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Lexicon :: Strong's G5616 - hōsei

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ὡσεί
Transliteration
hōsei (Key)
Pronunciation
ho-si'
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Part of Speech
adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
21x in 1 unique form(s)
TR
34x in 2 unique form(s)
LXX
171x in 1 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

ὡσεί hōseí, ho-si'; from G5613 and G1487; as if:—about, as (it had been, it were), like (as).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 34x

The KJV translates Strong's G5616 in the following manner: about (18x), as (7x), like (5x), as it had been (2x), as it were (1x), like as (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 34x
The KJV translates Strong's G5616 in the following manner: about (18x), as (7x), like (5x), as it had been (2x), as it were (1x), like as (1x).
  1. as it were, (had been), as though, as, like as, like

  2. about, nearly

    1. before numerals

    2. before a measure of time

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὡσεί hōseí, ho-si'; from G5613 and G1487; as if:—about, as (it had been, it were), like (as).
STRONGS G5616:
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); Luke 3:23; 9:14,28; 22:41,59; 23:44; John 6:10 (R G L (others ὡς)); Acts 2:41; Acts 4:4 (R G); Acts 10:3 (in L T Tr WH it is strengthened here by the addition of περί); Acts 19:7; 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.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Judges
3:29
Nehemiah
7:66
Matthew
3:16; 9:36; 14:21; 28:3; 28:4
Mark
1:10; 6:44; 9:26
Luke
1:56; 3:22; 3:23; 9:14; 9:28; 22:41; 22:41; 22:44; 22:59; 23:44; 24:11
John
1:32; 4:6; 6:10; 6:19; 19:14
Acts
2:3; 2:41; 4:4; 5:36; 6:15; 9:18; 10:3; 19:7
Romans
6:13
Hebrews
1:12; 11:12
Revelation
1:14

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G5616 matches the Greek ὡσεί (hōsei),
which occurs 21 times in 20 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:16 - βαπτισθεὶς δὲ Ἰησοῦς εὐθὺς ἀνέβη ἀπὸ τοῦ ὕδατος καὶ ἰδοὺ ἠνεῴχθησαν αὐτῷ οἱ οὐρανοί καὶ εἶδεν τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ θεοῦ καταβαῖνον ὡσεὶ G5616 περιστερὰν καὶ ἐρχόμενον ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:36 - ἰδὼν δὲ τοὺς ὄχλους ἐσπλαγχνίσθη περὶ αὐτῶν ὅτι ἦσαν ἐσκυλμένοι καὶ ἐρριμμένοι ὡσεὶ G5616 πρόβατα μὴ ἔχοντα ποιμένα
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:21 - οἱ δὲ ἐσθίοντες ἦσαν ἄνδρες ὡσεὶ G5616 πεντακισχίλιοι χωρὶς γυναικῶν καὶ παιδίων
Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:26 - καὶ κράξας καὶ πολλὰ σπαράξας ἐξῆλθεν καὶ ἐγένετο ὡσεὶ G5616 νεκρός ὥστε τοὺς πολλοὺς λέγειν ὅτι ἀπέθανεν
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:23 - καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν Ἰησοῦς ἀρχόμενος ὡσεὶ G5616 ἐτῶν τριάκοντα ὢν υἱός ὡς ἐνομίζετο Ἰωσὴφ τοῦ Ἠλὶ
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:14 - ἦσαν γὰρ ὡσεὶ G5616 ἄνδρες πεντακισχίλιοι εἶπεν δὲ πρὸς τοὺς μαθητὰς αὐτοῦ κατακλίνατε αὐτοὺς κλισίας ὡσεὶ G5616 ἀνὰ πεντήκοντα
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:28 - ἐγένετο δὲ μετὰ τοὺς λόγους τούτους ὡσεὶ G5616 ἡμέραι ὀκτὼ καὶ παραλαβὼν Πέτρον καὶ Ἰωάννην καὶ Ἰάκωβον ἀνέβη εἰς τὸ ὄρος προσεύξασθαι
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:41 - καὶ αὐτὸς ἀπεσπάσθη ἀπ᾽ αὐτῶν ὡσεὶ G5616 λίθου βολήν καὶ θεὶς τὰ γόνατα προσηύχετο
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:44 - καὶ γενόμενος ἐν ἀγωνίᾳ ἐκτενέστερον προσηύχετο καὶ ἐγένετο ἱδρὼς αὐτοῦ ὡσεὶ G5616 θρόμβοι αἵματος καταβαίνοντες ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:59 - καὶ διαστάσης ὡσεὶ G5616 ὥρας μιᾶς ἄλλος τις διϊσχυρίζετο λέγων ἐπ᾽ ἀληθείας καὶ οὗτος μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ ἦν καὶ γὰρ Γαλιλαῖός ἐστιν
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:44 - καὶ ἦν ἤδη ὡσεὶ G5616 ὥρα ἕκτη καὶ σκότος ἐγένετο ἐφ᾽ ὅλην τὴν γῆν ἕως ὥρας ἐνάτης
Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:11 - καὶ ἐφάνησαν ἐνώπιον αὐτῶν ὡσεὶ G5616 λῆρος τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα καὶ ἠπίστουν αὐταῖς
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:15 - καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ταύταις ἀναστὰς Πέτρος ἐν μέσῳ τῶν ἀδελφῶν εἶπεν ἦν τε ὄχλος ὀνομάτων ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ ὡσεὶ G5616 ἑκατὸν εἴκοσι
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:3 - καὶ ὤφθησαν αὐτοῖς διαμεριζόμεναι γλῶσσαι ὡσεὶ G5616 πυρός καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐφ᾽ ἕνα ἕκαστον αὐτῶν
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:41 - οἱ μὲν οὖν ἀποδεξάμενοι τὸν λόγον αὐτοῦ ἐβαπτίσθησαν καὶ προσετέθησαν ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ ψυχαὶ ὡσεὶ G5616 τρισχίλιαι
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:15 - καὶ ἀτενίσαντες εἰς αὐτὸν πάντες οἱ καθεζόμενοι ἐν τῷ συνεδρίῳ εἶδον τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ὡσεὶ G5616 πρόσωπον ἀγγέλου
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:3 - εἶδεν ἐν ὁράματι φανερῶς ὡσεὶ G5616 περὶ ὥραν ἐνάτην τῆς ἡμέρας ἄγγελον τοῦ θεοῦ εἰσελθόντα πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ εἰπόντα αὐτῷ Κορνήλιε
Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:7 - ἦσαν δὲ οἱ πάντες ἄνδρες ὡσεὶ G5616 δώδεκα
Unchecked Copy BoxRom 6:13 - μηδὲ παριστάνετε τὰ μέλη ὑμῶν ὅπλα ἀδικίας τῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ ἀλλὰ παραστήσατε ἑαυτοὺς τῷ θεῷ ὡσεὶ G5616 ἐκ νεκρῶν ζῶντας καὶ τὰ μέλη ὑμῶν ὅπλα δικαιοσύνης τῷ θεῷ
Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 1:12 - καὶ ὡσεὶ G5616 περιβόλαιον ἑλίξεις αὐτούς ὡς ἱμάτιον καὶ ἀλλαγήσονται σὺ δὲ αὐτὸς εἶ καὶ τὰ ἔτη σου οὐκ ἐκλείψουσιν
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