ὡς

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 ὡς

   hōs

   as
2. sentence🔊 Σταθεὶς δὲ Παῦλος ἐν μέσῳ τοῦ Ἀρείου Πάγου ἔφη Ἄνδρες Ἀθηναῖοι κατὰ πάντα ὡς δεισιδαιμονεστέρους ὑμᾶς θεωρῶ

   sta-THEIS de PAU-los en ME-sō tou a-REI-ou PA-gou E-phē AN-dres a-thē-NAI-oi ka-TA PAN-ta hōs dei-si-dai-mo-ne-STE-rous hy-MAS the-ō-RŌ

   having stood then Paul in midst of the of Areios Rock said men Athenians according to all {things} as more religious you I observe

Exegesis

The following clause, kata panta hōs deisidaimonesterous hymas theōrō {κατὰ πάντα ὡς δεισιδαιμονεστέρους ὑμᾶς θεωρῶ | katá pánta hōs deisidaimonestérous hymâs theōrô}, begins with the prepositional phrase kata panta ‘in every respect’ placed first for emphasis, with hōs introducing Paul’s evaluative perspective. Deisidaimonesterous functions as a predicate accusative describing hymas ‘you,’ while theōrō provides the first person evaluative verb ‘I perceive.’ This structure allows Paul to frame his assessment as a reasoned observation rather than a direct accusation, a nuance reflected in English by foregrounding “in every respect” and using “very religious” as a term that can bear both appreciative and critical overtones depending on the broader discourse.