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πῶς
pōs · Greek · Strong's G4459 · 104 occurrences
The KJV renders 8 different Hebrew and Greek words as “that”
What it means
an interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much!
adverb from the base of G4226 (ποῦ);
How the KJV renders it
how, after what manner, that
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“that”
Questions this word decides
- Does Colossians 2:16 abolish the Sabbath?
- Is purgatory taught in scripture?
- Who wrote the letter to the Hebrews?
- What does John 3:5 mean ('born of water and Spirit')?
- What does Romans 14:5 mean about esteeming one day above another?
- What does Matthew 16:18 mean ('on this rock I will build my church')?
Where it appears
104 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 3:10 ADV1 Corinthians 7:32 ADV-I1 Corinthians 7:33 ADV-I1 Corinthians 7:34 ADV-I1 Corinthians 14:7 ADV-I1 Corinthians 14:9 ADV-I1 Corinthians 14:16 ADV-I1 Corinthians 15:12 ADV-I1 Corinthians 15:35 ADV-I1 John 3:17 ADV-I1 Thessalonians 1:9 ADV1 Thessalonians 4:1 ADV1 Timothy 3:5 ADV-I1 Timothy 3:15 ADV2 Corinthians 3:8 ADV-I2 Thessalonians 3:7 ADVActs 2:8 ADV-IActs 4:21 ADV-IActs 8:31 ADV-IActs 9:27 ADVActs 11:13 ADVActs 12:17 ADVActs 15:36 ADV-IActs 20:18 ADVColossians 4:6 ADVEphesians 5:15 ADVGalatians 2:14 ADV-IGalatians 4:9 ADV-IHebrews 2:3 ADV-IJohn 3:4 ADV-IJohn 3:9 ADV-IJohn 3:12 ADV-IJohn 4:9 ADV-IJohn 5:44 ADV-IJohn 5:47 ADV-IJohn 6:42 ADV-IJohn 6:52 ADV-IJohn 7:15 ADV-IJohn 8:33 ADV-IJohn 9:10 ADV-IJohn 9:15 ADV-IJohn 9:16 ADV-IJohn 9:19 ADV-IJohn 9:21 ADV-IJohn 9:26 ADV-IJohn 11:36 ADVJohn 12:34 ADV-IJohn 14:5 ADV-IJohn 14:9 ADV-ILuke 1:34 ADV-ILuke 6:42 ADV-ILuke 8:18 ADVLuke 8:36 ADVLuke 10:26 ADV-ILuke 11:18 ADV-ILuke 12:11 ADV-ILuke 12:27 ADVLuke 12:50 ADVLuke 12:56 ADV-ILuke 14:7 ADV
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.