"ὥσπερ" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ὥσπερ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /hɔ̌ːs.per/, /ˈos.per/, /ˈos.per/, /hɔ̌ːs.per/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈ(h)os.per/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈos.per/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈos.per/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈos.per/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: hṓsper [romanization]
Etymology: From ὡς (hōs, “as”) + περ (per, enclitic). Etymology templates: {{m|grc|ὡς||as}} ὡς (hōs, “as”), {{!}} |, {{grc-apdx|e|enclitic}} enclitic, {{m|grc|περ|pos=enclitic}} περ (per, enclitic) Head templates: {{head|grc|adverb}} ὥσπερ • (hṓsper)
  1. like, as, even as, just as
    Sense id: en-ὥσπερ-grc-adv-Runw5qAK
  2. (to limit or modify an assertion) as it were
    Sense id: en-ὥσπερ-grc-adv-z4S8gKfk
  3. (rarely of time)
    so long as, however long
    Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-ὥσπερ-grc-adv-GE0Nv4FD Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 47 53
  4. (rarely of time)
    as soon as
    Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-ὥσπερ-grc-adv-lZvkLzhe Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 47 53

Download JSON data for ὥσπερ meaning in Ancient Greek (4.7kB)

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