ὡσείhōseí
as if
Greek (New Testament) · G5616
Meanings
(a) as if.as it were, like as, like: Matthew 3:16, Matthew 9:36, Acts 2:3, Acts 6:15, Romans 6:13, Hebrews 1:12; γίνεσθαι (φαίνεσθαι) ὡσεί, Mark 9:26, Luke 22:44, Luke 24:11
(b) in calculation, and with numbers, about: Matthew 14:21, Luke 3:23, Luke 9:14, Luke 9:28, Luke 22:41, Luke 22:59, Luke 23:44, Acts 2:41, Acts 10:3, Acts 19:7; ὡσεὶ λίθου βολήν, Luke 22:41.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 21 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 3:16 After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling on him.
- Matthew 9:36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
- Matthew 14:21 About 5,000 men were fed that day, in addition to all the women and children!
- Mark 9:26 Then the spirit screamed and threw the boy into another violent convulsion and left him. The boy appeared to be dead. A murmur ran through the crowd as people said, “He’s dead.”
- Luke 3:23 Jesus was about thirty years old when he began his public ministry. Jesus was known as the son of Joseph. Joseph was the son of Heli.
- Luke 9:14 For there were about 5,000 men there. Jesus replied, “Tell them to sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.