ὥς
Lemma: ὡς
Definition
As, in the manner that; as if. Also used to mark cause or ground (“since,” “because”), purpose (“in order that”), or comparison (“as … so”), and often as an adverb meaning “thus, how.”
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Grammatical Analysis
"ὥς"
Verb type check: not a verb (so neither -μι nor standard verb applies)
Form: ὥς
Functions: [{'category': 'subordinating conjunction', 'type': 'subordinating', 'function': "introduces a clause of manner/comparison: 'as, just as'"}, {'category': 'subordinating conjunction', 'type': 'subordinating', 'function': "introduces temporal clause (esp. with aorist/indicative): 'when, after'"}, {'category': 'subordinating conjunction', 'type': 'subordinating', 'function': "introduces causal clause: 'since, because'"}, {'category': 'particle (complementizer)', 'type': 'subordinating', 'function': "introduces reported speech/thought or perception: 'that' (often after verbs of saying/knowing/seeming)"}, {'category': 'adverb', 'degree': 'positive (no comparative/superlative in this form)', 'function': "correlative with οὕτως: 'thus ... as'; also 'in the way that'"}, {'category': 'exclamatory/asseverative particle', 'type': 'particle', 'function': "in exclamations (esp. with vocative/imperative): 'how!, oh that!' (context-dependent)"}]
Inflection: indeclinable
Related Forms of ὡς
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