Vocabulary Form
πῶς
Definition

how?

Erasmian
Modern
Frequency
103
GK
4802
Mnemonics

How will I pass? How is it possible?

Mnemonic Singing

Amazing love, how can it be,
that thou my God shouldst die for me.

Song
Notes

There is another word πώς meaning "at all, somehow, in any way," occurring 15 times. The only difference between the two words is the accent.

Biblical Concordance

Mark 12:41 And taking a seat opposite the treasury, he was watching how (pōs | πῶς | conj) the people were putting money into the offering box. Many rich people were putting in large sums.
Mark 14:1 It was now two days before the Passover and Festival of Unleavened Bread. And the ruling priests and the scribes were seeking how (pōs | πῶς | conj) to seize him by treachery and put him to death,
Mark 14:11 And when they heard it, they were pleased and promised to give him money. So Judas was seeking how (pōs | πῶς | conj) he might hand him over at a convenient moment.
Luke 1:34 Mary said to the angel, “How (pōs | πῶς | conj) will this be, since I have no sexual relationship with a man?”
Luke 6:42 How (pōs | πῶς | conj) can you say to your brother, ‘Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,’ when you yourself don’t see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother’s eye.
Luke 8:18 “Take care, then, how (pōs | πῶς | conj) you hear! For whoever has — more will be given to him; and whoever does not have — even what he seems to have will be taken away from him.”
Luke 8:36 Those who had seen it told them how (pōs | πῶς | conj) the man who had been possessed by demons had been healed.
Luke 10:26 He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How (pōs | πῶς | conj) do you read it?”
Luke 11:18 And if Satan also has been divided against himself, how (pōs | πῶς | conj) will his kingdom stand? For you say that by Beelzebul I cast out demons.
Luke 12:11 When they bring you before the synagogues, the rulers, and the authorities, do not worry: How (pōs | πῶς | conj) or what words should you use in your defense? or, What should you say?
Luke 12:27 Consider the lilies, how (pōs | πῶς | conj) they grow. They neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these.
Luke 12:50 I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how (pōs | πῶς | particle) distressed I am until it is completed!
Luke 12:56 Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. How (pōs | πῶς | conj) is it that you do not know how to interpret this present time?
Luke 14:7 He began speaking a parable to those who had been invited when he noticed how (pōs | πῶς | conj) they were seeking out the places of honor. He said to them,
Luke 18:24 Jesus looked at him, becoming very sad, and said, “How (pōs | πῶς | particle) difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!
Luke 20:41 Then he said to them, “How (pōs | πῶς | conj) can they say that the Messiah is to be a son of David?
Luke 20:44 David thus calls him ‘Lord.’ So how (pōs | πῶς | conj) could he be his son?”
Luke 22:2 The chief priests and the scribes were looking for a way how (pōs | πῶς | conj) they might put Jesus to death, for they were afraid of the people.
Luke 22:4 He went and conferred with the chief priests and officers about how (pōs | πῶς | conj) he might deliver up Jesus to them.
John 3:4 Nicodemus said to him, “How (pōs | πῶς | conj) can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter into his mother’s womb and be born a second time, can he?”
John 3:9 Nicodemus replied, saying to him, “How (pōs | πῶς | conj) can these things be?”
John 3:12 If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how (pōs | πῶς | conj) will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?
John 4:9 The Samaritan woman said to him, “How (pōs | πῶς | conj) is it that you, a Jew, are asking for a drink from me, a woman from Samaria?” (For Jews use nothing in common with Samaritans.)
John 5:44 How (pōs | πῶς | conj) can you believe, when you accept praise from one another but do not seek the praise that comes from the only God?
John 5:47 But if you do not believe his writings, how (pōs | πῶς | conj) will you believe my words?”