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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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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 - After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened[fn] and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling 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 confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 14:21

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 14:21 - About 5,000 men were fed that day, in addition to all the women and children!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:3 - His face shone like lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 28:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:4 - The guards shook with fear when they saw him, and they fell into a dead faint.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:10 - As Jesus came up out of the water, he saw the heavens splitting apart and the Holy Spirit descending on him[fn] like a dove.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 6:44

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 6:44 - A total of 5,000 men and their families were fed from those loaves!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:26 - Then the spirit screamed and threw the boy into another violent convulsion and left him. The boy appeared to be dead. A murmur ran through the crowd as people said, “He’s dead.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:56

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:22

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:22 - and the Holy Spirit, in bodily form, descended on him like a dove. And a voice from heaven said, “You are my dearly loved Son, and you bring me great joy.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:23 - Jesus was about thirty years old when he began his public ministry.
Jesus was known as the son of Joseph.
Joseph was the son of Heli.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:14 - For there were about 5,000 men there.
Jesus replied, “Tell them to 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 later Jesus took Peter, John, and James up on a mountain to pray.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:41

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:41 - He walked away, about a stone’s throw, and knelt down and prayed,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:44 - He prayed more fervently, and he was in such agony of spirit that his sweat fell to the ground like great drops of blood.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:59

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:59 - About an hour later someone else insisted, “This must be one of them, because he is a Galilean, too.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 23:44

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:44 - By this time it was about noon, and darkness fell across the whole land until three o’clock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:11 - But the story sounded like nonsense to the men, so they didn’t believe it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:32 - Then John testified, “I saw the Holy Spirit descending like a dove from heaven and resting upon him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:6 - Jacob’s well was there; and Jesus, tired from the long walk, sat wearily beside the well about noontime.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:10 - “Tell everyone to sit down,” Jesus said. So they all sat down on the grassy slopes. (The men alone numbered about 5,000.)

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:14 - It was now about noon on the day of preparation for the Passover. And Pilate said to the people,[fn] “Look, here is your king!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:39 - With him came Nicodemus, the man who had come to Jesus at night. He brought about seventy-five pounds[fn] of perfumed ointment made from myrrh and aloes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:3 - Then, what looked like flames or tongues of fire appeared and settled on each of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 2:41

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 2:41 - Those who believed what Peter said were baptized and added to the church that day—about 3,000 in all.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 4:4 - But many of the people who heard their message believed it, so the number of believers now totaled about 5,000 men, not counting women and children.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 5:36

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:36 - Some time ago there was that fellow Theudas, who pretended to be someone great. About 400 others joined him, but he was killed, and all his followers went their various ways. The whole movement came to nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 6:15 - At this point everyone in the high council stared at Stephen, because his face became as bright as an angel’s.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 9:18 - Instantly something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he got up and was baptized.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 10:3 - One afternoon about three o’clock, he had a vision in which he saw an angel of God coming toward him. “Cornelius!” the angel said.

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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 fold them up like a cloak
and discard them like old clothing.
But you are always the same;
you will live forever.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 11:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:12 - And so a whole nation came from this one man who was as good as dead—a nation with so many people that, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore, there is no way to count them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:14 - His head and his hair were white like wool, as white as snow. And his eyes were like flames of fire.
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