καθώς
kathōs
as/just as
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Greek word καθώς (kathōs) is a conjunction used to express comparison or similitude. Its meaning is equivalent to "as" or "just as." This word plays a crucial role in conveying the relationship between two ideas, showing that they are similar or equivalent in some way. In terms of usage, katakos appears 183 times in the Bible, indicating its widespread application across various contexts. It is often used in conjunction with other words to form a comparative clause, helping to clarify the connections between different ideas or circumstances. The significance of katakos lies in its ability to facilitate nuanced expression of comparisons and relationships in the Greek text. By allowing the reader to see the similarities and equivalencies between different concepts, katakos contributes to a deeper understanding of the complex ideas and themes presented in the Bible.
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Occurrences in Scripture
183 total occurrences across the text — showing 50
The disciples went, and did just as Jesus commanded them,
Matthew 26:24The Son of Man goes, even as it is written of him, but woe to that man through whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for that man if he had not been born.”
Matthew 28:6He is not here, for he has risen, just like he said. Come, see the place where the Lord was lying.
Mark 1:2As it is written in the prophets, “Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way before you:
Mark 4:33With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
Mark 9:13But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they have also done to him whatever they wanted to, even as it is written about him.”
Mark 11:6They said to them just as Jesus had said, and they let them go.
Mark 14:16His disciples went out, and came into the city, and found things as he had said to them, and they prepared the Passover.
Mark 14:21For the Son of Man goes, even as it is written about him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for that man if he had not been born.”
Mark 15:8The multitude, crying aloud, began to ask him to do as he always did for them.
Mark 16:7But go, tell his disciples and Peter, ‘He goes before you into Galilee. There you will see him, as he said to you.’ ”
Luke 1:2even as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word delivered them to us,
Luke 1:55as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his offspring forever.”
Luke 1:70(as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets who have been from of old),
Luke 2:20The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, just as it was told them.
Luke 2:23(as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”),
Luke 5:14He commanded him to tell no one, “But go your way, and show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing according to what Moses commanded, for a testimony to them.”
Luke 6:31“As you would like people to do to you, do exactly so to them.
Luke 6:36“Therefore be merciful, even as your Father is also merciful.
Luke 11:1When he finished praying in a certain place, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples.”
Luke 11:30For even as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will also be to this generation.
John 5:30I can of myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous; because I don’t seek my own will, but the will of my Father who sent me.
Luke 17:26As it was in the days of Noah, even so will it be also in the days of the Son of Man.
Luke 17:28Likewise, even as it was in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;
Luke 19:32Those who were sent went away, and found things just as he had told them.
Luke 22:13They went, found things as Jesus had told them, and they prepared the Passover.
Luke 22:29I confer on you a kingdom, even as my Father conferred on me,
Luke 24:24Some of us went to the tomb, and found it just like the women had said, but they didn’t see him.”
Luke 24:39See my hands and my feet, that it is truly me. Touch me and see, for a spirit doesn’t have flesh and bones, as you see that I have.”
John 1:23He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”
John 3:14As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
John 5:23that all may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He who doesn’t honor the Son doesn’t honor the Father who sent him.
John 6:31Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness. As it is written, ‘He gave them bread out of heaven to eat.’ ”
John 6:57As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he who feeds on me, he will also live because of me.
John 6:58This is the bread which came down out of heaven—not as our fathers ate the manna, and died. He who eats this bread will live forever.”
John 7:38He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, from within him will flow rivers of living water.”
John 8:28Jesus therefore said to them, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and I do nothing of myself, but as my Father taught me, I say these things.
John 10:15even as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep.
John 10:26But you don’t believe, because you are not of my sheep, as I told you.
John 12:14Jesus, having found a young donkey, sat on it. As it is written,
John 12:50I know that his commandment is eternal life. The things therefore which I speak, even as the Father has said to me, so I speak.”
John 13:15For I have given you an example, that you should also do as I have done to you.
John 13:33Little children, I will be with you a little while longer. You will seek me, and as I said to the Jews, ‘Where I am going, you can’t come,’ so now I tell you.
John 13:34A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also love one another.
John 14:27Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, I give to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.
John 14:31But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father commanded me, even so I do. Arise, let’s go from here.
John 15:4Remain in me, and I in you. As the branch can’t bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless you remain in me.
John 15:9Even as the Father has loved me, I also have loved you. Remain in my love.
John 15:10If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and remain in his love.
John 15:12“This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you.