What does ὡσεί (hōseí) mean in the Bible?
ὡσεί (hōseí) is a Greek word meaning "as if".
Greek · G5616
ὡσεί
As if
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ὡσείG5616
Pronunciationhōseí
What does ὡσεί (hōseí) mean in the Bible?
ὡσεί (hōseí) is a Greek word meaning "as if".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5616?
The BSB source-word alignment has 21 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include About (10), like (7), [was] like (1), as [those who have been] (1), at about (1).
Where does ὡσεί (hōseí) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 3:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (9), Acts (6), Matthew (3), Hebrews (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItAbout10×Matthew 14:21, Luke 3:23, Luke 9:14, Luke 9:28
like7×Matthew 3:16, Matthew 9:36, Mark 9:26, Luke 22:44
[was] like1×Acts 6:15
as [those who have been]1×Romans 6:13
at about1×Acts 10:3
of about1×Luke 9:14
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 3:16
Aligned rows21
Books represented6
Matthew3Mark1Luke9Acts6Romans1Hebrews1
Source forms
ὡσεὶ21xhōseiMatthew 3:16, Matthew 9:36, Matthew 14:21, Mark 9:26
Parsing patterns
Adverb21xMatthew 3:16, Matthew 9:36, Matthew 14:21, Mark 9:26
Evidence Summary
Greek word. as if
Strong'sG5616
Lexical occurrences20 versesGreek text appearances34 times16 shown belowWord forms2 forms20 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
as if
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 34 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 3:16Adverb
ὡσεὶwsei
as if, as it were, like, about
Read verseMatthew 9:36Adverb
ὡσεὶwsei
as if, as it were, like, about
Read verseMatthew 14:21Adverb
ὡσεὶwsei
as if, as it were, like, about
Read verseMatthew 28:3Adverb
ὡσεὶwsei
as if, as it were, like, about
Read verseMatthew 28:4Adverb
ὡσεὶwsei
as if, as it were, like, about
Read verseMark 1:10Adverb
ὡσεὶwsei
as if, as it were, like, about
Read verseMark 6:44Adverb
ὡσεὶwsei
as if, as it were, like, about
Read verseMark 9:26Adverb
ὡσεὶwsei
as if, as it were, like, about
Read verseLuke 1:56Adverb
ὡσεὶwsei
as if, as it were, like, about
Read verseLuke 3:22Adverb
ὡσεὶwsei
as if, as it were, like, about
Read verseLuke 3:23Adverb
ὡσεὶwsei
as if, as it were, like, about
Read verseLuke 9:14Adverb
ὡσεὶwsei
as if, as it were, like, about
Read verseLuke 9:28Adverb
ὡσεὶwsei
as if, as it were, like, about
Read verseLuke 22:41Adverb
ὡσεὶwsei
as if, as it were, like, about
Read verseLuke 22:44Adverb
ὡσεὶwsei
as if, as it were, like, about
Read verseLuke 22:59Adverb
ὡσεὶwsei
as if, as it were, like, about
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms20
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Matt 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 19:711×
Matt 3:16 · Matt 9:36 · Mark 9:26 · Luke 22:44 · Luke 24:11 · Acts 2:3 · Acts 6:15 · Rom 6:13 · Heb 1:129×
Word Origins
ὡσεί is built from these roots:
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