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καθώς

kathōsas/just asHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentConjunction183 occurrences21 books180 verses

Definition

καθώς, (i.e. καθ᾽ ὡς), Hellenistic for καθά, which see, καθάπερ, καθό, καθότι (Mayser, 485; Eutherford, NPhr., 495; Bl., §78, 1),

according as, even as, just as, as: Luke 1:2 (see: καθά), 24:39, John 5:23, Acts 7:48, 1 Corinthians 8:2, Galatians 3:6, al.; before οὕτως, Luke 11:30, John 3:14, 2 Corinthians 1:5, Colossians 3:13, 1 John 2:6, al.; before καί, John 15:9, 1 Corinthians 15:49, 1 John 2:18, al.; οὕτως . . . κ., Luke 24:24; id. with ellipsis of οὕτως, Matthew 21:6, Mark 16:7, Romans 1:13, al.; with other elliptical constructions, John 6:58; 17:21, 22, Acts 15:8, 1 Thessalonians 2:13, 1 Timothy 1:3, 1 John 3:2, 3, 12; καθὼς γέγραπται (Deiss., BS, 249), Matthew 26:24, Mark 9:13, Romans 1:17, al.; introducing subst. clause as object of verb (as in Heb.), Matthew 21:6, Mark 11:6, Luke 5:14, al.; after verbs of speaking, Acts 15:14; of proportion and degree, Mark 4:33, 1 Corinthians 12:11, 18 al.; of time (Nehemiah 5:6, 2Ma.1.31), Acts 7:17.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as καθώς:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

183 total
  1. Matthew 21:6καθὼς · as
    So the disciples went and did as Jesus had directed them.
  2. Matthew 26:24καθὼς · just as
    The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed. It would be better for him if he had not been born.”
  3. Matthew 28:6καθὼς · just as
    He is not here; He has risen, just as He said! Come, see the place where He lay.
  4. Mark 1:2Καθὼς · As
    As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way.”
  5. Mark 4:33καθὼς · to the extent that
    With many such parables Jesus spoke the word to them, to the extent that they could understand.
  6. Mark 9:13καθὼς · just as
    But I tell you that Elijah has indeed come, and they have done to him whatever they wished, just as it is written about him.”
  7. Mark 11:6καθὼς · as
    The disciples answered as Jesus had instructed them, and the people gave them permission.
  8. Mark 14:16καθὼς · [everything] as
    So the disciples left and went into the city, where they found everything as Jesus had described. And they prepared the Passover.
  9. Mark 14:21καθὼς · just as
    The Son of Man will go just as it is written about Him, but woe to that man by whom He is betrayed! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”
  10. Mark 15:8καθὼς · to keep his custom
    So the crowd went up and began asking Pilate to keep his custom.
  11. Mark 16:7καθὼς · just as
    But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see Him, just as He told you.’”
  12. Luke 1:2καθὼς · just as
    …just as they were handed down to us by the initial eyewitnesses and servants of the word.
  13. Luke 1:55καθὼς · as
    …as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”
  14. Luke 1:70καθὼς · as
    …as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past,
  15. Luke 2:20καθὼς · which was just as
    The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, which was just as the angel had told them.
  16. Luke 2:23καθὼς · (as
    …(as it is written in the Law of the Lord: “Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord”),
  17. Luke 5:14καθὼς
    “Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
  18. Luke 6:31καθὼς · as
    Do to others as you would have them do to you.
  19. Luke 6:36καθὼς · as
    Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
  20. Luke 11:1καθὼς · as
    One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
  21. Luke 11:30καθὼς · as
    For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.
  22. Luke 17:26καθὼς · as
    Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man:
  23. Luke 17:28καθὼς
    It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building.
  24. Luke 19:32καθὼς · just as
    So those who were sent went out and found it just as Jesus had told them.
  25. Luke 22:13καθὼς · just as
    So they went and found it just as Jesus had told them. And they prepared the Passover.
  26. Luke 22:29καθὼς · just as
    And I bestow on you a kingdom, just as My Father has bestowed one on Me,
  27. Luke 24:24καθὼς · as
    Then some of our companions went to the tomb and found it just as the women had described. But Him they did not see.”
  28. Luke 24:39καθὼς · as
    Look at My hands and My feet. It is I Myself. Touch Me and see—for a spirit does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have.”
  29. John 1:23καθὼς · in
    John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”
  30. John 3:14καθὼς · as
    Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
  31. John 5:23καθὼς · just as
    …so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.
  32. John 5:30καθὼς · only as
    I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.
  33. John 6:31καθώς · as
    Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”
  34. John 6:57καθὼς · Just as
    Just as the living Father sent Me and I live because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on Me will live because of Me.
  35. John 6:58καθὼς
    This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.”
  36. John 7:38καθὼς · as
    Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘Streams of living water will flow from within him.’”
  37. John 8:28καθὼς · exactly
    So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and that I do nothing on My own, but speak exactly what the Father has taught Me.
  38. John 10:15καθὼς · just as
    …just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep.
  39. John 12:14καθώς · as
    Finding a young donkey, Jesus sat on it, as it is written:
  40. John 12:50καθὼς · exactly
    And I know that His command leads to eternal life. So I speak exactly what the Father has told Me to say.”
  41. John 13:15καθὼς · as
    I have set you an example so that you should do as I have done for you.
  42. John 13:33καθὼς · as
    Little children, I am with you only a little while longer. You will look for Me, and as I said to the Jews, so now I say to you: ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’
  43. John 13:34καθὼς · As
    A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.
  44. John 14:27καθὼς · as
    Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.
  45. John 14:31καθὼς · exactly what
    But I do exactly what the Father has commanded Me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Get up! Let us go on from here.
  46. John 15:4καθὼς · Just as
    Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.
  47. John 15:9Καθὼς · As
    As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Remain in My love.
  48. John 15:10καθὼς · just as
    If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love.
  49. John 15:12καθὼς · as
    This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
  50. John 17:2καθὼς · For
    For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.