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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.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:16 - After being baptized, G907 Jesus G2424 came G305 up 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]lighting G2064 on Him,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:36 - Seeing G3708 the [fn]people, G3793 He felt G4697 compassion G4697 for them, because G3754 they were [fn]distressed G4660 and [fn]dispirited 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 - After crying G2896 out and throwing G4682 him into terrible G4183 convulsions, G4682 it came G1831 out; and the boy became G1096 so much G5616 like G5616 a corpse G3498 that 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 of age, G2094 being, G1510 [fn]as was supposed, 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 And He said G3004 to His disciples, G3101 “Have them [fn]sit G2625 down G2625 to eat in groups G2828 of about G5616 fifty G4004 each.” G303

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:28 - Some G5616 eight G3638 days G2250 after G3326 these G3778 sayings, G3056 He took G3880 along G3880 Peter G4074 and John G2491 and James, G2385 and went G305 up 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 G1617 fervently; G1619 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 - After about G5616 an hour G5610 had passed, G1339 another G243 man G243 began to insist, G1340 saying, G3004 “Certainly G1909 G225 this G3778 man G3778 also G2532 was with Him, for he is a Galilean G1057 too.” G2532

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:44 - It was now G2235 about G5616 [fn]the sixth G1623 hour, G5610 and darkness G4655 [fn]fell G1096 over G1909 the whole 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 believe G569 them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:15 - [fn]At this G3778 time G2250 Peter G4074 stood G450 up in the midst G3319 of the brethren G80 (a gathering G3793 of about G5616 one G1540 hundred G1540 and twenty G1501 [fn]persons 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 there appeared G3708 to them tongues G1100 as of fire G4442 [fn]distributing G1266 themselves, and [fn]they [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

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:15 - And fixing G816 their gaze G816 on him, all G3956 who were sitting G2516 in the [fn]Council G4892 saw G3708 his face G4383 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 and said G3004 to him, “Cornelius!” G2883

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:7

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxRom 6:13

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 1:12 - AND LIKE G5613 A MANTLE 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 AN END G1587.”
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