Lexical Definition

‎ὅμως‎ hómōs (hom'-oce) just as ^G:CONJ
adverb from the base of ‎ὁμοῦ‎

and even, nevertheless, though but.

• at the same time, i.e. (conjunctionally) notwithstanding, yet still

Abbott-Smith

ὅμως, adv. (< ὁμίς),
yet: ὅ. μέντοι, but yet, nevertheless, Jo 12:42; by hyperbaton, out of its proper position, I Co 14:7, Ga 3:15 (but v. Bl., § 77, 14).†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

ὅμως,

conjunction (from ὁμῶς, with changed accent), all the same, nevertheless, used to limit whole clauses, once in [Refs 8th c.BC+] (unless it is read in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κοὐκ ἐπίδηλος ὅ. and yet not so as to be observed, [Refs 6th c.BC+] but still, but for all that, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅ. μήν (Doric dialect μάν) [Refs 5th c.BC+]

__II frequently in apodosi after καὶ εἰ (κεἰ) or καὶ ἐάν (κἄν), κεἰ τὸ μηδὲν ἐξερῶ, φράσω δ᾽ ὅ. [ὅμως μέμνησο, [prev. work] 115 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; λέξον.., κεἰ στένεις ὅ., i.e. κεἰ στένεις, ὅ. λέξον, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: sometimes it even stands in the protasis, ἐρημία με, κεἰ δίκαι᾽ ὅ. λέγω, σμικρὸν τίθησι [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 the protasis is frequently replaced by a participle, ὕστεροι ἀπικόμενοι ἱμείροντο ὅ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κλῦθί μου νοσῶν ὅ. (i. e. εἰ νοσεῖς ὅ. κλῦθι) [ὅμως.. κούφισιν, οὐδ᾽ ὧς ῥᾳδία ἐδοξάζετο 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 7.75. ">Refs 6th c.BC+]
__II.3 where the protasis does not contain a verb, ἀπάλαμόν περ ὅ. (variant{ὁμῶς}) ἐπὶ ἔργον ἐγείρει [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__III used to break off a speech, however.., [Refs 4th c.BC+]; to refer to something previously said or to the general situation, after all, in spite of all, [Refs 5th c.BC+]