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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)
Answers that weigh this word
- Is baptism required for salvation?
- Is speaking in tongues for today?
- Can you be saved without belonging to a church?
- Is a failure to be healed a failure of faith?
Where it appears
20 occurrences in the Greek text.
Acts 1:15 · ADV
In these days, Peter stood up in the middle of the disciples (and the number of names was about one hundred twenty), and said,
Acts 2:3 · ADV
Tongues like fire appeared and were distributed to them, and one sat on each of them.
Acts 2:41 · ADV
Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls.
Acts 6:15 · ADV
All who sat in the council, fastening their eyes on him, saw his face like it was the face of an angel.
Acts 10:3 · ADV
At about the ninth hour of the day, he clearly saw in a vision an angel of God coming to him and saying to him, “Cornelius!”
Acts 19:7 · ADV
They were about twelve men in all.
Hebrews 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.