ὡς

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See also: ως, -ως, ὥς, and -ώς

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

PIE word
*yós

From the relative pronoun ὅς (hós) +‎ -ως (-ōs, adverbial suffix).

Alternative forms

Adverb

ὡς • (hōs) (relative adverb)

  1. the introduction to similes
    1. like as, as, just as
    2. according as
  2. (with adverbial clauses)
    1. (parenthetically) to qualify a general statement; as it seems
    2. (in elliptical phrases) so far as....
    3. (attached to the object of a verb) as
  3. (to limit or augment the force of adverbs)

Conjunction

ὡς • (hōs)

  1. (subordinating conjunction or complementizer, introducing dependent or subordinate clause)
  2. (with noun clauses) introducing a clause expressing a fact: that (with indicative or optative)
  3. (final) introducing a clause expressing an end or purpose: that, so that, in order that, so (with subjunctive or optative)
  4. (consequential) introducing a clause expressing a result: so that
  5. (causal) as, since, because
  6. (temporal) when
  7. (modal) how
  8. (local) where
See also
Ancient Greek correlatives (edit)
type interrogative indefinite (medial)
demonstrative		 proximal
demonstrative		 distal
demonstrative		 relative indefinite
relative		 identity other
basic τίς τις, ἔνιοι †ὁ, οὗτος ὅδε ἐκεῖνος ὅς ὅστις ὁ αὐτός (αὑτός), ὁμός ἕτερος, ἄλλος
dual πότερος πότερος, ποτερός ὁπότερος
quality ποῖος ποιός †τοῖος, τοιοῦτος τοιόσδε οἷος ὁποῖος ὅμοιος ἑτεροῖος, ἀλλοῖος
quantity πόσος ποσός †τόσος, τοσοῦτος τοσόσδε ὅσος ὁπόσος
manner πῶς πως †τώς, †ὥς, οὕτως ὧδε ὡς ὅπως ὁμῶς ἑτέρως, ἄλλως
method,
path,
place 		πῇ πῃ τῇ, ταύτῃ τῇδε ἐκείνῃ ᾗ ὅπῃ ἄλλῃ
place ποῦ, †πόθι που, †ποθι ἐνταῦθα ἐνθάδε ἐκεῖ, ἔνθα, †ἐκεῖθι οὗ, ἔνθα, †ὅθι ὅπου, †ὁπόθι αὐτόθι, ὁμοῦ ἄλλοθι
source πόθεν ποθεν †τόθεν, ἔνθεν, ἐντεῦθεν ἐνθένδε ἐκεῖθεν ὅθεν ὁπόθεν †ὁμόθεν ἄλλοθεν
destination ποῖ, †πόσε ποι ἔνθα, ἐνταῦθα ἐνθάδε, δεῦρο ἐκεῖσε οἷ ὅποι, †ὁπόσε αὐτόσε, ὁμόσε ἄλλοσε
time πότε, πῆμος ποτέ, ποτε, τοτέ, ἐνίοτε τότε, τῆμος τημόσδε ὅτε, ἦμος ὁπότε, †ὁππῆμος ἅμα ἄλλοτε
exact time πηνίκα †τηνίκα, τηνικαῦτα τηνικάδε ἡνίκα ὁπηνίκα αὐτίκα
duration of time τέως ἕως
size, age πηλίκος πηλίκος †τηλίκος, τηλικοῦτος τηλικόσδε ἡλίκος ὁπηλίκος ὁμῆλιξ
repetition ποσάκις, ποσίνδα ποσάκις τουτάκις, τοσάκις †ὁσάκις ὁποσάκις ὁποσάκις
multiplication ποσαπλάσιος ὁσαπλάσιος, ὁσαπλασίων
order πόστος ποστός ὁπόστος
† Forms rarely or never used in Classical Attic prose
Relative also used in exclamations; either relative or indefinite relative used in indirect questions.

Descendants

  • Greek: ως (os)

Etymology 2

PIE word
*só

From the demonstrative pronoun ὁ (ho) +‎ -ως (-ōs, adverbial suffix).

Adverb

ὡς • (hōs) (demonstrative adverb)

  1. in καὶ ὧς: even so, nevertheless
  2. in comparisons, ὥς (hṓs)... ὡς (hōs) or ὡς (hōs)... ὣς (hṑs): so... as...
  3. thus, for instance
Alternative forms

References

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