Lexical Definition
-πώς -pṓs (poce) how G:PRT
adverb from the base of πού
haply, by any (some) means, perhaps.
- an enclitic particle of indefiniteness of manner
- somehow or anyhow
- used only in composition
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| πωσ | at all | Rom.11.14 |
| perchance | LXX.1Kgs.18.5 | |
| perhaps | Rom.11.21 • 1Cor.8.9 • 1Cor.9.27 • 2Cor.2.7 • 2Cor.9.4 • 2Cor.11.3 • 2Cor.12.20 • 2Cor.12.20 • Gal.2.2 • Gal.4.11 • 1Thess.3.5 | |
| somehow | Acts.27.12 • Rom.1.10 • Phil.3.11 | |
| που | perhaps | Acts.27.29 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
πως,
Ionic dialect κως, enclitic adverb of Manner, in any way, at all, by any means, οὐ μέν π. ἅλιον πέλει ὅρκιον [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀλλὰ μὴ γένοιτό π. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; compare οὔπως, μήπως: frequently after other adverbs of Manner, ὧδέ π. somehow so, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄλλως π. in some other way, [Refs]; εὐσχημόνως π. [Refs]; sometimes merely to qualify their force, when it cannot be always rendered by any one English equivalent, ἀεί π. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μάλα π[Refs 5th c.BC+]; μόγις π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ γὰρ κάταγμα τυγχάνω ῥίψασά π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀπώκνησάν π. [πως 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 14.460 ">Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐάν π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἤν π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]: expressing uncertainty, I suppose, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II πως, πῶς, or πώς, in a certain way, opposed to ἁπλῶς, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.2 πὼς μὲν.., πὼς δὲ.. in one way.., in another.. , [Refs 4th c.AD+]; πῶς μὲν.., ὅλως δὲ.. [Refs 4th c.BC+] adverb of stem πο-[Refs 5th c.BC+] q[uglide]o-), whence ποῦ, ποῖ, πῇ, etc.)