Greek · G5618, G1063

ὥσπερ γάρ

Just as · for

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ὥσπερ G5618 just as

Pronunciation hṓsper

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γάρ G1063 for

Pronunciation gár

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What does ὥσπερ γάρ (hosper gar) mean in the Bible?

ὥσπερ · γάρ is a Greek phrase meaning "for, just as, because".

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What does ὥσπερ · γάρ mean in the Bible?

ὥσπερ · γάρ is a Greek phrase meaning "for, just as, because".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5618, G1063?

G5618, G1063 is connected to 36 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. for, just as, because

Strong's G5618, G1063

Lexical occurrences 36 verses Word forms 1 form 36 references

Source Gloss

for, just as, because

Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.

Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 36

Matt 6:2 · Matt 6:7 · Matt 12:40 · Matt 13:40 · Matt 18:17 · Matt 20:28 · Matt 24:27 · Matt 24:37 · Matt 25:14 · Matt 25:32 · Luke 17:24 · Luke 18:11 · John 5:21 · John 5:26 · Acts 2:2 · Acts 3:17 36×

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