As

az: Conj. and adverb (usually Greek hos hosper, kathos), designating:

(1) Likeness: (a) between nouns (Gen 3:5; Judg 6:5; Phil 2:8; Heb 11:27; Heb 11:29); (b) between verbs (Luke 6:36; John 5:30; 1 Cor 10:7); (c) between adjectives (1 Cor 15:48).

(2) Limitation (with respect to a particular aspect or relation) (1 Pet 4:15; 1 Pet 4:16).

(3) Time (Luke 8:5; Luke 15:25; Acts 8:36).

(4) Cause (1 Cor 4:1).

(5) Concession (John 7:10; 2 Cor 11:21).

(6) Illustration, in numerous passages, beginning "as it is written," "as it is said," etc.