Hōseí — G5616

G5616 · Greek — ὡσεί

Pronunciation: ho-si'

Definition

adverb

as if

  1. as it were (had been), as though, as, like as, like
  2. about, nearly

Usually translated as

about, as, like

Origin

from G5613 and G1487

Occurrences

Hōseí occurs 34 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (5), Mark (3), Luke (10), John (5), Acts (8), Hebrews (2), Revelation (1)

Strong's Lexicon — H