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Greek Particle

πως, enclit. part., at all; see: εἴπως, μήπως. μήπως or μή πως (so WH), negative particle, 1) as conjc, lest haply: in final sentences, 1Co.9:27, 2Co.2:7 9:4; after verbs of fearing or taking heed, 1Co.8:9, 2Co.11:3 12:20, Gal.4:11; with an ellipse of ptcp. (sc. φοβούμενος; cf. B1, § 65, 3; Burton, § 225), 1Th.3:5 (but see infr.). 2) As interrogative, whether haply: Gal.2:2, 1Th.3:5 (cf. M, Th., in l, but see supr.). μήπου (WH, μή που), lest anywhere, lest haply: Act.27:29. (AS)

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Greek Particle

πως, Ionic dialect κως, enclitic adverb of Manner, in any way, at all, by any means, οὐ μέν π. ἅλιον πέλει ὅρκιον [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀλλὰ μὴ γένοιτό π. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; compare οὔπως, μήπως: frequently after other adverbs of Manner, ὧδέ π. somehow so, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἄλλως π. in some other way, [Refs]; εὐσχημόνως π. [Refs]; sometimes merely to qualify their force, when it cannot be always rendered by any one English equivalent, ἀεί π. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μάλα π[Refs 5th c.BC+]; μόγις π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ γὰρ κάταγμα τυγχάνω ῥίψασά π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀπώκνησάν π. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐάν π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἤν π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]: expressing uncertainty, I suppose, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) πως, πῶς, or πώς, in a certain way, opposed to ἁπλῶς, [Refs 4th c.BC+] II.2) πὼς μὲν, πὼς δὲ. in one way, in another. , [Refs 4th c.AD+]; πῶς μὲν, ὅλως δὲ. [Refs 4th c.BC+] adverb of stem πο-[Refs 5th c.BC+] q[uglide]o-), whence ποῦ, ποῖ, πῇ, etc.)

Greek

an enclitic particle of indefiniteness of manner; somehow or anyhow; used only in composition; haply, by any (some) means, perhaps; adverb from the base of g4225 (πού)