ώσπου
Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek ὥσπου (hṓspou), consisting of ὥς (hṓs, “as”) πού (poú, “where”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈospu/
- Hyphenation: ώ‧σπου
Adverb
ώσπου • (óspou)
- by the time, when
- ώσπου να πεις αμήν ― óspou na peis amín ― before you could say amen (literally, “before you could say Jack Robinson”)
- Ώσπου να του μιλήσω, είχε εξαφανιστεί. ― Óspou na tou milíso, eíche exafanisteí. ― By the time I spoke to him, he had vanished.
Conjunction
ώσπου • (óspou)
- until (up to the time of)
- Ήμουν άνεργος, ώσπου με προσέλαβαν στο αεροδρόμιο. ― Ímoun ánergos, óspou me prosélavan sto aerodrómio. ― I was unemployed, until they hired me at the airport.
Synonyms
- (until, by the time): μέχρι (méchri), ωσότου (osótou)