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Greek conjunction · G3704

ὅπως

hoposhop'-oce

final, denoting purpose or design; After verbs of asking, exhorting, etc.

52 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: hópōs

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G3704is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

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The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · G3704

what(-ever) how, i.e. in the manner that (as adverb or conjunction of coincidence, intentional or actual)

The King James renders it: because, how, (so) that, to, when.

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

hopos is rendered "final, denoting purpose or design; After verbs of asking, exhorting, etc.". It stands 52 times in the Greek text, across fourteen books.

  • Seventeen of the uses stand in Matthew, more than in any other book.
  • The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "final, denoting purpose or design".
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 2:8And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”

The first use

And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”

Matthew 2:8ὅπως

The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.

Where the word stands

Seventeen of the word's fifty-two uses are in Matthew.

The other 13 New Testament books never use the word.

What the word means

The word carries two meanings: final, denoting purpose or design, and After verbs of asking, exhorting, etc..

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

The English STEP Bible gives each use, word by word, and how many times.
final, denoting purpose or designin which the original idea of modality has been merged): after pres.Tagged as
  • so that37
  • that12
  • how3
WhereMatthew 6:2So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you…
After verbs of asking, exhorting, etc.Mat.9:38Tagged aslisted under the tableWhereMatthew 9:38Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.”

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

All 52, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

1 spelling and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • ὅπως52

The grammar of each form

  • conjunction52CONJ

Matthew

seventeen uses
  • And sending them to Bethlehem, he said: “Go and search carefully for the Child, and when you find Him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship Him.”

    Matthew 2:8

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that
  • and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”

    Matthew 2:23

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that
  • In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

    Matthew 5:16

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that
  • that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

    Matthew 5:45

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that
  • So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

    Matthew 6:2

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that
  • so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

    Matthew 6:4

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that
  • And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

    Matthew 6:5

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that
  • When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.

    Matthew 6:16

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that
  • so that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

    Matthew 6:18

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that
  • This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took on our infirmities and carried our diseases.”

    Matthew 8:17

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that
  • Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.

    Matthew 8:34

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: that
  • Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.”

    Matthew 9:38

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: that
  • But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.

    Matthew 12:14

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: how
  • So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”

    Matthew 13:35

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that
  • Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.

    Matthew 22:15

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: how
  • And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

    Matthew 23:35

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that
  • Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death.

    Matthew 26:59

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that

Mark

one use
  • At this, the Pharisees went out and began plotting with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.

    Mark 3:6

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: how

Luke

seven uses
  • so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed—and a sword will pierce your soul as well.”

    Luke 2:35

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that
  • When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant.

    Luke 7:3

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: that
  • And He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest.

    Luke 10:2

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: that
  • As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.

    Luke 11:37

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: that
  • And besides all this, a great chasm has been fixed between us and you, so that even those who wish cannot cross from here to you, nor can anyone cross from there to us.’

    Luke 16:26

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that
  • for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also end up in this place of torment.’

    Luke 16:28

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that
  • Our chief priests and rulers delivered Him up to the sentence of death, and they crucified Him.

    Luke 24:20

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: that

John

one use
  • But the chief priests and Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where He was must report it, so that they could arrest Him.

    John 11:57

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that

Acts

thirteen uses
  • On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit.

    Acts 8:15

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: that
  • Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”

    Acts 8:24

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that
  • and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.

    Acts 9:2

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that
  • In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”

    Acts 9:12

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that
  • So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”

    Acts 9:17

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: that
  • but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.

    Acts 9:24

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that
  • so that the remnant of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord who does these things

    Acts 15:17

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that
  • Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, because he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.

    Acts 20:16

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that
  • Now then, you and the Sanhedrin petition the commander to bring him down to you on the pretext of examining his case more carefully. We are ready to kill him on the way.”

    Acts 23:15

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that
  • He answered, “The Jews have agreed to ask you to bring Paul to the Sanhedrin tomorrow on the pretext of acquiring more information about him.

    Acts 23:20

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: that
  • Then he called two of his centurions and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen, and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea in the third hour of the night.

    Acts 23:23

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that
  • to grant them a concession against Paul by summoning him to Jerusalem, because they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.

    Acts 25:3

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: that
  • I have nothing definite to write to our sovereign one about him. Therefore I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after this inquiry I may have something to write.

    Acts 25:26

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that

Romans

three uses
  • Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.”

    Romans 3:4

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: That
  • For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”

    Romans 9:17

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that
    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: that

1 Corinthians

one use
  • so that no one may boast in His presence.

    1 Corinthians 1:29

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that

2 Corinthians

two uses
  • Now finish the work, so that you may complete it just as eagerly as you began, according to your means.

    2 Corinthians 8:11

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that
  • At the present time, your surplus will meet their need, so that in turn their surplus will meet your need. Then there will be equality.

    2 Corinthians 8:14

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that

Galatians

one use
  • who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father,

    Galatians 1:4

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that

2 Thessalonians

one use
  • so that the name of our Lord Jesus will be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.

    2 Thessalonians 1:12

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that

Philemon

one use
  • I pray that your partnership in the faith may become effective as you fully acknowledge every good thing that is ours in Christ.

    Philemon 1:6

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that

Hebrews

two uses
  • But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.

    Hebrews 2:9

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that
  • Therefore Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, now that He has died to redeem them from the transgressions committed under the first covenant.

    Hebrews 9:15

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that

James

one use
  • Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.

    James 5:16

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that

1 Peter

one use
  • But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

    1 Peter 2:9

    • ὅπωςhoposconjunctiontagged: so that

Where it leads

How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

Hebrew and Greek text, word tagging and grammar: STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org), Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0. Their grammar codes are written out in English here and shown as tagged beside each one.

Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESG (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0), the Brief lexicon based on Abbott-Smith (1922).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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