For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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ὡς
Vocabulary form:
wJV
Definition:
as, like, when, that, how, about
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
504
GK:
6055
Notes:
"About" in the sense of "approximately."
Biblical Concordance
| Revelation 6:6 | And I heard what seemed to be (hōs | ὡς | particle) a voice in the midst of the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, but do not harm the oil and the wine!” |
| Revelation 6:11 | Then a white robe was given to each of them and they were told to rest a little while, until the number was reached of their fellow servants and their brothers who were to be killed just as (hōs | ὡς | conj) they had been. |
| Revelation 6:12 | And when he opened the sixth seal, I looked, and there was a great earthquake; the sun became as black as (hōs | ὡς | particle) sackcloth made of hair, the entire moon became like (hōs | ὡς | particle) blood, |
| Revelation 6:13 | and the stars of the sky fell to the earth as (hōs | ὡς | conj) a fig tree drops its winter fruit when shaken by a fierce wind. |
| Revelation 6:14 | The sky vanished like (hōs | ὡς | particle) a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place. |
| Revelation 8:1 | When the Lamb opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about (hōs | ὡς | particle) half an hour. |
| Revelation 8:8 | The second angel blew his trumpet, and something like (hōs | ὡς | particle) a great mountain, burning with fire, was thrown down into the sea, and a third of the sea turned into blood, |
| Revelation 8:10 | The third angel blew his trumpet, and there fell from heaven a great star, blazing like (hōs | ὡς | particle) a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. |
| Revelation 9:2 | He opened the shaft of the abyss, and from the shaft rose smoke like (hōs | ὡς | particle) the smoke of a giant furnace, and the sun and the air were darkened with smoke from the shaft. |
| Revelation 9:3 | Then out of the smoke came locusts onto the earth, and they were given power like (hōs | ὡς | conj) the power of scorpions of the earth. |
| Revelation 9:5 | They were allowed not to kill them but to torture them for five months, and their torture was like (hōs | ὡς | particle) the torture of a scorpion when it stings a person. |
| Revelation 9:7 | In appearance the locusts were like horses prepared for battle. On their heads were something like (hōs | ὡς | particle) crowns of gold, and their faces were like (hōs | ὡς | particle) human faces. |
| Revelation 9:8 | They had hair like (hōs | ὡς | particle) women’s hair, and their teeth were like (hōs | ὡς | particle) lions’ teeth. |
| Revelation 9:9 | They had breastplates like (hōs | ὡς | particle) breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like (hōs | ὡς | particle) the sound of many horse-drawn chariots rushing into battle. |
| Revelation 9:17 | And this is how I saw the horses in my vision and those who rode them: The riders wore breastplates that were fiery red, dark blue, and yellow like sulfur, and the heads of the horses were like (hōs | ὡς | particle) lions’ heads, and out of their mouths came fire and smoke and sulfur. |
| Revelation 10:1 | Then I saw another powerful angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head; his face was like (hōs | ὡς | particle) the sun, and his legs were like (hōs | ὡς | particle) pillars of fire. |
| Revelation 10:7 | But in the days when the seventh angel is about to sound his trumpet, the mystery of God will be fulfilled, just as (hōs | ὡς | conj) he announced to his servants the prophets.” |
| Revelation 10:9 | So I went to the angel and told him to give me the little scroll. And he said to me, “Take it and eat it; it will make your stomach bitter, but in your mouth it will be sweet as (hōs | ὡς | particle) honey.” |
| Revelation 10:10 | So I took the little scroll from the hand of the angel and ate it. In my mouth it was as sweet as (hōs | ὡς | particle) honey, but when I had eaten it, my stomach became bitter. |
| Revelation 12:15 | Then the serpent spouted water like (hōs | ὡς | particle) a river out of his mouth after the woman to sweep her away by a flood, |
| Revelation 13:2 | And the beast that I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like (hōs | ὡς | particle) a bear’s, and its mouth was like (hōs | ὡς | particle) a lion’s mouth. And to the beast the dragon gave his power and his throne and great authority. |
| Revelation 13:3 | One of the beast’s heads appeared (hōs | ὡς | particle) to have been mortally wounded, but his deadly wound had been healed. The whole world marveled as they followed the beast. |
| Revelation 13:11 | Then I saw another beast rising out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb, but he spoke like (hōs | ὡς | particle) a dragon. |
| Revelation 14:2 | And I heard a sound from heaven like (hōs | ὡς | particle) the roar of many waters and like (hōs | ὡς | particle) the sound of loud thunder. The sound I heard was like (hōs | ὡς | particle) the sound of harpists playing on their harps, |
| Revelation 14:3 | and they were singing a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one was able to learn the song except the one hundred and forty-four thousand who had been redeemed from the earth. |
| Revelation 15:2 | And I saw what appeared to be (hōs | ὡς | particle) a sea of glass mixed with fire, and those who had conquered the beast and his image and the number of his name. They were standing beside the sea of glass with harps given them by God. |
| Revelation 16:3 | The second angel poured out his bowl on the sea and it turned into blood like (hōs | ὡς | particle) that of a corpse, and every living creature in the sea died. |
| Revelation 16:13 | And I saw three unclean spirits, which looked like (hōs | ὡς | particle) frogs, coming out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. |
| Revelation 16:15 | (“Behold, I am coming like (hōs | ὡς | particle) a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and keeps his clothes at hand, so that he will not be caught naked and his shameful condition be seen.”) |
| Revelation 16:21 | And enormous hailstones, about (hōs | ὡς | particle) one hundred pounds each, fell from heaven and people blasphemed God for the plague of hail, because the plague was so devastating. |
| Revelation 17:12 | And the ten horns that you saw are ten kings who as yet have not received royal power, but will receive ruling authority as (hōs | ὡς | particle) kings for one hour, along with the beast. |
| Revelation 18:6 | Pay her back as (hōs | ὡς | conj) she herself has paid back others, and repay her double according to her works; in the cup that she mixed, mix a double draught for her. |
| Revelation 18:21 | Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of (hōs | ὡς | particle) a huge millstone and hurled it into the sea, saying, “With this kind of violence Babylon the great city will be thrown down, and never again will it be found! |
| Revelation 19:1 | After this I heard what sounded like (hōs | ὡς | particle) the roar of a great throng in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God, |
| Revelation 19:6 | Then I heard what sounded like (hōs | ὡς | particle) the voice of a great multitude — it was like (hōs | ὡς | particle) the roar of many waters, like (hōs | ὡς | particle) the sound of crashing thunder — crying out, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns! |
| Revelation 19:12 | His eyes are like (hōs | ὡς | particle) a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems, and he has a name written that no one knows except himself. |
| Revelation 20:8 | and will go out to deceive the nations at the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them for battle. In number they are as (hōs | ὡς | particle) the sand of the sea. |
| Revelation 21:2 | And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready like (hōs | ὡς | particle) a bride adorned for her husband. |
| Revelation 21:11 | It had the glory of God; its radiance was like that of a very precious jewel, like (hōs | ὡς | particle) a jasper stone, clear as crystal. |
| Revelation 21:21 | The twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the gates was made of a single pearl. And the main street of the city was pure gold, like (hōs | ὡς | particle) transparent glass. |
| Revelation 22:1 | Then the angel showed me a river of living water, clear as (hōs | ὡς | particle) crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb, |
| Revelation 22:12 | “Behold, I am coming soon, and my recompense is with me, to repay everyone according (hōs | ὡς | conj) to what he has done. |
Mnemonics
Like a hose.
Like a hose.