ὡς (167 verses](adv/conj) "How" is hos, an adverb which means to "thus," "as," "how," "when," "where," "like," "just as," "so far as," "as much as can be," "that," "in order that," "nearly (with numbers)," and "know that." It means "how" in questions and in an exclamation with an adjective or adverb like "how wonderful."-- - (CW) The word translated as "when" has a very broad meaning, translated as "as," "when" "where," "just as," "like," and related words. It means "when," in the sense of "as," during an act, but with past, indicative tenses the temporal "when" at a time. It means "how" only in an exclamation with and adjective or adverb like "how wonderful." It means "how" in questions and in an exclamation with an adjective or adverb like "how wonderful.  It is not "how" in a statement. CW --Confusing Word -- This is not the common word usually translated as "how."