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Lexicon :: Strong's G2531 - kathōs

Aa
καθώς
Transliteration
kathōs (Key)
Pronunciation
kath-oce'
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Part of Speech
adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
182x in 2 unique form(s) TR
182x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
204x in 1 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

καθώς kathṓs, kath-oce'; from G2596 and G5613; just (or inasmuch) as, that:—according to, (according, even) as, how, when.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 182x

The KJV translates Strong's G2531 in the following manner: as (138x), even as (36x), according as (4x), when (1x), according to (1x), how (1x), as well as (with G2532) (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 182x
The KJV translates Strong's G2531 in the following manner: as (138x), even as (36x), according as (4x), when (1x), according to (1x), how (1x), as well as (with G2532) (1x).

  1. according as

    1. just as, even as

    2. in proportion as, in the degree that

  2. since, seeing that, agreeably to the fact that

  3. when, after that

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
καθώς kathṓs, kath-oce'; from G2596 and G5613; just (or inasmuch) as, that:—according to, (according, even) as, how, when.
STRONGS G2531:
καθώς (i. e. καθ' ὡς), a particle found occasionally in secular authors from Aristotle down for the Attic καθά and καθό, but emphatically censured by Phryn. and the Atticists; cf. Sturz, De dial. Maced. etc., p. 74ff; Lob. ad Phryn., p. 425f; (Winer's Grammar, 26 (25));
1. according as, just as, even as: in the first member of a comparison, Luke 6:31; 1 John 2:27; followed by οὕτως in the second member (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 53, 5), Luke 11:30; Luke 17:26; John 3:14; 2 Corinthians 1:5; 2 Corinthians 10:7; Colossians 3:13; 1 John 2:6; followed by καί also, John 15:9; John 17:18; John 20:21; 1 John 2:18; 1 John 4:17; 1 Corinthians 15:49; it is annexed to preceding words after the demonstrative οὕτως, Luke 24:24; with οὕτως unexpressed, Matthew 21:6; Matthew 28:6; Mark 16:7; Luke 1:2, 55, 70; Luke 11:1; John 1:23; John 5:23; Acts 10:47 (here L T Tr WH ὡς); Acts 15:8; Romans 1:13; Romans 15:7; 1 Corinthians 8:2; 1 Corinthians 10:6; 2 Corinthians 1:14; 2 Corinthians 9:3; 2 Corinthians 11:12; Ephesians 4:17, and often; καθώς διδάσκω, agreeably to my method of teaching, 1 Corinthians 4:17; καθώς γέγραπται, Matthew 26:24; Mark 9:13; Acts 7:42; Acts 15:15; Romans 1:17, and often in Paul; the apodosis lacking, and to be gathered from the context: καθώς παρεκάλεσα σε... ἐν πίστει, namely, οὕτω καί νῦν παρακαλῶ, 1 Timothy 1:3, cf. Winers Grammar, 570 (530); (Buttmann, 386 (331)); ἤρξατο αἰτεῖσθαι (namely, οὕτω ποιεῖν αὐτοῖς), καθώς κτλ.. Mark 15:8 (Buttmann, § 151, 23 b.; cf. Winer's Grammar, 584 (543f)); in comparison by contrary we find the negligent use: ἀγαπῶμεν ἀλληλου, οὐ καθώς Κάϊν κτλ., 1 John 3:11f, cf. DeWette at the passage and Winer's Grammar, 623 (579); οὗτος ἐστιν ὁ ἄρτος... οὐ καθώς etc., not such as they ate etc., John 6:58. with the verb εἰμί, equivalent to Latin qualis, such as, 1 John 3:2; in a parenthesis, 1 Thessalonians 2:13 (as it is in truth).
2. according as i. e. in proportion as, in the degree that: Mark 4:33; Acts 7:17 (cf. Meyer at the passage); Acts 11:29; 1 Corinthians 12:11, 18; 1 Peter 4:10.
3. since, seeing that, agreeably to the fact that (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 53, 8; 448 (417)): John 17:2; Romans 1:28 (yet here others regard καθώς as corresponsive rather than causal or explanatory); 1 Corinthians 1:6; 1 Corinthians 5:7; Ephesians 1:4; Philippians 1:7.
4. it is put for the simple ὡς,
a. after verbs of speaking, in indirect discourse, Acts 15:14; it serves to add an epexegesis, 3 John 1:3 (to σου τῇ ἀλήθεια).
b. of time, when, after that (cf. Latin ut): 2 Macc. 1:31; (Nehemiah 5:6); here many bring in Acts 7:17; but see 2 above.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Nehemiah
5:6
Matthew
21:6; 26:24; 28:6
Mark
4:33; 9:13; 15:8; 16:7
Luke
1:2; 1:55; 1:70; 6:31; 11:1; 11:30; 17:26; 24:24
John
1:23; 3:14; 5:23; 6:58; 15:9; 17:2; 17:18; 20:21
Acts
7:17; 7:17; 7:42; 10:47; 11:29; 15:8; 15:14; 15:15
Romans
1:13; 1:17; 1:28; 15:7
1 Corinthians
1:6; 4:17; 5:7; 8:2; 10:6; 12:11; 12:18; 15:49
2 Corinthians
1:5; 1:14; 9:3; 10:7; 11:12
Ephesians
1:4; 4:17
Philippians
1:7
Colossians
3:13
1 Thessalonians
2:13
1 Timothy
1:3
1 Peter
4:10
1 John
2:6; 2:18; 2:27; 3:2; 3:11; 4:17
3 John
1:3

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2531 matches the Greek καθώς (kathōs),
which occurs 12 times in 12 verses in '2Co' in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:5 - For the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 1:14 - even if you don’t understand us now. Then on the day when the Lord Jesus[fn] returns, you will be proud of us in the same way we are proud of you.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 4:1 - Therefore, since God in his mercy has given us this new way,[fn] we never give up.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:16 - And what union can there be between God’s temple and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God said:
“I will live in them
and walk among them.
I will be their God,
and they will be my people.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:5 - They even did more than we had hoped, for their first action was to give themselves to the Lord and to us, just as God wanted them to do.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:6 - So we have urged Titus, who encouraged your giving in the first place, to return to you and encourage you to finish this ministry of giving.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:15 - As the Scriptures say,
“Those who gathered a lot had nothing left over,
and those who gathered only a little had enough.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:3 - But I am sending these brothers to be sure you really are ready, as I have been telling them, and that your money is all collected. I don’t want to be wrong in my boasting about you.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:7 - You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. “For God loves a person who gives cheerfully.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 9:9 - As the Scriptures say,
“They share freely and give generously to the poor.
Their good deeds will be remembered forever.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:7 - Look at the obvious facts.[fn] Those who say they belong to Christ must recognize that we belong to Christ as much as they do.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 11:12 - But I will continue doing what I have always done. This will undercut those who are looking for an opportunity to boast that their work is just like ours.
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