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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 34 times in 34 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:16 - After Jesus was baptized, just as he was coming up out of the water, the heavens opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming on him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 9:36 - When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were bewildered and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:21 - Not counting women and children, there were about five thousand men who ate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:3 - His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:4 - The guards were shaken and became like dead men because they were so afraid of him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:10 - And just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens splitting apart and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:44 - Now there were five thousand men who ate the bread.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:26 - It shrieked, threw him into terrible convulsions, and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, "He is dead!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:56

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:56 - So Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then returned to her home.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:22 - and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, "You are my one dear Son; in you I take great delight."

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:23 - So Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years old. He was the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:14 - (Now about five thousand men were there.) Then he said to his disciples, "Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each."

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:28 - Now about eight days after these sayings, Jesus took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up the mountain to pray.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:41 - He went away from them about a stone's throw, knelt down, and prayed,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:44 - And in his anguish he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.]

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:59

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:59 - And after about an hour still another insisted, "Certainly this man was with him, because he too is a Galilean."

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:44 - It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:11 - But these words seemed like pure nonsense to them, and they did not believe them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:32 - Then John testified, "I saw the Spirit descending like a dove from heaven, and it remained on him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:6 - Jacob's well was there, so Jesus, since he was tired from the journey, sat right down beside the well. It was about noon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:10 - Jesus said, "Have the people sit down." (Now there was a lot of grass in that place.) So the men sat down, about five thousand in number.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:14 - (Now it was the day of preparation for the Passover, about noon.) Pilate said to the Jewish leaders, "Look, here is your king!"

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:39 - Nicodemus, the man who had previously come to Jesus at night, accompanied Joseph, carrying a mixture of myrrh and aloes weighing about seventy-five pounds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:3 - And tongues spreading out like a fire appeared to them and came to rest on each one of them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:41

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:41 - So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand people were added.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:4 - But many of those who had listened to the message believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:36 - For some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, and all who followed him were dispersed and nothing came of it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:15 - All who were sitting in the council looked intently at Stephen and saw his face was like the face of an angel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:18 - Immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized,

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:3 - About three o'clock one afternoon he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God who came in and said to him, "Cornelius."

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:7 - (Now there were about twelve men in all.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 1:12 - and like a robe you will fold them up and like a garment they will be changed, but you are the same and your years will never run out."

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:12 - So in fact children were fathered by one man - and this one as good as dead - like the number of stars in the sky and like the innumerable grains of sand on the seashore.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:14 - His head and hair were as white as wool, even as white as snow, and his eyes were like a fiery flame.
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