Thus(-ly)
οὕτωςStrong’s G3779ohutō, ohutōs
Appears in 206 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ohutō, ohutōs is the Greek word usually translated “thus”, “so” and “this way”. It appears in 206 verses of the New Testament.
“The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.”
Meaning
Usually translated “thus”, “so” and “this way”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- thus 102
- so 83
- in this way 7
- like this 5
- this 3
- in this manner 3
- this way 2
- in the same way 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 32
- Acts 27
- 1 Corinthians 27
- Luke 22
- Romans 17
- John 14
21 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Peter 1:11In contextFor so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
- 2 Peter 3:4In contextAnd saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
- 2 Peter 3:11In contextSeeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,
- Matthew 1:18Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
- Matthew 2:5And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
- Matthew 3:15And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
All 206 verses, by book
- Matthew 32
- 1:182:53:155:125:165:196:96:307:127:179:3311:2612:4012:4513:4013:4917:1218:1418:3519:819:1019:1220:1620:2623:2824:2724:3324:3724:3924:4626:4026:54
- Luke 22
- 1:252:486:109:1510:2111:3012:2112:2812:3812:4312:5414:3315:715:1017:1017:2417:2619:3121:3122:2624:2424:46
- Acts 27
- 1:113:187:17:67:88:3212:812:1513:813:3413:4714:117:1117:3319:2020:1120:1320:3521:1122:2423:1124:924:1427:1727:2527:4428:14
- 1 Corinthians 27
- 2:113:154:15:36:57:77:177:267:367:408:129:149:159:249:2611:1211:2812:1214:914:1214:2114:2515:1115:2215:4215:4516:1
- Colossians 1
- 3:13
- 2 Thessalonians 1
- 3:17
- 2 Timothy 1
- 3:8
Greek dictionary
οὕτως ohutō, ohutōs · thus(-ly)
οὕτως, rarely (Bl., §5, 4; WH, App., 146f.) οὕτω, adv. (οὗτος), [in LXX chiefly for כֵּן ;] in this way, so, thus; 1. referring to what precedes: Mat.5:16 6:30, Mrk.10:43 14:59, Luk.1:25 2:48 15:7, Jhn.3:8, Rom.1:15, 1Co.8:12, al.; οὕτως καί, Mat.17:12, Mrk.13:29, al.; pleonastically, resuming a ptcp. (cl.; see Bl., §74, 6), Act.20:11 27:17. 2. Referring to what follows: Mat.1:18 6:9, Luk.19:31, Jhn.21:1, 1Pe.2:15; bef. quotations from OT, Mat.2:5, Act.7:6, 1Co.15:45, Heb.4:4. 3. C. adj. (marking intensity): Heb.12:21, Rev.16:18; similarly with adv., Gal.1:6 (cl.). …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “thus” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
THUS, adverb
In this or that manner; on this wise; as, thus saith the Lord; the Pharisee prayed thus
- “THUS did Noah, according to all that God commanded him” Genesis 6:22
- To this degree or extent; as thus wise; thus peaceable.
- In the phrase, thus much, it seems to be an adjective, equivalent to this much.
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.