restores all things. How is it written about the Son of Man, that he should suffer many things and be despised?Mark 10:23 · πῶςJesus looked around, and said to his disciples, “How difficult it is for those who have riches to enter into the Kingdom of God!”Mark 10:24 · πῶςThe disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus answered again, “Children, how hard is it for those who trust in riches to enter into the Kingdom of God!Mark 11:18 · πῶςThe chief priests and the scribes heard it, and sought how they might destroy him. For they feared him, because all the multitude was astonished at his teaching.Mark 12:26 · πῶςBut about the dead, that they are raised; haven’t you read in the book of Moses, about the Bush, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’?Mark 12:35 · πῶςJesus responded, as he taught in the temple, “How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?Mark 12:41 · πῶςJesus sat down opposite the treasury, and saw how the multitude cast money into the treasury. Many who were rich cast in much.Mark 14:1 · πῶςIt was now two days before the feast of the Passover and the unleavened bread, and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might seize him by deception, and kill him.Mark 14:11 · πῶςThey, when they heard it, were glad, and promised to give him money. He sought how he might conveniently deliver him.Luke 1:34 · πῶςMary said to the angel, “How can this be, seeing I am a virgin?”Luke 6:42 · πῶςOr how can you tell your brother, ‘Brother, let me remove the speck of chaff that is in your eye,’ when you yourself don’t see the beam that is in your own eye? You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck of chaff that is in your brother’s eye.Luke 8:18 · πῶςBe careful therefore how you hear. For whoever has, to him will be given; and whoever doesn’t have, from him will be taken away even that which he thinks he has.”Luke 8:36 · πῶςThose who saw it told them how he who had been possessed by demons was healed.Luke 10:26 · πῶςHe said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?”Luke 11:18 · πῶςIf Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebul.Luke 12:11 · πῶςWhen they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, don’t be anxious how or what you will answer, or what you will say;Luke 12:27 · πῶςConsider the lilies, how they grow. They don’t toil, neither do they spin; yet I tell 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 distressed I am until it is accomplished!Luke 12:56 · πῶςYou hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it that you don’t interpret this time?Luke 14:7 · πῶςHe spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,Luke 18:24 · πῶςJesus, seeing that he became very sad, said, “How hard it is for those who have riches to enter into the Kingdom of God!Luke 20:41 · πῶςHe said to them, “Why do they say that the Christ is David’s son?Luke 20:44 · πῶς“David therefore calls him Lord, so how is he his son?”Luke 22:2 · πῶςThe chief priests and the scribes sought how they might put him to death, for they feared the people.Luke 22:4 · πῶςHe went away, and talked with the chief priests and captains about how he might deliver him to them.John 3:4 · πῶςNicodemus said to 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 him, “How can these things be?”John 3:12 · πῶςIf I told you earthly things and you don’t believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?John 4:9 · πῶςThe Samaritan woman therefore said to him, “How is it that you, being a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a Samaritan woman?” (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.)John 5:44 · ΠῶςHow can you believe, who receive glory from one another, and you don’t seek the glory that comes from the only God?John 5:47 · πῶςBut if you don’t believe his writings, how will you believe my words?”John 6:42 · πῶςThey said, “Isn’t this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then does he say, ‘I have come down out of heaven?’”John 6:52 · πῶςThe Jews therefore contended with one another, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”John 7:15 · πῶςThe Jews therefore marveled, saying, “How does this man know letters, having never been educated?”John 8:33 · πῶςThey answered him, “We are Abraham’s seed, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How do you say, ‘You will be made free?’”John 9:10 · πῶςThey therefore were asking him, “How were your eyes opened?”John 9:15 · πῶςAgain therefore the Pharisees also asked him how he received his sight. He said to them, “He put mud on my eyes, I washed, and I see.”John 9:16 · πῶςSome therefore of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, because he doesn’t keep the Sabbath.” Others said, “How can a man who is a sinner do such signs?” There was division among them.John 9:19 · πῶςand asked them, “Is this your son, whom you say was born blind? How then does he now see?”John 9:21 · πῶςbut how he now sees, we don’t know; or who opened his eyes, we don’t know. He is of age. Ask him. He will speak for himself.”John 9:26 · πῶςThey said to him again, “What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?”John 11:36 · πῶςThe Jews therefore said, “See how much affection he had for him!”John 12:34 · πῶςThe multitude answered him, “We have heard out of the law that the Christ remains forever. How do you say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up?’ Who is this Son of Man?”John 14:5 · πῶςThomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going. How can we know the way?”John 14:9 · πῶςJesus said to him, “Have I been with you such a long time, and do you not know me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father. How do you say, ‘Show us the Father?’Acts 2:8 · πῶςHow do we hear, everyone in our own native language?Acts 4:21 · πῶςWhen they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people; for everyone glorified God for that which was done.Acts 8:31 · πῶςHe said, “How can I, unless someone explains it to me?” He begged Philip to come up and sit with him.Acts 9:27 · πῶς · πῶςBut Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared to 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 · πῶςHe told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house, and saying to him, ‘Send to Joppa, and get Simon, whose surname is Peter,Acts 12:17 · πῶςBut he, beckoning to them with his hand to be silent, declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. He said, “Tell these things to James, and to the brothers.” Then he departed, and went to another place.Acts 15:36 · πῶςAfter some days Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s return now and visit our brothers in every city in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”Acts 20:18 · πῶςWhen they had come to him, he said to them, “You yourselves know, from the first day that I set foot in Asia, how I was with you all the time,Romans 3:6 · πῶςMay it never be! For then how will God judge the world?Romans 4:10 · πῶςHow then was it counted? When he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.Romans 6:2 · πῶςMay it never be! We who died to sin, how could we live in it any longer?Romans 8:32 · πῶςHe who didn’t spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how would he not also with him freely give us all things?Romans 10:14 · Πῶς · πῶς · πῶςHow then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? How will they hear without a preacher?Romans 10:15 · πῶςAnd how will they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the Good News of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!”1 Corinthians 3:10 · πῶςAccording to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another builds on it. But let each man be careful how he builds on it.1 Corinthians 7:32 · πῶςBut I desire to have you to be free from cares. He who is unmarried is concerned for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord;1 Corinthians 7:33 · πῶςbut he who is married is concerned about the things of the world, how he may please his wife.1 Corinthians 7:34 · πῶςThere is also a difference between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman cares about the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she who is married cares about 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 didn’t give a distinction in the sounds, how would it be known what is piped or harped?1 Corinthians 14:9 · πῶςSo also you, unless you uttered by the tongue words easy to understand, how would it be known what is spoken? For you would be speaking into the air.1 Corinthians 14:16 · πῶςOtherwise if you bless with the spirit, how will he who fills the place of the unlearned say the “Amen” at your giving of thanks, seeing he doesn’t know what you say?1 Corinthians 15:12 · πῶςNow if Christ is preached, that he has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?1 Corinthians 15:35 · πῶςBut someone will say, “How are the dead raised?” and, “With what kind of body do they come?”2 Corinthians 3:8 · πῶςwon’t service of the Spirit be with much more glory?Galatians 2:14 · πῶςBut when I saw that they didn’t walk uprightly according to the truth of the Good News, I said to Peter before them all, “If you, being a Jew, live as the Gentiles do, and not as the Jews do, why do you compel the Gentiles to live as the Jews do?Galatians 4:9 · πῶςBut now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, why do you turn back again to the weak and miserable elemental principles, to which you desire to be in bondage all over again?Ephesians 5:15 · πῶςTherefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise;Colossians 4:6 · πῶςLet your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.1 Thessalonians 1:9 · πῶςFor they themselves report concerning us what kind of a reception we had from you; and how you turned to God from idols, to serve a living and true God,1 Thessalonians 4:1 · πῶςFinally then, brothers, we beg and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, that you abound more and more.2 Thessalonians 3:7 · πῶςFor you know how you ought to imitate us. For we didn’t behave ourselves rebelliously among you,1 Timothy 3:5 · πῶς(but if a man doesn’t know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the assembly of God?)1 Timothy 3:15 · πῶςbut if I wait long, that you may know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.Hebrews 2:3 · πῶςhow will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation—which at the first having been spoken through the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard;1 John 3:17 · πῶςBut whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him?Revelation 3:3 · πῶςRemember therefore how you have received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If therefore you won’t watch, I will come as a thief, and you won’t know what hour I will come upon you.