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Greek Particle - Interogative

πῶς, interrog. adv., correl. of ὅπως, 1) prop, in direct questions, how?: with indic, Mat.12:29, Mrk.3:23, Luk.11:18, Jhn.3:4, al; καὶ π, Mrk.4:13, Luk.20:44; π. οὖν, Mat.12:26; π. οὐ, Mat.16:11, Luk.12:56; in deliberative questions (cf. Bl, §64, 6), with subjc, Mat.23:33 26:54; π. οὖν, Rom.10:14; π. δέ, Rom.10:14, 15; before ἄν, with optative, Act.8:31. 2) As sometimes in cl. but more frequently and increasingly so in late writers (see WM, §57, 2; Bl, §70, 2; Thumb, MGr., 192; Jannaris, Gr., App., vi, 13f.), = ὅπως, ὥς; (a) in indirect discourse: with indic, Mat.6:28, Mrk.12:41, Luk.8:36, Jhn.9:15, Act.9:27, al; with subjc, Mrk.11:18, Luk.12:11; (b) in exclamations: Mat.21:20, Mrk.10:23, 24 Luk.12:50 18:24, Jhn.11:36. (AS)

how!

Greek Particle - Interogative

πῶς, Ionic dialect κῶς, interrogative adverb of Manner, how? [Refs 8th c.BC+]; sometimes to express displeasure, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; to express astonishment or doubt, π. εἶπα; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. λέγει; [Refs]; π. φῄ; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. τοῦτ᾽ ἔλεξα; [Refs 4th c.BC+]; π. τοῦτ᾽ εἶπες α; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also π. μὴ φῶμεν; surely we must, [Refs] b) in dialogue, to ask explanation, with a repetition of a word used by the previous speaker, δίκαια— Answ. π. δίκαι; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μὴ δίκαιος ὤν—Answ. π. μὴ δίκαιο; [Refs]; συμβολάς—Answ. π. συμβολά; [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; πῶς alone, how so, π, ὅς γε; [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) with a second interrogative in the same clause, π. ἐκ τίνος νεώς ποτε. ἥκετ; how and by what ship? [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. τί τοῦτο λέγει; how say you and what? [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) with genitive modi, π. ἀγῶνος ἥκομε; how are we come off in it? [Refs 5th c.BC+] 4) with Verbs of selling, how? at what price? π. ὁ σῖτος ὤνιο; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὰ δ᾽ ἄλφιθ᾽ ὑμῖν π. ἐπώλου;—Answ. τεττάρων δραχμῶν. τὸν κόφινον [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) with other Particles, π. ἂν; π. κε (ν); how possibly? π. ἂν ἔπειτ᾽ ἀπὸ σεῖο. λιποίμην οἶο; [Refs 8th c.BC+]; π. ἂν γένοιτ᾽ ἂν. ποδῶν ἔκμακτρο; [Refs 5th c.BC+]: so with indicative, [Refs 8th c.BC+] II.b) in Trag, π. ἄν with optative is frequently used to express a wish, O how might it be? i.e. would that it might! π. ἂν θάνοιμ; π. ἂν ὀλοίμη; etc, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; rare in Comedy texts, [Refs 5th c.BC+] (a trace of this usage appears in [LXX+8th c.BC+]; also with aorist subjunctive (without ἄν), π. κοιμηθ; [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; π. μή μοι μέγας λέων ἐπιφαν; [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; with present, π. μὴ χρῄζ; M.Ant. [prev. cited] II.2) π. ἄρα; in reply, how then? π. τ᾽ ἄρ᾽ ἴω; [Refs 8th c.BC+] II.3) π. γὰρ; also in reply, as if something had gone before, [that cannot be], for how can? [Refs 8th c.BC+]; π. γὰρ κάτοιδ; [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.4) π. δὲ; to introduce a strong objection, π. δὲ σὺ νῦν μέμονας, κύον ἀδδεές; [Refs 8th c.BC+]; δόξει δὲ π; [Refs 4th c.BC+] II.5) π. δ; how in the world? π. δὴ φῂς πολέμοιο μεθιέμε; [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also π. γὰρ δή; [Refs 8th c.BC+]; π. δῆτα; [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.6) π. καὶ; just how? [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. δὲ καὶ; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but καὶ π; to introduce an objection, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; alone, but how? impossible! [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.7) π. οὐ; how not so? i.e. surely it is so. , π. οὐ δεινὰ εἴργασθ; [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.8) π. οὖν; like{π. ἄρα.}; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. ἂν οὖν. with optative, [Refs 5th c.BC+] II.9) π. ποτε; how ever? [Refs 5th c.BC+] III) πῶς followed by several of the abovenamed Particles is frequently used in elliptical sentences, as, III.1) π. γά; inserted parenthesis in a negative sentence, for how is it possible? how can or could it be? hence in emphatic denial, κἀγὼ μὲν οὐκ ἔδρασα, τοῦτ᾽ ἐπίσταμαι, οὐδ᾽ αὖ σύ· π. γά; [Refs]; οὐκ ἀπορῶν (π. γά;), ὅς γε. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐδ᾽ ἐπὶ τὴν ἑστίαν καταφυγών (π. γὰρ ἄ;), ὅστις. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. γὰρ ο; how can it but be? i.e. it must be so, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. γά; (i.e. ἄλλως ἔχει) is so used in [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.2) π. δ; how so? [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. δῆτ; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. δα; [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.3) π. δ᾽ ο; like{π. γὰρ οὔ}; (see.[Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. δ᾽ οὐχ; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. δ᾽ οὐκ ἄν; [Refs 4th c.BC+] III.4) π. οὖ; how then? how next? [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. οὖν ἄν; [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.5) π. δοκεῖ; parenthesis, in conversation, how think you? hence (losing all interrogative force),= λίαν, wonderfully, [Refs 5th c.BC+] IV) π. in indirect questions for ὅπως, [Refs 5th c.BC+] V) in exclamations, ὦ π. πονηρόν ἐστιν ἀνθρώπου φύσις τὸ σύνολον [Refs 4th c.BC+]; π. παραχρῆμα ἐξηράνθη! [NT]; π. δυσκόλως! [NT]

Greek

an interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much!; how, after (by) what manner (means), that; adverb from the base of g4226 (ποῦ)