Strong's G4459 · Greek
πῶς πώς
pos · /poce/
Definition
adverb from the base of 4226; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much!:--how, after (by) what manner (means), that. (Occasionally unexpressed in English).
KJV: how, after (by) what manner (means), that. (Occasionally unexpressed in English)
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered πῶς πώς across 99 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
99 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Matthew14 verses
And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
Matthew 7:4Or 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?
Matthew 10:19But 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.
Matthew 12:4How 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?
Matthew 12:26And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?
Matthew 12:29Or 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.
Matthew 12:34O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Matthew 16:11How 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?
Matthew 21:20And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!
Matthew 22:12And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.
Matthew 22:43He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying,
Matthew 22:45If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?
Matthew 23:33Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?
Matthew 26:54But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be?
Mark14 verses
How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him?
Mark 3:23And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?
Mark 4:13And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables?
Mark 4:40And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
Mark 5:16And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.
Mark 8:21And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?
Mark 9:12And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.
Mark 10:23And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
Mark 10:24And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!
Mark 11:18And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine.
Mark 12:35And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the Son of David?
Mark 12:41And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. money: a piece of brass money
Mark 14:1After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.
Mark 14:11And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.
Luke16 verses
Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
Luke 6:42Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.
Luke 8:18Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have. seemeth: or, thinketh that he hath
Luke 8:36They also which saw it told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed.
Luke 10:26He said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
Luke 11:18If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.
Luke 12:11And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:
Luke 12:27Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
Luke 12:50But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished! straitened: or, pained
Luke 12:56Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?
Luke 14:7And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them,
Luke 18:24And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
Luke 20:41And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David's son?
Luke 20:44David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son?
Luke 22:2And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him; for they feared the people.
Luke 22:4And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.
John20 verses
Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
John 3:9Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
John 3:12If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
John 4:9Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.
John 5:44How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
John 5:47But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?
John 6:42And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith I came down from heaven?
John 6:52The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
John 7:15And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned? letters: or, learning
John 8:33They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou Ye shall be made free?
John 9:10Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?
John 9:15Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight.1161 He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.
John 9:16Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.
John 9:19And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?
John 9:21But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.
John 9:26Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?
John 11:36Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!
John 12:34The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?
John 14:5Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
John 14:9Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
Acts7 verses
And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?
Acts 4:21So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.
Acts 9:27But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.
Acts 11:13And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house, which stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter;
Acts 12:17But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.
Acts 15:36And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas Let us go again and visit our brethren in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do.
Acts 20:18And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,
Romans6 verses
God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?
Romans 4:10How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.
Romans 6:2God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?
Romans 8:32He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
Romans 10:14How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
Romans 10:15And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
1 Corinthians9 verses
According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
1 Corinthians 7:32But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord: that belong: Gr. of the Lord
1 Corinthians 7:33But he that is married careth for the things that are of the world, how he may please his wife.
1 Corinthians 7:34There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband.
1 Corinthians 14:7And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped? sounds: or, tunes
1 Corinthians 14:9So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air. easy: Gr. significant
1 Corinthians 14:16Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?
1 Corinthians 15:12Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
1 Corinthians 15:35But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?
2 Corinthians1 verse
Colossians1 verse
1 Thessalonians2 verses
For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
1 Thessalonians 4:1Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more. beseech: or, request exhort: or, beseech
2 Thessalonians1 verse
1 Timothy2 verses
(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
1 Timothy 3:15But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. ground: or, stay
1 John2 verses
But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
1 John 4:20If a man say I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G4459 (pos) mean?
adverb from the base of 4226; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much!:--how, after (by) what manner (means), that. (Occasionally unexpressed in English).
How many times does G4459 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G4459 (πῶς πώς) appears in 99 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “how.”
How is pos translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G4459 is rendered as “how” (93×), “it” (3×), “means” (2×), “that” (2×), among other words.