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ὡσεί
hōseí · Greek · Strong's G5616 · 20 occurrences
The KJV renders 13 different Hebrew and Greek words as “like”
What it means
as if
from G5613 (ὡς) and G1487 (εἰ);
How the KJV renders it
about, as it had been, it were, like
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“like”
“as it had been”
also renders hōs (G5613)
“it were”
also renders hōs (G5613)
Questions this word decides
- Is baptism required for salvation?
- Is speaking in tongues for today?
- Can you be saved without belonging to a church?
Where it appears
20 occurrences in the Greek text.
Acts 1:15 ADVActs 2:3 ADVActs 2:41 ADVActs 6:15 ADVActs 10:3 ADVActs 19:7 ADVHebrews 1:12 ADVLuke 3:23 ADVLuke 9:14 ADVLuke 9:28 ADVLuke 22:41 ADVLuke 22:44 ADVLuke 22:59 ADVLuke 23:44 ADVLuke 24:11 ADVMatthew 3:16 ADVMatthew 9:36 ADVMatthew 14:21 ADVMark 9:26 ADVRomans 6:13 ADV
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.