Strong’s G3704 · Greek
ὅπως
hópōs
Definition
what(-ever) how, i.e. in the manner that (as adverb or conjunction of coincidence, intentional or actual)
Etymology
from G3739 (ὅς) and G4459 (πῶς);
Where the KJV renders it
- because
- how
- (so) that
- to
- when
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