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Lexicon :: Strong's G5616 - hōsei

Aa
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 passage); 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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission.

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.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:16 - After He was baptized G907, Jesus G2424 came G305 up G305 immediately G2117 from the water G5204; and behold G2400, the heavens G3772 were opened G455, and [fn]he saw G3708 the Spirit G4151 of God G2316 descending G2597 as a dove G4058 and [fn]settling G2064 on Him,

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Seeing G3708 the crowds G3793, He felt G4697 compassion G4697 for them, because G3754 they were [fn]distressed G4660 and downcast G4496, like G5616 sheep G4263 [fn]without G3361 G2192 a shepherd G4166.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:21 - There were about G5616 five G4000 thousand G4000 men G435 who ate G2068, besides G5565 women G1135 and children G3813.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:26 - And after crying G2896 out G2896 and throwing G4682 him into G4682 terrible G4183 convulsions G4682, it came G1831 out G1831; and the boy became G1096 so G5620 much G5620 like G5616 a corpse G3498 that G5620 most G4183 of them said G3004, “He is dead G599!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:23 -

When He began G757 His ministry, Jesus G2424 Himself G846 was about G5616 thirty G5144 years G2094 old, being G1510, as was commonly G3543 held G3543, the son G5207 of Joseph G2501, [fn]the son G5207 of [fn]Eli G2242,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:14 - (For there were about G5616 five G4000 thousand G4000 men G435.) But He said G3004 to His disciples G3101, “Have them recline G2625 to eat in groups G2828 of about G5616 fifty G4004 each G303.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:28 -

About G5616 eight G3638 days G2250 after G3326 these G3778 sayings G3056, He took G3880 along G3880 Peter G4074, John G2491, and James G2385, and went G305 up G305 on the mountain G3735 to pray G4336.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:41 - And He withdrew G645 from them about G5616 a stone’s G3037 throw G1000, and He knelt G1119 G5087 down G5087 G1119 and began to pray G4336,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:44 - And being G1096 in agony G74, He was praying G4336 very fervently G1618; and His sweat G2402 became G1096 like G5616 drops G2361 of blood G129, falling G2597 down G2597 upon the ground G1093].

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:59

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:59 - And after about G5616 an hour G5610 had passed G1339, some G5100 other G243 man G243 began to insist G1340, saying G3004, “Certainly G1909 G225 this G3778 man G3778 also G2532 was with Him, for he, too G2532, is a Galilean G1057.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:44

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It was now G2235 about G5616 [fn]the sixth G1623 hour G5610, and darkness G4655 came G1096 over G1909 the entire G3650 land G1093 until G2193 [fn]the ninth G1766 hour G5610,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:11 - But these G3778 words G4487 appeared G5316 [fn]to them as nonsense G3026, and they would not G569 believe G569 [fn]the women.

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[fn]At this G3778 time G2250 Peter G4074 stood G450 up G450 among G3319 the brothers G80 and sisters (a group G3793 of about G5613 120 G1540 G1501 [fn]people G3686 was there together G1909 G3588 G846), and said G3004,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:3 - And tongues G1100 that looked like fire G4442 appeared G3708 to them, [fn]distributing G1266 themselves, and a tongue [fn]rested G2523 on each G1538 one G1520 of them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:41

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:41 - So G3767 then G3767, those G3588 who had received G588 his word G3056 were baptized G907; and that day G2250 there were added G4369 about G5616 three G5153 thousand G5153 [fn]souls G5590.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:15 - And all G3956 who were sitting G2516 in the [fn]Council G4892 stared G816 at him, and they saw G3708 his face G4383, which was like G5616 the face G4383 of an angel G32.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:3 - About G5616 G4012 the [fn]ninth G1766 hour G5610 of the day G2250 he clearly G5320 saw G3708 in a vision G3705 an angel G32 of God G2316 who had just come G1525 in G1525 and said G3004 to him, “Cornelius G2883!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:7 - There were about G5616 twelve G1427 men G435 in all G3956.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 6:13 - and do not go on presenting G3936 [fn]the parts G3196 of your body to sin G266 as [fn]instruments G3696 of unrighteousness G93; but present G3936 yourselves G1438 to God G2316 as those who are G2198 alive G2198 from the dead G3498, and [fn]your body’s parts G3196 as [fn]instruments G3696 of righteousness G1343 for God G2316.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 1:12

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AND LIKE G5613 A ROBE G4018 YOU WILL ROLL G1667 THEM UP;

LIKE G5613 A GARMENT G2440 THEY WILL ALSO G2532 BE CHANGED G236.

BUT YOU ARE THE SAME G846,

AND YOUR YEARS G2094 WILL NOT COME G1587 TO G1587 AN G1587 END G1587.”

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