way
tropos denotes a manner of acting or happening, especially a comparison of one event or action with another.
The attested uses chiefly mark the manner in which an action occurs, often by comparing it with another action or event. It also appears in broad expressions concerning every or any manner, and once in an exhortation concerning a person's manner of life.
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Manner shown by comparison · dominant
The accusative singular form occurs in comparisons: in Acts 1:11 the APB renders Jesus' return as happening "in the same way" as his departure, and in Acts 15:11 salvation is described as applying "in the same way as they." In Matthew 23:37 the gathering of Jerusalem's children is compared with a hen gathering her chicks, while Jude 1:7 describes surrounding cities acting "in like manner."
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Any or every manner · common
In 2 Thessalonians 2:3 the accusative singular form stands in the warning that no one deceive "in any way." The dative singular form appears in 2 Thessalonians 3:16 and Philippians 1:18, where the APB has "in every way," and Romans 3:2 likewise states "Much in every way."
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A person's manner of life · rare
The nominative singular form in Hebrews 13:5 introduces conduct that is to be free from love of money and content with what is present; the APB renders the clause "Let your way of life be free from the love of money."
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term through expressions such as "in the same way," "in like manner," "in every way," and "way of life." These phrases reflect the clauses' overall comparisons, breadth of manner, or conduct, but the translation does not align an English token to each occurrence.