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Lexicon :: Strong's G3704 - opōs

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ὅπως
Transliteration
opōs (Key)
Pronunciation
hop'-oce
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Part of Speech
particle
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
53x in 1 unique form(s) TR
56x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
171x in 1 unique form(s)
Strong’s Definitions

ὅπως hópōs, hop'-oce; from G3739 and G4459; what(-ever) how, i.e. in the manner that (as adverb or conjunction of coincidence, intentional or actual):—because, how, (so) that, to, when.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 56x

The KJV translates Strong's G3704 in the following manner: that (45x), how (4x), to (4x), so that (1x), when (1x), because (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 56x
The KJV translates Strong's G3704 in the following manner: that (45x), how (4x), to (4x), so that (1x), when (1x), because (1x).

  1. how, that

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὅπως hópōs, hop'-oce; from G3739 and G4459; what(-ever) how, i.e. in the manner that (as adverb or conjunction of coincidence, intentional or actual):—because, how, (so) that, to, when.
STRONGS G3704:
ὅπως (from πῶς and the relative ὁ), with the indicative, a relative adverb but, like the Latinut, assuming also the nature of a conjunction (cf. Winer's Grammar, 449 (418f)).
I. As an adverb; as, in what manner, how; once so in the N. T. in an indirect question, with the indicative: οὐκ ἔγνως, ὅπως κτλ., Luke 24:20, where cf. Bornemann, Scholia etc.
II. A conjunction, Latinut, answering to the German dass, that; in classical Greek with the optative, and subjunctive, and future indicative; cf. especially Klotz ad Devar. ii. 2, p. 681ff But the distinction observed between these constructions by the more elegant Greek writings is quite neglected in the N. T., and if we except Matthew 26:59 L T Tr (ὅπως θανατώσουσιν) (1 Corinthians 1:29 Rec.elz), only the subjunctive follows this particle (for in Mark 5:23, for ὅπως... ζήσεται, L text T Tr WH have correctly restored ἵνα... ζήσῃ); cf. Winers Grammar, 289 (271); Buttmann, 233f (201f); (214 (185)).
1. It denotes the purpose or end, in order that; with the design or to the end that; that;
a. without ἄν — after the present, Matthew 6:2, 16; Philemon 1:6; Hebrews 9:15; after ἐστε to be supplied, 1 Peter 2:9; after the perfect, Acts 9:17; Hebrews 2:9; ὅπως μή, Luke 16:26; after the imperfect, Matthew 26:59 (R G (see above)); Acts 9:24; after the aorist, Acts 9:2, 12; Acts 25:26; Romans 9:17; Galatians 1:4; ὅπως μή, Acts 20:16; 1 Corinthians 1:29; after the pluperfect, John 11:57; after the future, Matthew 23:35; and Rec. in Acts 24:26; after an aorist subjunctive by which something is asked for, Mark 5:23 Rec.; after imperatives, Matthew 2:8; Matthew 5:16, 45; Matthew 6:4; Acts 23:15, 23; 2 Corinthians 8:11; ὅπως μή, Matthew 6:18; after clauses with ἵνα and the aorist subjunctive, Luke 16:28; 2 Corinthians 8:14; 2 Thessalonians 1:12. Noteworthy is the phrase ὅπως πληροθη, i. e. that according to God's purpose it might be brought to pass or might be proved by the event, of O. T. prophecies and types (see ἵνα, II. 3 at the end): Matthew 2:23; Matthew 8:17; Matthew 12:17 (where L T Tr WH ἵνα); Matthew 13:35.
b. ὅπως ἄν, that, if it be possible, Matthew 6:5 R G; that, if what I have just said shall come to pass, Luke 2:35; Acts 3:20 (Acts 3:19) (R. V. that so); Acts 15:17; Romans 3:4 (Buttmann, 234 (201)); examples from the Sept. are given in Winer's Grammar, § 42, 6.
2. As in the Greek writings also (cf. Winers Grammar, 338 (317); (Buttmann, § 139, 41)), ὅπως with the subjunctive is used after verbs of praying, entreating, asking, exhorting, to denote what one wishes to be done: Matthew 8:34 (here L ἵνα); Matthew 9:38; Luke 7:3; Luke 10:2; Luke 11:37; Acts 8:15, 24; Acts 9:2; Acts 23:20; Acts 25:3; James 5:16; after a verb of deliberating: Matthew 12:14; Matthew 22:15; Mark 3:6 (from which examples it is easy to see how the use noted in II. arises from the original adverbial force of the particle; for συμβούλιον ἐδίδουν... ὅπως αὐτόν ἀπολέσωσιν, they took counsel to destroy him is equivalent to how they might destroy him, and also to to this end that they might destroy him; cf. Kühner, § 552 Anm. 3, ii., p. 892).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
2:8; 2:23; 5:16; 5:45; 6:2; 6:4; 6:5; 6:16; 6:18; 8:17; 8:34; 9:38; 12:14; 12:17; 13:35; 22:15; 23:35; 26:59; 26:59
Mark
3:6; 5:23; 5:23
Luke
2:35; 7:3; 10:2; 11:37; 16:26; 16:28; 24:20
John
11:57
Acts
3:19; 3:20; 8:15; 8:24; 9:2; 9:2; 9:12; 9:17; 9:24; 15:17; 20:16; 23:15; 23:20; 23:23; 24:26; 25:3; 25:26
Romans
3:4; 9:17
1 Corinthians
1:29; 1:29
2 Corinthians
8:11; 8:14
Galatians
1:4
2 Thessalonians
1:12
Philemon
1:6
Hebrews
2:9; 9:15
James
5:16
1 Peter
2:9

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3704 matches the Greek ὅπως (opōs),
which occurs 53 times in 52 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Page 1 / 2 (Mat 2:8–Heb 9:15)

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:8 - And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 2:23 - And he went and lived in a city called Nazareth, so that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, that he would be called a Nazarene.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:16 - In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that[fn] they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:45

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:45 - so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:2 - “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:4 - so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:5 - “And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:16 - “And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:18 - that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:17 - This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah: “He took our illnesses and bore our diseases.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 8:34

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 8:34 - And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:38 - therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:14 - But the Pharisees went out and conspired against him, how to destroy him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:35 - This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet:[fn]
“I will open my mouth in parables;
I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:15 - Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to entangle him in his words.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 23:35

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 23:35 - so that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah the son of Barachiah,[fn] whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:59

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:59 - Now the chief priests and the whole council[fn] were seeking false testimony against Jesus that they might put him to death,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 3:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 3:6 - The Pharisees went out and immediately held counsel with the Herodians against him, how to destroy him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 2:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 2:35 - (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), so that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:3 - When the centurion[fn] heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:2 - And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:37 - While Jesus[fn] was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him, so he went in and reclined at table.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:26 - And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, in order that those who would pass from here to you may not be able, and none may cross from there to us.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:28 - for I have five brothers—so that he may warn them, lest they also come into this place of torment.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:20 - and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 11:57

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 11:57 - Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone knew where he was, he should let them know, so that they might arrest him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 3:19 - Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:15 - who came down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 8:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 8:24 - And Simon answered, “Pray for me to the Lord, that nothing of what you have said may come upon me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:2 - and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:12 - and he has seen in a vision a man named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him so that he might regain his sight.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:17 - So Ananias departed and entered the house. And laying his hands on him he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:24

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:24 - but their plot became known to Saul. They were watching the gates day and night in order to kill him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 15:17

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:17 - that the remnant[fn] of mankind may seek the Lord,
and all the Gentiles who are called by my name,
says the Lord, who makes these things

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:16

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:16 - For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus, so that he might not have to spend time in Asia, for he was hastening to be at Jerusalem, if possible, on the day of Pentecost.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:15 - Now therefore you, along with the council, give notice to the tribune to bring him down to you, as though you were going to determine his case more exactly. And we are ready to kill him before he comes near.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:20

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:20 - And he said, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though they were going to inquire somewhat more closely about him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 23:23

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 23:23 - Then he called two of the centurions and said, “Get ready two hundred soldiers, with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen to go as far as Caesarea at the third hour of the night.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:3 - asking as a favor against Paul[fn] that he summon him to Jerusalem—because they were planning an ambush to kill him on the way.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 25:26

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 25:26 - But I have nothing definite to write to my lord about him. Therefore I have brought him before you all, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that, after we have examined him, I may have something to write.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:4 - By no means! Let God be true though every one were a liar, as it is written,
“That you may be justified in your words,
and prevail when you are judged.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 9:17 - For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I might show my power in you, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 1:29

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 1:29 - so that no human being[fn] might boast in the presence of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 8:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:11 - So now finish doing it as well, so that your readiness in desiring it may be matched by your completing it out of what you have.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 8:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 8:14 - your abundance at the present time should supply their need, so that their abundance may supply your need, that there may be fairness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 1:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 1:4 - who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Th 1:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Th 1:12 - so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phm 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPhm 1:6 - and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:9 - But we see him who for a little while was made lower than the angels, namely Jesus, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:15 - Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.[fn]

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