G4458 — -πώς (-pṓs)

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Strong's G4458 (Greek)

Greek: -πώς (-pṓs)

Pronunciation: poce

Derivation: adverb from the base of G4225;

Definition: an enclitic particle of indefiniteness of manner; somehow or anyhow; used only in composition

KJV Renderings: haply, by any (some) means, perhaps

Notes: See G1513, G3381. Compare G4459.

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G4225 πού poú genitive case of an indefinite pronoun πός (pós) (some) otherwise obsolete (compare G4214) as adverb of place, somewhere, i.e. nearly about, a certain place
G4459 πῶς pōs adverb from the base of G4226 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
G1513 εἴ πως eí pōs from G1487 and G4458 if somehow if by any means
G3381 μήπως mḗpōs from G3361 and G4458 lest somehow lest (by any means, by some means, haply, perhaps)

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.