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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 Box Mat 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 3:16 - As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 9:36

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:21 - The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 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 Box Mat 28:4

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:10 - Just as Jesus was coming up out of the water, he saw heaven being torn open and the Spirit descending on him like a dove.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:44 - The number of the men who had eaten was five thousand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:26 - The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, “He’s dead.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:56

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 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 Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:23 - Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph, the son of Heli,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:14

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:28 - About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:41 - He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, knelt down and prayed,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:44

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:59

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:59 - About an hour later another asserted, “Certainly this fellow was with him, for he is a Galilean.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 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 Box Luk 24:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:11 - But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:32 - Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:6 - Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:10 - Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass in that place, and they sat down (about five thousand men were there).

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:14 - It was the day of Preparation of the Passover; it was about noon. “Here is your king,” Pilate said to the Jews.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:39 - He was accompanied by Nicodemus, the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:3 - They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:41

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:41 - Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:4 - But many who heard the message believed; so the number of men who believed grew to about five thousand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:36 - Some time ago Theudas appeared, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men rallied to him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 6:15

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:18

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:3 - One day at about three in the afternoon he had a vision. He distinctly saw an angel of God, who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 19:7 - There were about twelve men in all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 1:12 - You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed. But you remain the same, and your years will never end.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:12 - And so from this one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:14 - The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire.
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