ὥστε (from
ὡς and the enclitic
τέ (
Tdf. Proleg., p. 110)), a consecutive conjunction, i. e. expressing consequence or result, from
Homer down, cf.
Klotz ad Devar. ii. 2, p. 770ff;
Winers Grammar, § 41 b. 5 N. 1, p. 301 (282f); (
Buttmann, § 139, 50);
1. so that (
A. V. frequently
insomuch that);
a. with an infinitive (or accusative and infinitive) (
Buttmann, § 142, 3; the neg. in this construction is
μή,
Buttmann, § 148, 6;
Winer's Grammar, 480 (447)): preceded by the demonstrative
οὕτως,
Acts 14:1;
τοσοῦτος,
Matthew 15:33 (so many loaves as to fill etc.); without a demonstrative preceding (where
ὥστε defines more accurately the magnitude, extent, or quantity),
Matthew 8:24,
28;
Matthew 12:22;
Matthew 13:2,
32,
54;
Matthew 15:31;
Matthew 27:14;
Mark 1:27,
45;
Mark 2:2,
12;
Mark 3:10,
20;
Mark 4:1,
32,
37;
Mark 9:26;
Mark 15:5;
Luke 5:7;
Luke 12:1;
Acts 1:19;
Acts 5:15;
Acts 15:39;
Acts 16:26;
Acts 19:10,
12,
16;
Romans 7:6;
Romans 15:19;
1 Corinthians 1:7;
1 Corinthians 5:1;
1 Corinthians 13:2;
2 Corinthians 1:8;
2 Corinthians 2:7;
2 Corinthians 3:7;
2 Corinthians 7:7;
Philippians 1:13;
1 Thessalonians 1:7;
2 Thessalonians 1:4;
2 Thessalonians 2:4;
Hebrews 13:6;
1 Peter 1:21; it is used also of a designed result,
so as to equivalent to in order to, for to, Matthew 10:1;
Matthew 24:24 (their design);
Matt. 27:1;
Luke 4:29 (
Rec. εἰς τό);
Luke 9:52 (
L marginal reading
WH ὡς, which see III.); and
L T Tr WH in
Luke 20:20 (
R G εἰς τό) (1 Macc. 1:49 1 Macc. 4:2, 28 1 Macc. 10:3; 2 Macc. 2:6;
Thucydides 4, 23;
Xenophon, Cyril 3, 2, 16;
Josephus, Antiquities 13, 5, 10;
Eus. h. e. 3, 28, 3 (cf.
Sophocles Lexicon, under the word, 5)); cf.
Winers Grammar, 318 (298);
Buttmann, § 139, 50 Rem.
b. so that, with the indicative (
Buttmann, 244 (210); cf.
Winer's Grammar, 301 (283); Meyer or Ellicott on Galatians, as below):
Galatians 2:13, and often in secular authors; preceded by
οὕτως,
John 3:16.
2. so then, therefore, wherefore: with the indicative (cf.
Passow, under the word, II. 1 b., vol. ii., p. 2639{b}; (Liddell and Scott, under the word B. II. 2; the neg. in this construction is
οὐ,
Buttmann, § 148, 5)),
Matthew 12:12;
Matthew 19:6;
Matthew 23:31;
Mark 2:28;
Mark 10:8;
Romans 7:4,
12;
Romans 13:2;
1 Corinthians 3:7;
1 Corinthians 7:38;
1 Corinthians 11:27;
1 Corinthians 14:22;
2 Corinthians 4:12;
2 Corinthians 5:16;
Galatians 3:9,
24;
Galatians 4:7,
16; once with a hortatory subjunctive,
1 Corinthians 5:8 (here
L marginal reading indicative). before an imperative:
1 Corinthians 3:21; (
1 Corinthians 4:5);
1 Cor. 10:12;
11:33;
14:39;
15:58;
Philippians 2:12;
Philippians 4:1;
1 Thessalonians 4:18;
James 1:19 (
L T Tr WH read
ἴστε; cf. p. 174{a} top);
1 Peter 4:19.
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