Genesis 26:9
And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.
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And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife: and how saidst thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for her.
Read in context →How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
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pōs · poce
an interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much!
Strong's KJV usage: :--how, after (by) what manner (means), that.
Strong's first: Matthew 6:28Strong's last: Revelation 3:3
Open full G4459 profile →pósos · pos'-os
interrogative pronoun (of amount) how much (large, long or (plural) many)
Strong's KJV usage: :--how great (long, many), what.
Strong's first: Matthew 6:23Strong's last: Luke 16:7
Open full G4214 profile →hōs · hoce
which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows)
Strong's KJV usage: :--about, after (that), (according) as (it had been, it were), as soon (as), even as (like), for, how (greatly), like (as, unto), since, so (that), that, to wit, unto, when(-soever), while, X with all speed.
Strong's first: Mark 4:27Strong's last: 1 Thessalonians 2:11
Open full G5613 profile →hóti · hot'-ee
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
Strong's KJV usage: :--as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
Strong's first: Matthew 12:5Strong's last: Revelation 2:2
Open full G3754 profile →tís · tis
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
Strong's KJV usage: :--every man, how (much), + no(-ne, thing), what (manner, thing), where (-by, -fore, -of, -unto, - with, -withal), whether, which, who(-m, -se), why.
Strong's first: Matthew 18:12Strong's last: Ephesians 6:21
Open full G5101 profile →ʼêyk · ake
how? or how!; also where
Strong's KJV usage: how, what.
Strong's first: Genesis 44:34Strong's last: Song of Solomon 5:3
Open full H349 profile →eídō · i'-do
used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent G3700 and G3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know
Strong's KJV usage: :--be aware, behold, X can (+ not tell), consider, (have) know(-ledge), look (on), perceive, see, be sure, tell, understand, wish, wot.
Strong's first: Matthew 7:11Strong's last: 2 Peter 2:9
Open full G1492 profile →héōs · heh'-oce
a conjunction, preposition and adverb of continuance, until (of time and place)
Strong's KJV usage: :--even (until, unto), (as) far (as), how long, (un-)til(-l), (hither-, un-, up) to, while(-s).
Strong's first: Matthew 17:17Strong's last: Revelation 6:10
Open full G2193 profile →hópōs · hop'-oce
what(-ever) how, i.e. in the manner that (as adverb or conjunction of coincidence, intentional or actual)
Strong's KJV usage: :--because, how, (so) that, to, when.
Strong's first: Matthew 12:14Strong's last: Luke 24:20
Open full G3704 profile →mâh · maw
properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses
Strong's KJV usage: how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.
Strong's first: Genesis 47:8Strong's last: Psalms 78:40
Open full H4100 profile →hósos · hos'-os
as (much, great, long, etc.) as
Strong's KJV usage: :--all (that), as (long, many, much) (as), how great (many, much), (in-)asmuch as, so many as, that (ever), the more, those things, what (great, -soever), wheresoever, wherewithsoever, which, X while, who(-soever).
Strong's first: Mark 5:19Strong's last: Acts 9:16
Open full G3745 profile →póte · pot'-eh
interrogative adverb, at what time
Strong's KJV usage: :--+ how long, when.
Strong's first: Mark 9:19Strong's last: John 10:24
Open full G4219 profile →posákis · pos-ak'-is
how many times
Strong's KJV usage: :--how oft(-en).
Strong's first: Matthew 23:37Strong's last: Luke 13:34
Open full G4212 profile →ʼăsher · ash-er'
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
Strong's KJV usage: × after, × alike, as (soon as), because, × every, for, + forasmuch, + from whence, + how(-soever), × if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), × though, + until, + whatsoever, when, where (+ -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, + whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
Strong's first: Genesis 30:29Strong's last: Genesis 30:29
Open full H834 profile →hêyk · hake
how?
Strong's KJV usage: how.
Strong's first: 1 Chronicles 13:12Strong's last: Daniel 10:17
Open full H1963 profile →mâh · maw
Strong's KJV usage: how great (mighty), that which, what(-soever), why.
Strong's first: Daniel 4:3Strong's last: Daniel 4:3
Open full H4101 profile →hístēmi · his'-tay-mee
to stand (transitively or intransitively), used in various applications (literally or figuratively)
Strong's KJV usage: :--abide, appoint, bring, continue, covenant, establish, hold up, lay, present, set (up), stanch, stand (by, forth, still, up).
Strong's first: Acts 12:14Strong's last: Acts 12:14
Open full G2476 profile →kathṓs · kath-oce'
just (or inasmuch) as, that
Strong's KJV usage: :--according to, (according, even) as, how, when.
Strong's first: Acts 15:14Strong's last: Acts 15:14
Open full G2531 profile →hypó · hoop-o'
under, i.e. (with the genitive case) of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place (whither (underneath) or where (below) or time (when (at))
Strong's KJV usage: :--among, by, from, in, of, under, with.
Strong's first: Acts 23:30Strong's last: Acts 23:30
Open full G5259 profile →ʼay · ah'ee
where? hence how?
Strong's KJV usage: how, what, whence, where, whether, which (way).
Strong's first: Jeremiah 5:7Strong's last: Jeremiah 5:7
Open full H335 profile →ʼân · awn
where?; hence, whither?, when?; also hither and thither
Strong's KJV usage: any (no) whither, now, where, whither(-soever).
Strong's first: Job 8:2Strong's last: Job 8:2
Open full H575 profile →kîy · kee
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Strong's KJV usage: and, (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), but, certainly, doubtless, else, even, except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, (al-) though, till, truly, until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
Strong's first: Joshua 10:1Strong's last: Joshua 10:1
Open full H3588 profile →maddûwaʻ · mad-doo'-ah
what (is) known?; i.e. (by implication) (adverbially) why?
Strong's KJV usage: how, wherefore, why.
Strong's first: Exodus 2:18Strong's last: Exodus 2:18
Open full H4069 profile →Strong's data is a concordance/lexical reference layer. Scripture context controls interpretation. Lexical source data is shown separately from future TWBC editorial teaching.
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But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak.
It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?
How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?
Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.
And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?
Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.
O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.
Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?
Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.
Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.
Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.
How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray?
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?
And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!
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HOW, adverb In what manner. I know not how to answer.
HOW can a man be born when he is old?
HOW can these things be? John 3:4.
1. To what degree or extent. how long shall we suffer these indignities? how much better is wisdom than gold!
O how love I thy law! how sweet are thy words to my taste. Psalms 119:84.
2. For what reason; from what cause.
HOW now, my love, why is your cheek so pale?
3. By what means. how can this effect by produced?
4. In what state.
HOW, and with what reproach shall I return!
5. It is used in a sense marking proportion; as how much less; how much more.
Behold, he putteth no trust in his servants--how much less in them that dwell in houses of clay-- Job 4:19.
By how much they would diminish the present extent of the sea, so much they would impair the fertility and fountains and rivers of the earth.
6. It is much used in exclamation.
HOW are the mighty fallen! 2 Samuel 1:4.
7. In some popular phrases, how is superfluous or inelegant.
Thick clouds put us in some hope of land; knowing how that part of the South Sea was utterly unknown.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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