Hopoios asks or identifies what kind of person, thing, work, or circumstance is in view, and can compare others to a stated example.

The attested uses chiefly identify the kind or character of something under consideration: a person's forgotten condition, an entrance, a work tested by fire, or the standing of reputed persons. In Acts 26:29, it instead marks comparison with Paul's own condition, expressed in the wish that hearers might become like him.

1. Identifying a person's or thing's kind or character · dominant

   In 1 Corinthians 3:13, the neuter singular form stands in the clause about fire testing the character of each person's work; the APB renders the clause "the fire will test what sort of work each has done." In 1 Thessalonians 1:9, the accusative feminine form concerns the nature of an entrance, while James 1:24 uses the nominative singular masculine form for the condition a man forgets after observing himself. Galatians 2:6 likewise concerns what the reputed persons were, as the APB renders "whatever they once were makes no difference to me."

   1 Corinthians 3:131 Thessalonians 1:9Galatians 2:6James 1:24
2. Comparison with a stated person · rare

   In Acts 26:29, the nominative singular masculine form occurs in Paul's wish that his hearers might become comparable to himself, apart from his chains; the APB renders this as "might become such as I am."

   Acts 26:29

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term through "what sort" in clauses about work, an entrance, and a person's condition, while Acts 26:29 is rendered "such as I am." These phrases show the verse-level presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.