ὅπως

ὅπως — hópōs

ὅπως (from πῶς and the relative ὁ), with the indicative, a relative adverb but, like the Latinut, assuming also the nature of a conjunction (cf. Winer's Grammar, 449 (418f)).

I. As an adverb; as, in what manner, how; once so in the N. T. in an indirect question, with the indicative: οὐκ ἔγνως, ὅπως κτλ., Luk 24:20, where cf. Bornemann, Scholia etc.

II. A conjunction, Latinut, answering to the German dass, that; in classical Greek with the optative, and subjunctive, and future indicative; cf. especially Klotz ad Devar. ii. 2, p. 681ff But the distinction observed between these constructions by the more elegant Greek writings is quite neglected in the N. T., and if we except Mat 26:59 L T Tr (ὅπως θανατώσουσιν) (1Co 1:29 Rec.elz), only the subjunctive follows this particle (for in Mar 5:23, for ὅπως... ζήσεται, L text T Tr WH have correctly restored ἵνα... ζήσῃ); cf. Winers Grammar, 289 (271); Buttmann, 233f (201f); (214 (185)).

1. It denotes the purpose or end, in order that; with the design or to the end that; that;

a. without ἄν — after the present, Mat 6:2; Mat 6:16; Phm 1:6; Heb 9:15; after ἐστε to be supplied, 1Pe 2:9; after the perfect, Act 9:17; Heb 2:9; ὅπως μή, Luk 16:26; after the imperfect, Mat 26:59 (R G (see above)); Act 9:24; after the aorist, Act 9:2; Act 9:12; Act 25:26; Rom 9:17; Gal 1:4; ὅπως μή, Act 20:16; 1Co 1:29; after the pluperfect, Joh 11:57; after the future, Mat 23:35; and Rec. in Act 24:26; after an aorist subjunctive by which something is asked for, Mar 5:23 Rec.; after imperatives, Mat 2:8; Mat 5:16; Mat 5:45; Mat 6:4; Act 23:15; Act 23:23; 2Co 8:11; ὅπως μή, Mat 6:18; after clauses with ἵνα and the aorist subjunctive, Luk 16:28; 2Co 8:14; 2Th 1:12. Noteworthy is the phrase ὅπως πληροθη, i. e. that according to God's purpose it might be brought to pass or might be proved by the event, of O. T. prophecies and types (see ἵνα, II. 3 at the end): Mat 2:23; Mat 8:17; Mat 12:17 (where L T Tr WH ἵνα);.

b. ὅπως ἄν, that, if it be possible, Mat 6:5 R G; that, if what I have just said shall come to pass, Luk 2:35; Act 3:20 (R. V. that so);; Rom 3:4 (Buttmann, 234 (201)); examples from the Sept. are given in Winer's Grammar, § 42, 6.

2. As in the Greek writings also (cf. Winers Grammar, 338 (317); (Buttmann, § 139, 41)), ὅπως with the subjunctive is used after verbs of praying, entreating, asking, exhorting, to denote what one wishes to be done: Mat 8:34 (here L ἵνα);; Luk 7:3; Luk 10:2; Luk 11:37; Act 8:15; Act 8:24; Act 9:2; Act 23:20; Act 25:3; Jas 5:16; after a verb of deliberating: Mat 12:14; Mat 22:15; Mar 3:6 (from which examples it is easy to see how the use noted in II. arises from the original adverbial force of the particle; for συμβούλιον ἐδίδουν... ὅπως αὐτόν ἀπολέσωσιν, they took counsel to destroy him is equivalent to how they might destroy him, and also to to this end that they might destroy him; cf. Kühner, § 552 Anm. 3, ii., p. 892).