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GreekG5616Preposition

ὡσεί

hōsei

21Occurrences
G5616Strong's #
PrepositionPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

as if

from G5613 (ὡς) and G1487 (εἰ);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
adv., (a) as if.as it were, like like: ; *γίνεσθαι *(φαίνεσθαι) ὡσεί, ([WH] R, mg., om.); (b) in calculation, and with numbers, about: ὡσεὶ λίθου βολήν.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Preposition

Morphology Code

G:PREP

Full Description

Greek Preposition

Occurrences

ὡσεί appears 21 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
8
Acts
6
Matthew
3
Mark
2
Hebrews
1
Romans
1

Key Passages

Acts 1:15BSB

In those days Peter stood up among the brothers (a gathering of about a hundred and twenty) and said,

Acts 2:41BSB

Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.

Luke 22:44BSB

And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.

Luke 3:23BSB

Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry.He was regarded as the son of Joseph,the son of Heli,

Matthew 3:16BSB

As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.