Kathaper is a conjunction that connects an action, pattern, or statement with a corresponding comparison or example.

As a conjunction, καθάπερ introduces a comparison or correspondence: it can compare a present action with another action, as in 1 Thessalonians 3:6, or set a stated pattern alongside a parallel example, as in Romans 12:4 and 1 Corinthians 12:12.

1. Conjunction introducing comparison or correspondence · dominant

   The supplied morphology identifies the form as a conjunction throughout. In 1 Corinthians 12:12 the APB renders a comparison between the one body with many members and Christ; in 2 Corinthians 8:11 it sets readiness to will alongside completion, and in Hebrews 4:2 it compares the hearers' reception with that of "those ones."

   1 Corinthians 12:122 Corinthians 8:11Hebrews 4:2Romans 12:41 Thessalonians 3:61 Thessalonians 2:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly makes the comparison explicit with "just as," including 1 Corinthians 12:12 and 1 Thessalonians 2:11. Its English phrasing only indicates the comparison expressed by the surrounding clauses.