ὅπως
hópōs
G3704 subordinating conjunction
SILEX Entry
Definition
ὅπως is a subordinating conjunction and adverb primarily meaning 'in order that', 'so that', or 'with the result that'. Its core usage is to introduce clauses of purpose, intent, or result, either actual or desired, and occasionally of manner. In some contexts, it expresses purpose (what someone aims to do), in others, result (what actually happens), and less frequently, manner (how something is done). Its meaning shades from expressing intention ('so that', 'in order that') to simply indicating result ('so that', 'with the result that'), and sometimes even introduces indirect question or statement about how something is or will be done.
Semantic Range
in order that, so that, with the result that, for the purpose that, how, in whatever way, when (rare), because (rare)
Root / Etymology
From the relative pronoun ὅς ('who, which, that') and the interrogative adverb πῶς ('how'). The combination forms a conjunction expressing manner, means, or result. The morphology is ancient and common in compound conjunctions in Greek.
Historical & Contextual Notes
In Classical Greek, ὅπως primarily indicated manner ('how', 'in such a way'), but by the Hellenistic and Koine periods, especially in the Septuagint and New Testament, the predominant sense becomes 'in order that', marking clauses of purpose or intended result, generally with the subjunctive (sometimes the future indicative). It is a standard way to introduce purpose clauses in Koine prose. Rarely, it retains its former sense of 'how' in indirect questions. Compared with ἵνα, another purpose conjunction, ὅπως tends to be slightly more emphatic or explicit about intentionality and may reflect vernacular usage in certain periods and authors. Septuagint and New Testament usages often overlap, with both intent and anticipated result in view. English translations that render ὅπως as 'that', 'so that', or 'in order that' generally reflect its main Koine usages, though older versions at times render it as 'how' or 'when', which are now less accurate for most Koine contexts.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from ὅς and πῶς; what(-ever) how, i.e. in the manner that (as adverb or conjunction of coincidence, intentional or actual):--because, how, (so) that, to, when.
Root Family
ὁπ- (hópou) — where, in the place where, at whichever place
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| G3699 | ὅπου | where |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G3704-01 |
ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
that | in order that | in order that | 53 |
Occurrences in Scripture
53 occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | SIBI-P2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G3704-01 |
Matthew 2:8 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
so that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Matthew 2:23 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
so that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Matthew 5:16 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Matthew 5:45 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
so that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Matthew 6:2 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Matthew 6:4 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
so that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Matthew 6:5 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Matthew 6:16 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
so that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Matthew 6:18 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
so that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Matthew 8:17 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Matthew 8:34 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Matthew 9:38 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Matthew 12:14 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
how | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Matthew 13:35 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
so that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Matthew 22:15 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
how | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Matthew 23:35 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
so that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Matthew 26:59 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
so that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Mark 3:6 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
how | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Luke 2:35 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Luke 7:3 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Luke 10:2 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Luke 11:37 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
to | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Luke 16:26 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
so that | in order that | so that |
G3704-01 |
Luke 16:28 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Luke 24:20 | ὅπως | opos | ADV |
how | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
John 11:57 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
so that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Acts 3:20 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Acts 8:15 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Acts 8:24 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Acts 9:2 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
so that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Acts 9:12 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Acts 9:17 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
so that | in order that | so that |
G3704-01 |
Acts 9:24 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
so that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Acts 15:17 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Acts 20:16 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
so that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Acts 23:15 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Acts 23:20 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Acts 23:23 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Acts 25:3 | ὅπως | opos | ADV |
that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Acts 25:26 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
so that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Romans 3:4 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Romans 9:17 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Romans 9:17 | ὅπως | opos-2 | CONJ.S |
that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
1 Corinthians 1:29 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
so that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
2 Corinthians 8:11 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
so that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
2 Corinthians 8:14 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
so that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Galatians 1:4 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
2 Thessalonians 1:12 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
so that | in order that | so that |
G3704-01 |
Philemon 1:6 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
that | in order that | in order that |
G3704-01 |
Hebrews 2:9 | ὅπως | opos | CONJ.S |
that | in order that | in order that |