ὡσεί hōsei · G5616

like/as/about

ὡσεί ; adv., ; (a) as if, .as it were, like as, like: Mat.3:16 9:36, Act.2:3 6:15, Rom.6:13, Heb.1:12; γίνεσθαι (φαίνεσθαι) ὡσεί, Mrk.9:26, Luk.22:44 ([WH] R, mg., om.), Luk.24:11; (b) in calculation, and with numbers, about: Mat.14:21, Luk.3:23 9:14, 28 22:41, 59 23:44, Act.2:41 10:3 19:7; ὡσεὶ λίθου βολήν, Luk.22:41.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ὡσεί ; or ὡς εἰ, adverb as if, as though; with various moods: ; I with optative, ἴσαν, ὡς εἴ τε πυρὶ χθὼν πᾶσα νέμοιτο []; I.2 ὡσεί τε with subjunctive, ἐρίλησ᾽ ὡς εἴ τε πατὴρ ὃν παῖδα φιλήσῃ []; I.3 ὡς εἰ or ὡς εἴ τε, with indicative, ἕπονθ᾽ ὡς εἴ τε μετὰ κτίλον ἕσπετο μῆλα []; II in comparisons, like, just as, [], etc.: with participle, []; with verb supplied, []; ὡσεί περ with participle, []; ὡς εἴ πέρ τε with a noun, []; II.2 ὡς εἴτε as it were, []; III with Numerals, or measures of time …

Where it's used 21 times

Matthew 3:16 · Matthew 9:36 · Matthew 14:21 · Mark 6:44 · Mark 9:26 · Luke 3:23 · Luke 9:14 · Luke 9:28 · Luke 22:41 · Luke 22:44 · Luke 22:59 · Luke 23:44 · Luke 24:11 · Acts 2:3 · Acts 2:41 · Acts 6:15 · Acts 10:3 · Acts 19:7 · Romans 6:13 · Hebrews 1:12 … and 1 more

Source: TBESG G5616; TFLSJ G5616

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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