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Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [1]

A — 1: Ἔθος (Strong'S #1485 — Noun Neuter — ethos — eth'-os )

"a habit, custom" (akin to the verb etho, "to be accustomed"), is always translated "custom" in the RV ("manner" in the AV of  John 19:40;  Acts 15:1;  25:16;  Hebrews 10:25 ). See Custom. No. 1.

A — 2: Ἦθος (Strong'S #2239 — Noun Neuter — ethos — ay'-thos )

primarily "a haunt, abode," then, "a custom, manner," occurs in the plural in  1—Corinthians 15:33 , i.e., ethical conduct morals.

A — 3: Τρόπος (Strong'S #5158 — Noun Masculine — tropos — trop'-os )

"a turning, fashion, manner, character, way of life," is translated "manner" in  Acts 1:11 , with reference to the Lord's ascension and return; in  Jude 1:7 , of the similarity of the evil of those mentioned in  Jude 1:6,7 . See Conversation , Means , Way.

 Acts 15:11

A — 4: Τύπος (Strong'S #5179 — Noun Masculine — tupos — too'-pos )

"a mark or impress," is translated "manner" in  Acts 23:25 . See Form , No. 3.

A — 5: Ἀκρίβεια (Strong'S #195 — Noun Feminine — akribeia — ak-ree'-bi-ah )

"exactness, precision" (akin to akribes, "exact, careful;" see akriboo, "to inquire carefully," and akribos, "carefully"), occurs in  Acts 22:3 , Rv , "strict manner" (AV, "perfect manner").

 Luke 4:16 Acts 17:2CustomWont.  2—Timothy 3:10Conduct.Life

B — 1: Ποταπός (Strong'S #4217 — Adjective — potapos — pot-ap-os' )

primarily, "from what country," then, "of what sort," is rendered "what manner of man."  Matthew 8:27 : so  2—Peter 3:11;  Mark 13:1 (twice);   Luke 1:29;  7:39;  1—John 3:1 .

B — 2: Ποῖος (Strong'S #4169 — pronoun — poios — poy'-os )

"of what sort," is translated "by what manner of (death)" in  John 21:19 , RV, (AV, "by what"); in  Acts 7:49 , "what manner of (house);"  Romans 3:27 , "what manner of law;"  1—Corinthians 15:35 , "what manner of body."

B — 3: Οἷος (Strong'S #3634 — pronoun — hoios — hoy'-os )

a relative pronoun, signifying "what sort of or manner of," is translated by the latter phrase in  1—Thessalonians 1:5; some mss. have it in  Luke 9:55 , as in AV; the RV follows those in which it is absent.

B — 4: Ὁποῖος (Strong'S #3697 — pronoun — hopoios — hop-oy'-os )

is rendered "what manner of" in  1—Thessalonians 1:9;  James 1:24 . See Sort , A.

C — 1: Πολυτρόπως (Strong'S #4187 — Adverb — polutropos — pol-oot-rop'-oce )

lit., "much turning" (polus, "much," tropos, "a turning"), "in many ways (or manners)," is rendered "in divers manners" in  Hebrews 1:1 .

C — 2: Οὕτως (Strong'S #3779 — Adverb — houtos | houto — hoo'-to )

"thus, in this way," is rendered "after this manner" in  Matthew 6:9;  1—Peter 3:5;  Revelation 11:5 . See So , Thus.

C — 3: Ὡσαύτως (Strong'S #5615 — Adverb — hosautos — ho-sow'-toce )

a strengthened form of hos, "thus," signifies "just so, likewise, in like manner," e.g.,  1—Timothy 2:9; in the following the RV has "in like manner," for AV, "likewise;"  Mark 14:31;  Luke 22:20;  Romans 8:26;  1—Timothy 3:8;  5:25; in  Luke 20:31 the RV has "likewise," AV, "in like manner." See Likewise.

C — 4: Ὁμοίως (Strong'S #3668 — Adverb — homoios — hom-oy'-oce )

akin to the adjective homoios, "like," signifies in "like manner, equally;" in the following the RV has "in like manner" for AV, "likewise;"  Matthew 27:41;  Mark 4:16;  15:31;  Luke 10:32;  13:3;  16:25;  John 5:19; ( Hebrews 9:21 );  James 2:25;  1—Peter 3:1,7;  Revelation 8:12; in  Revelation 2:15 the AV "which thing I hate" translates a variant reading (ho miso). See Likewise , So.

C — 5: Πῶς (Strong'S #4459 — particle — pos — poce )

how, is translated "after what manner" in  Acts 20:18 . See Means.

 Hebrews 2:14Likewise

D — 1: Κατά (Strong'S #2596 — Preposition — kata — kat-ah' )

"according to," is translated "after the manner" in  John 2:6 , i.e., "in accordance with;" in  Romans 3:5;  1—Corinthians 3:3;  9:8 , RV, "after the manner of" (AV, "as").

E — 1: Τροποφορέω (Strong'S #5159 — Verb — tropophoreo — trop-of-or-eh'-o )

"to bear another's manners," is translated "suffered He (their) manners" in  Acts 13:18 . For this and the alternative reading see Bear , No. 8.

 Luke 6:23 6:26 Luke 17:30 Philippians 2:18  Mark 13:29 Acts 15:23  Acts 25:20  Acts 25:19 Luke 1:66 Luke 24:17 Mark 4:41 Luke 8:25  John 7:36 Galatians 2:14 Matthew 12:31 Luke 11:42 Revelation 18:12

King James Dictionary [2]

MAN'NER, n. L. manus, the hand.

1. Form method way of performing or executing.

Find thou the manner, and the means prepare.

2. Custom habitual practice.

Show them the manner of the king that shall reign over them. This will be the manner of the king.  1 Samuel 8

Paul, as his manner was-- Acts 17 .

3. Sort kind.

Ye tithe mint and rue, and all manner of herbs.  Luke 11 .

They shall say all manner of evil against you falsely-- Matthew 5

In this application, manner has the sense of a plural word all sorts or kinds.

4. Certain degree or measure. It is in a manner done already.

The bread is in a manner common.  1 Samuel 21

This use may also be sometimes defined by sort or fashion as we say, a thing is done after a sort or fashion, that is, not well, fully or perfectly.

Augustinus does in a manner confess the charge.

5. Mien cast of look mode.

Air and manner are more expressive than words.

6. Peculiar way or carriage distinct mode.

It can hardly be imagined how great a difference was in the humor, disposition and manner of the army under Essex and that under Waller.

A man's company may be known by his manner of expressing himself.

7. Way mode of things.

The temptations of prosperity insinuate themselves after a gentle, but very powerful manner.

8. Way of service or worship.

The nations which thou hast removed and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the god of the land-- 2 Kings 7 .

9. In painting, the particular habit of a painter in managing colors, lights and shades.

MAN'NER, To instruct in manners.

Webster's Dictionary [3]

(1): ( n.) Mode of action; way of performing or effecting anything; method; style; form; fashion.

(2): ( n.) The style of writing or thought of an author; characteristic peculiarity of an artist.

(3): ( n.) Certain degree or measure; as, it is in a manner done already.

(4): ( n.) Sort; kind; style; - in this application sometimes having the sense of a plural, sorts or kinds.

(5): ( n.) Carriage; behavior; deportment; also, becoming behavior; well-bred carriage and address.

(6): ( n.) Characteristic mode of acting, conducting, carrying one's self, or the like; bearing; habitual style.

(7): ( n.) Customary method of acting; habit.

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