No. 690 in Greek

όσον

"As much as" or "as far as."

In a sentence

Όσον αφορά την εργασία σου, έχεις κάνει εξαιρετική δουλειά.
As far as your work is concerned, you have done an excellent job.
The word "όσον" is used here in combination with "αφορά" to indicate a topic or aspect that the sentence is addressing.
Θυμήθηκα την υπόσχεση μου, όσο περνούσε ο καιρός.
I remembered my promise as time passed by.
The word "όσο" (a variant of "όσον") expresses a simultaneous progression of actions or a comparison in time.
Δούλευε όσον χρειαζόταν για να τελειώσει το έργο.
He worked as much as needed to finish the project.
Here, "όσον" is used to quantify or specify the extent or duration of the action described.

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