What sort?
ὁποῖοςStrong’s G3697hopoios
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Hopoios is the Greek word usually translated “as”, “what sort” and “whatsoever”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.”
Meaning
Usually translated “as”, “what sort” and “whatsoever”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- as 1
- what sort 1
- whatsoever 1
- what 1
- what like 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
- Galatians 1
- 1 Thessalonians 1
- James 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Corinthians 3:13Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.
- Galatians 2:6But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man’s person:) for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me:
- 1 Thessalonians 1:9For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
- James 1:24For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
Greek dictionary
ὁποῖος hopoios · what sort?
ὁποῖος, -οία, -οῖον [in LXX: Sng.5:10, 2Ma.11:37 * ;] of what sort: 1Co.3:13, Gal.2:6, 1Th.1:9, Jas.1:24; τοιοῦτος ὁ., such as, Act.26:29.† (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.