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ὅπως compd. of the relat. or ὅς, and the adv. πῶς

A.Conj. of Manner, as, in such manner as, and with interrog. force how, in what manner, Lat. ut, quomodo.
B.FINAL CONJ., like ἵνα, that, in order that.
A.CONJ. OF MANNER, how, as:
I.Relative to ὥς or οὕτως, in such manner as, as, Lat. ut, sicut, ἔρξον ὅπως ἐθέλεις Hom.; with fut. Ind., esp. after Verbs of seeing, providing, taking care that, in what manner, how, ἔπρασσον ὅπως τις βοηθεία ἥξει Thuc.
2.with ἄν (epic κε) and Subj. in indefinite sentences, just as, however, ὅππως κεν ἐθέλῃσιν Il.; οὕτως ὅπως ἂν αὐτοὶ βούλωνται Xen.
3.with opt. after historical tenses, οὕτως ὅπως βούλοιντο id=Xen.
4.οὐκ ἔστιν ὅπως there is no way in which, it cannot be that, οὐκ ἔσθ᾽ ὅπως σιγήσομαι Ar.; so, οὐκ ἔστιν ὅπως οὐ, fieri non potest quin, οὐκ ἔσθ᾽ ὅπως οὐ ναυτιᾷς id=Ar.: —so in questions, ἔσθ᾽ ὅπως ἔλθωμεν can we possibly come? id=Ar.
5.like ὡς in comparisons, as, like as, κῦμ᾽ ὅπως Aesch., etc.
6.also like ὡς or ὅτι, Lat. quam, with Sup. of Advs., ὅπως ἄριστα id=Aesch.; ὅπως ἀνωτάτω as high up as possible, Ar.
7.with a gen. added, σοῦσθε ὅπως ποδῶν (sc. ἔχετε) run as you are off for feet, i. e. as quick as you can, Aesch.
8.sometimes of Time, when, ὅπως ἴδον αἷμ᾽ Ὀδυσῆος Il., etc.; with opt., whenever, ὅπως μὲν εἴη καρπὸς ἁδρός Hdt.; with Sup. of Advs., ὅπως τάχιστα Aesch.
9.οὐχ ὅπως . . , ἀλλὰ . . , not only not . . but . . (where there is an ellipsis of λέγω or ἐρῶ), οὐχ ὅπως κωλυταὶ γενήσεσθε, ἀλλὰ καὶ . . δύναμιν προσλαβεῖν περιόψεσθε, not only will you not become hinderers, but you will also . . , Thuc., etc.:—so sometimes μὴ ὅπως (where an imperat. must be supplied), μὴ ὅπως ὀρχεῖσθαι ἀλλ᾽ οὐδὲ ὀρθοῦσθαι ἐδύνασθε do not [think] that you can dance, but not even could you stand upright (i. e. so far from being able to dance), Xen.
II.in indirect questions, how, in what way or manner, οὐδὲ ἴδμεν ὅπως ἔσται τάδε ἔργα Il., etc.:—also λεύσσει ὅπως τι γένηται id=Il.
2.with Opt., after tenses of past time, μερμήριξεν ὅπως ἀπολοίατο νῆες Od.
3.ὅπως ἄν (κεν) with the Subj. makes the manner indefinite, πείρα ὅπως κεν δὴ σὴν πατρίδα γαῖαν ἵκηαι try how or that in some way or other, id=Od.; after Verbs of fear and caution, ὅπως and ὅπως μή are used with Fut. Ind. or Aor. Subj., δέδοιχ᾽ ὅπως μὴ τεύξομαι Ar.; ὅπως λάθω δέδοικα Eur.:—this construction is most freq. in an imperative sense, ἄθρει, ὅπως μὴ ἐκδύσεται Ar.:—hence ὅπως or ὅπως μή are used with fut. or Subj. just like the imperat., ὅπως παρέσει μοι πάρισθι, be present, id=Ar.;— ὅπως μὴ τοῦτο Plat.
4.ὅπως is used as the echo to a preceding πῶς; in dialogue: A. καὶ πῶς; B. ὅπως; [d'ye ask] how? Ar.; A. πῶς με χρὴ καλεῖν; B. ὅπως; id=Ar.
B.as FINAL CONJ. that, in order that, Lat. quo
= ut, with Subj. after principal tenses, τὸν δὲ μνηστῆρες λοχῶσιν, ὅπως ὄληται Od.
2.with Opt. after historical tenses, πὰρ δέ οἱ ἔστη, ὅπως κῆρας ἀλάλκοι Il.
3.with Ind. of historical tenses, of consequence which has not followed or cannot follow, τί οὐκ ἔρριψ᾽ ἐμαυτὴν τῆσδ᾽ ἀπὸ πέτρας, ὅπως ἀπηλλάγην Aesch.

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