ὥσπερ

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From ὡς (hōs, as) + περ (per, enclitic).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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ὥσπερ (hṓsper)

  1. like, as, even as, just as
  2. (to limit or modify an assertion) as it were
  3. (rarely of time)
    1. so long as, however long
    2. as soon as
  4. (after a comparative)

References

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