ώσπερ | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

Definition

Conjunction meaning “just as, in the same way as; as if,” used to introduce a simile or comparative clause, stressing likeness or hypothetical resemblance.

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Grammatical Analysis

"ώσπερ"

Type: subordinating

Function: comparative conjunction introducing clauses or phrases meaning 'just as', 'even as', often used to introduce a protasis of comparison

Related Forms of ὥσπερ

3 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

ὥσπερ conjunction Hosper conjunction ωσπερ conjunction

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