οὕτως, rarely (Bl. §5, 4; WH, App. 146f.) οὕτω, adv.

(οὗτος), [in LXX chiefly for כֵּן ;]

in this way, so, thus;

__1. referring to what precedes: Mat.5:16 6:30, Mrk.10:43 14:59, Luk.1:25 2:48 15:7, Jhn.3:8, Rom.1:15, 1Co.8:12, al.; οὕτως καί, Mat.17:12, Mrk.13:29, al.; pleonastically, resuming a ptcp. (cl.; see Bl. §74, 6), Act.20:11 27:17.

__2. Referring to what follows: Mat.1:18 6:9, Luk.19:31, Jhn.21:1, 1Pe.2:15; bef. quotations from OT, Mat.2:5, Act.7:6, 1Co.15:45, Heb.4:4.

__3. C. adj. (marking intensity): Heb.12:21, Rev.16:18; similarly with adv. Gal.1:6 (cl.).

__4. As a predicate (Bl. §76, 1): Mat.1:18 9:33, Mrk.2:1, 2 4:26, Rom.4:18 9:20, I Pe 2:15; οὕ ἔχειν (Lat. sic or ita se habere), Act.7:1, al.; ἐκαθέζετο (as he was, without delay or preparation), Jhn.4:6.

__5. In comparison, with correlative adv.: καθάπερ . . . οὕ. Rom.12:4, 5 al.; καθὼς . . . οὕ. Luk.11:30, al.; οὕ. . . . καθώς, Luk.24:24, al.; ὡς . . . οὕ. Rom.5:15, al.; οὕ . . . ὡς, Mrk.4:26, al; ὥσπερ . . . οὕ. Mat.12:40, al.; οὕ. . . . οὕ. 1Co.7:7.

(AS)

in this way; so; thus