Such as
οἷοςStrong’s G3634ohios
Appears in 12 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ohios is the Greek word usually translated “such as”, “as” and “what”. It appears in 12 verses of the New Testament.
“For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.”
Meaning
Usually translated “such as”, “as” and “what”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- such as 10
- as 3
- what 1
- what manner of 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 2
- 2 Corinthians 2
- Matthew 1
- Luke 1
- Romans 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
10 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 9:3And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.
- Mark 13:19For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be.
- Luke 9:55But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.
- Romans 9:6Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:
- 1 Corinthians 15:48As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.
- 2 Corinthians 10:11Let such an one think this, that, such as we are in word by letters when we are absent, such will we be also in deed when we are present.
Greek dictionary
οἷος ohios · such as
οἷος, -α, -ον relat. pron., qualitative (related to ὅς as qualis to qui), what sort or manner of, such as, in NT usually without its correl. τοιοῦτος : Mat.24:21, Mrk.9:3, 2Co.12:20, 1Th.1:5, 2Ti.3:11, Rev.16:18; before τοιοῦτος, 1Co.15:48 15:2 2Co.10:11; id. redundant, Mrk.13:19; τ. αὑτὸν . . . σἷον, Php.1:30; οὐχ οἷον δὲ ὅτι, elliptically, but it is not as though (RV), Rom.9:6.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “as” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
AS, adverb
az. [Gr. But more probably the English word is contracted from als.]
- Literally, like; even; similar. 'Ye shall be as Gods, knowing good and evil.' 'As far as we can see, ' that is, like far, equally far.
- It was formerly used where we now use that. obsolete
- It was formerly used where we now use that. obsolete
- While; during; at the same time. 'He trembled as he spoke.' But in most of its uses, it is resolvable into like, equal, even, or equally, in like manner.
All definitions and other forms of “as”
AS, noun
[Latin]
- A Roman weight of 12 ounces, answering to the libra or pound.
- A Roman coin, originally of a pound weight; but reduced, after the first Punic war, to two ounces; in the second Punic war, to one ounce; and by the Papirian law, to half an ounce.
- An integer; a whole or single thing.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.