[*] 2929.
ὅπως, originally a relative adverb meaning
how, is derived from the relative particle
σϝοδ (with which Eng.
so is connected), to which the indefinite
πώς has been added. Hom.
ὅππως from
σϝοδ-πως, as
ὅττι from
σϝοδ-τι (
81 D 2).
a. The adverbial meaning of
ὅπως is still seen in its use as an indefinite relative and as an indirect interrogative; and by the fact that in its place
ὅπῃ, ὅτῳ τρόπῳ, ἐξ ὅτου τρόπου are sometimes used. By association with the subjunctive
ὅπως became a conjunction (cp.
μή πως) used with or without
ἄν in final clauses (see
2196,
2201). On the use as a conjunction in object clauses after verbs of effort and of fear, see
2211,
2228. So in dependent statements
ὅπως passed from
how into
that (2578 d).
