Hopos introduces a stated aim or intended result in the clauses where it occurs.

As a conjunction, ὅπως links an action, request, plan, or stated circumstance to its intended outcome or resulting purpose, as when prayer seeks workers in Matthew 9:38 and a decision to sail past Ephesus avoids delay in Acts 20:16.

1. Conjunction introducing aim or intended outcome · dominant

   The supplied morphology identifies ὅπως as a conjunction in the cited clauses. In Matthew 9:38 the APB renders prayer for workers to be sent out, while in Acts 20:16 it renders Paul's sailing decision in relation to avoiding time in Asia; in 1 Peter 2:9 it connects the people's identity with proclaiming God's excellencies.

   Matthew 9:38Acts 20:161 Peter 2:9Matthew 5:16Acts 9:17Hebrews 9:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly marks the linked clause with “so that,” “that,” or “in order that,” though it is a whole-verse translation to this conjunction.