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ὥσπερ
The participle signals a manner as a satellite agreeing with another constituent. If accompanied by the particle ὥσπερ or ὡς ‘as, like’ the participle signals a manner by means of a comparison.
A finite subordinate clause, introduced by one of the conjunctions below, signals a manner or degree based on a comparison as a modifier, often called a comparative clause. Less commonly this clause occurs as a satellite.
Conjunctions are not infrequently combined with other conjunctions to compare the state of affairs in the main clause with another state of affairs. Within this category the comparison with a condition is the most important. For this reason we will focus on this construction in what follows. We may formulate the following rule: a subordinate clause, introduced by ὥσπερ (ἂν) εἰ, signals a manner which is applicable if the condition, expressed in the subordinate clause, is fulfilled.