King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G5616
Transliteration: hōsei
Phonetic Spelling: (ho-si')
Part of Speech: Adverb
Short Definition: as if, as it were, like
Meaning: as if, as it were, like
ὡσεί (ὡς and εἰ (Tdf. Proleg., p. 110)), adverb, from Homer down, properly, as if, i. e.
Word Summary
hōsei: as if, as it were, like
Original Word: ὡσείTransliteration: hōsei
Phonetic Spelling: (ho-si')
Part of Speech: Adverb
Short Definition: as if, as it were, like
Meaning: as if, as it were, like
Strong's Concordance
like, aboutFrom hos and ei; as if -- about, as (it had been, it were), like (as).
see GREEK hos
see GREEK ei
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5616: ὡσείὡσεί (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);