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Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #5616 - ὡσεί

Transliteration

hōseí

Phonetics

ho-si'

Origin

from (G5613) and (G1487)

Parts of Speech

adverb

TDNT

None

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

as it were, (had been), as though, as, like as, like
about, nearly
1. before numerals
2. before a measure of time

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (30)

Matthew 5

Mark 2

Luke 9

John 5

Acts 7

Hebrews 2

BSB (21)

Matthew 3

Mark 1

Luke 9

Acts 6

Romans 1

Hebrews 1

CSB (20)

Matthew 3

Mark 1

Luke 9

Acts 6

Romans 1

Hebrews 1

ESV (31)

Matthew 5

Mark 3

Luke 9

John 5

Acts 8

Hebrews 3

Revelation 1

KJV (34)

Matthew 5

Mark 3

Luke 10

John 5

Acts 8

Hebrews 2

Revelation 1

LEB (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (16)

Matthew 2

Mark 2

Luke 8

Acts 4

N95 (16)

Matthew 2

Mark 2

Luke 8

Acts 4

NAS (14)

Matthew 2

Mark 2

Luke 8

Acts 5

NLT (23)

Matthew 4

Mark 4

Luke 10

Acts 9

Romans 1

Hebrews 1

WEB (30)

Matthew 4

Mark 2

Luke 10

John 5

Acts 7

Hebrews 2

YLT (19)

Matthew 3

Mark 1

Luke 7

Acts 6

Romans 1

Hebrews 1

ASV (30)

about 13

as 9

as it had been 1

as it were 1

as it were about 1

asunder, like as 1

now about 1

of about 1

scattered, as 1

sight as 1

BSB (21)

about 10

as those who have been 1

at about 1

like 7

of about 1

was like 1

CSB (20)

about 12

as 1

like 7

ESV (31)

about 16

an 1

as 2

like 12

KJV (34)

about 18

as 9

been 1

like 5

were 1

LEB (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (16)

about 10

like 4

much 1

some 1

N95 (16)

about 10

like 4

much 1

some 1

NAS (14)

about 10

like 4

NLT (23)

about 14

as 1

be 1

for 1

like 6

WEB (30)

about 14

as 5

at about 1

like 6

like it was 1

now about 1

to be 1

YLT (19)

about 3

as 11

as it were 5

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

ADV 27

ANT

ADV 34

BEZ

ADV 21

BGB

ADV 31

BMT

ADV 34

BYZ

ADV 34

ELZ

ADV 12

CONJ 9

NA26

C 9

D 11

SBL

ADV 34

SCV

ADV 34

STV

ADV 20

TIS

ADV 34

ADV 11

CONJ 9

TRG

ADV 12

CONJ 9

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

ὡσεί or ὡς εἰ,

Adv. as if, as though; with various moods:

I c. opt., ἴσαν, ὡς εἴ τε πυρὶ χθὼν πᾶσα νέμοιτο Il. 2.780, cf. 11.389, Od. 9.314, etc.

2. ὡσεί τε c. subj., ἐρίλησ' ὡς εἴ τε πατὴρ ὃν παῖδα φιλήσῃ Il. 9.481.

3. ὡς εἰ or ὡς εἴ τε, c. indic., ἕπονθ' ὡς εἴ τε μετὰ κτίλον ἕσπετο μῆλα Il. 13.492; φιάλαν ὡς εἴ τις.. δωρήσεται Pi. O. 7.1.

II in comparisons, like, just as, Il. 16.59, Od. 7.36, Hes. Sc. 290, B. 11.1, S. Ant. 653, El. 234 (lyr.), etc.: c. part., Il. 5.374, Hes. Sc. 194; ὡς εἴ τε Il. 11.474; with verb supplied, Od. 14.254, Pi. P. 4.112; ὡσεί περ c. part., Hes. Sc. 189, cf. Theoc. 25.163 (nisi leg. εἰ περὶ σεῦ) ; ὡς εἴ πέρ τε with a noun, h.Cer. 215.

2. ὡς εἴτε as it were, Pi. P. 1.44.

III with Numerals, or measures of time and space, about, ὡσεὶ τριήκοντα σταδίων μάλιστά κῃ Hdt. 7.109, cf. X. HG 1.2.9, LXX Genesis 24:55, al., Matthew 14:21, al.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

ὡσεί (ὡς and εἰ (Tdf. Proleg., p. 110)), adverb, from Homer down, properly, as if, i. e.

a. as it were (had been), as though, as, like as, like: Matthew 3:16; Matthew 9:36 (Treg. ὡς); Luke 3:22 (L T Tr WH ὡς); Acts 2:3; Acts 6:15; Acts 9:18 (L T Tr WH ὡς); Romans 6:13 L T Tr WH; Hebrews 1:12; also Rec. in Mark 1:10; John 1:32; γίνεσθαι ὡσεί, Matthew 28:4 R G; Mark 9:26; Luke 22:44 (L brackets WH reject the passive); εἶναι ὡσεί, Matthew 28:3 (L T Tr WH ὡς), and Rec. in Hebrews 11:12 and Revelation 1:14; φαίνεσθαι ὡσεί τί, to appear like a thing, Luke 24:11.

b. about, nearly: α. before numerals: Matthew 14:21; Luke 1:56 (R G); ; John 6:10 (R G L (others ὡς)); Acts 2:41; Acts 4:4 (R G); (in L T Tr WH it is strengthened here by the addition of περί); ; also, Rec. in Mark 6:44; R G in John 4:6; John 19:14 (G?), 39; Acts 5:36; Lachmann in John 6:19 (Judges 3:29; Nehemiah 7:66; Xenophon, Hell. 1, 2, 9; 2, 4, 25). β. before a measure of space: ὡσεί λίθου βολήν, Luke 22:41.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ὡσεί ,

adv.,

(a) as if, .as it were, like as, like: Matthew 3:16; Matthew 9:36, Acts 2:3; Acts 6:15, Romans 6:13, Hebrews 1:12; γίνεσθαι (φαίνεσθαι ) ὡσεί , Mark 9:26, Luke 22:44 ([WH] R, mg., om.), Luke 24:11;

(b) in calculation, and with numbers, about: Matthew 14:21, Luke 3:23; Luke 9:14; Luke 9:28; Luke 22:41; Luke 22:59; Luke 23:44, Acts 2:41; Acts 10:3; Acts 19:7; ὡσεὶ λίθου βολήν , Luke 22:41.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

List of Word Forms

ὡς ωσει ωσεί ώσει ὡσεὶ hos hōs hosei hoseì hōsei hōseì os ōs osei ōsei