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ὥσπερ
hṓsper · Greek · Strong's G5618 · 36 occurrences
The KJV renders 10 different Hebrew and Greek words as “even”
What it means
just as, i.e. exactly like
from G5613 (ὡς) and G4007 (περ);
How the KJV renders it
even, like as
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“even”
Questions this word decides
- Was Jesus crucified on Wednesday or Friday?
- Is baptism required for salvation?
- Are head coverings commanded in worship?
- Should Christians pray to saints?
- What does 1 Peter 3:21 mean ('baptism now saves you')?
- What does James 2:24 mean ('justified by works and not by faith alone')?
Where it appears
36 occurrences in the Greek text.
1 Corinthians 8:5 ADV1 Corinthians 10:7 ADV1 Corinthians 11:12 ADV1 Corinthians 15:22 ADV1 Corinthians 16:1 ADV1 Thessalonians 5:3 ADV2 Corinthians 8:7 ADVActs 2:2 ADVActs 3:17 ADVActs 11:15 ADVGalatians 4:29 ADVHebrews 4:10 ADVHebrews 7:27 ADVHebrews 9:25 ADVJames 2:26 ADVJohn 5:21 ADVJohn 5:26 ADVLuke 17:24 ADVLuke 18:11 ADVMatthew 6:2 ADVMatthew 6:7 ADVMatthew 12:40 ADVMatthew 13:40 ADVMatthew 18:17 ADVMatthew 20:28 ADVMatthew 24:27 ADVMatthew 24:37 ADVMatthew 25:14 ADVMatthew 25:32 ADVRevelation 10:3 ADVRomans 5:12 ADVRomans 5:19 ADVRomans 5:21 ADVRomans 6:4 ADVRomans 6:19 ADVRomans 11:30 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.