UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: as, like

Semantic entry: 64.12

Semantic domains: Comparison

Definition: a relatively weak marker of a relationship between events or states{N:001}

Sense 2: that, the fact that

Semantic entry: 90.21

Semantic domains: Case

Subdomains: Content

Definition: a marker of discourse content, whether direct or indirect

Notes: The marking of direct and indirect discourse varies greatly from language to language. In some instances there is no marker at all; in other cases one marker precedes and another follows. In still other instances a repetition of an expression of speaking occurs at the end of a quotation, whether direct or indirect. In a number of languages written usage differs appreciably from spoken usage, because intonation so often marks introduced discourse in the spoken form of a language.

Sense 3: how, in what manner

Semantic entry: 89.86

Semantic domains: Relations

Subdomains: Manner

Definition: a marker of an event indicating how something took place

Sense 4: when

Semantic entry: 67.45

Semantic domains: Time

Subdomains: A Point of Time with Reference to Other Points of Time: Before, Long Ago, Now, At the Same Time, When, About, After

Definition: a point of time which is prior to another point of time, with the possible implication in some contexts of reason or cause

Sense 5: as long as, while

Semantic entry: 67.139

Semantic domains: Time

Subdomains: Duration of Time with Reference to Some Unit of Time: During, In, While, Throughout

Definition: an extent of time of the same length as another extent or unit of time

Sense 6: on the grounds that, because

Semantic entry: 89.37

Semantic domains: Relations

Subdomains: Cause and/or Reason

Definition: a marker of cause or reason, implying the special nature of the circumstances

Sense 7: then, in order to, so that

Semantic entry: 89.61

Semantic domains: Relations

Subdomains: Purpose

Definition: a marker of purpose, with the implication that what has preceded serves as a means

Sense 8: therefore, (so) accordingly, as a result, so that, so then, and so

Semantic entry: 89.52

Semantic domains: Relations

Subdomains: Result

Definition: a marker of result, often in contexts implying an intended or indirect purpose

Sense 9: about, approximately

Semantic entry: 78.42

Semantic domains: Degree

Subdomains: About, Approximately, Almost, Hardly [Approximate Degree]

Definition: a degree which approximates a point on a scale of extent, either above or below

Sense 10: how, very, how great, how much, intense, severe

Semantic entry: 78.13

Semantic domains: Degree

Subdomains: Much, Little [Positive-Negative Degree]

Definition: a relatively high point on a scale involving exclamation

Notes: In a number of languages an expression of high degree in an exclamation can only be reproduced as an expression of intensive degree in a non-exclamatory form. For example, the statement in OET MAT 6:23 ‘how great must the darkness be!’ must be rendered in a number of languages as ‘the darkness is very, very intense’ or ‘it is very, very dark there.’

Sense 11: that is, that is to say, so to speak, in a sense

Semantic entry: 33.139

Semantic domains: Communication

Subdomains: Interpret, Mean, Explain

Definition: (an idiom, literally: as to speak a word) an expression used to introduce an alternative form of expression as an interpretation of what has been said

Collocations: ὡς ἔπος εἰπεῖν

Sense 12: as soon as possible, very soon

Semantic entry: 67.57

Semantic domains: Time

Subdomains: A Point of Time with Reference to Other Points of Time: Before, Long Ago, Now, At the Same Time, When, About, After

Definition: a point of time subsequent to another point of time, with an interval as brief as possible

Notes: In some languages the equivalent of ‘as soon as possible’ would involve a verb meaning ‘to hurry’ or ‘to do something quickly.’ Accordingly, OET ACT 17:15 may be rendered as ‘with instructions from him that Silas and Timothy hurry to join him.’

Collocations: ὡς τάχιστα