Quick Definition
as if, as it were, like, about
Strong's Definition
as if
Derivation: from G5613 (ὡς) and G1487 (εἰ);
KJV Usage: about, as (it had been, it were), like (as)
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὡσεί (ὡς and εἰ (Tdf. Proleg., p. 110)), adverb, from Homer down, properly, as if, i. e.
a. as it were (had been), as though, as, like as, like: Mat_3:16; Mat_9:36 (Treg. ὡς); Luk_3:22 (L T Tr WH ὡς); Act_2:3; Act_6:15; Act_9:18 (L T Tr WH ὡς); Rom_6:13 L T Tr WH; Heb_1:12; also Rec. in Mar_1:10; Joh_1:32; γίνεσθαι ὡσεί, Mat_28:4 R G; Mar_9:26; Luk_22:44 (L brackets WH reject the passive); εἶναι ὡσεί, Mat_28:3 (L T Tr WH ὡς), and Rec. in Heb_11:12 and Rev_1:14; φαίνεσθαι ὡσεί τί, to appear like a thing, Luk_24:11.
b. about, nearly: α. before numerals: Mat_14:21; Luk_1:56 (R G); ; Joh_6:10 (R G L (others ὡς)); Act_2:41; Act_4:4 (R G); (in L T Tr WH it is strengthened here by the addition of περί); ; also, Rec. in Mar_6:44; R G in Joh_4:6; Joh_19:14 (G?), 39; Act_5:36; Lachmann in Joh_6:19 (Jdg_3:29; Neh_7:66; Xenophon, Hell. 1, 2, 9; 2, 4, 25). β. before a measure of space: ὡσεί λίθου βολήν, Luk_22:41.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ὡσεί hōsei 21x
as if; as it were, as, like, Mat_3:16 ; Mat_9:36 ;
with terms of number or quantity, about, Mat_14:21 ; Luk_1:56 ; Luk_22:41 ; Luk_22:59
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ὡσεί ,
adv. ,
(a) as if, .as it were, like as, like: Mat_3:16 ; Mat_9:36 , Act_2:3 ; Act_6:15 , Rom_6:13 , Heb_1:12 ; γίνεσθαι (φαίνεσθαι ) ὡσεί , Mar_9:26 , Luk_22:44 ([ WH ] R , mg ., om .), Luk_24:11 ;
(b) in calculation, and with numbers, about: Mat_14:21 , Luk_3:23 ; Luk_9:14 ; Luk_9:28 ; Luk_22:41 ; Luk_22:59 ; Luk_23:44 , Act_2:41 ; Act_10:3 ; Act_19:7 ; ὡσεὶ λίθου βολήν , Luk_22:41 .†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ὡσεί [page 703]
(1) as if, as it were, like : PSI IV.343 .10 (B.C. 256 5) ὡσεὶ καὶ παρόντος σου ὁ λόγος συντεθήσεται , P Tebt I. 58 .26 (letter ofatax-farmer B.C.111) θεωρήσας με ὡς προσεδρεύοντα καθ᾽ ἡμέραν ὡσεὶ δεδίλανται , seeing me in daily attendance he has as it were turned coward (Edd.), andP Fay118 .21 (A.D.110) σηστρίδια ὡσ̣ι̣, εἰς ξυλαμήν , sieves as it were for mowing.
(2) about with numbers : Preisigke 5115 .4 (B.C. 145) ὠνῆς ψηλοῦ τόπου ὡσεὶ π (ήχεως ) ᾱ , P Tebt I. 15 .2 (B.C. 114) ὡσεὶ περὶ ὥραν ῑᾱ , at about the eleventh hour, and P Oxy XVI. 1870 .11 (v/A.D.) σ̣τ̣[αμνίο ]ν̣ ἓν χωροῦν ὡσεὶ ξέστα̣[ς δύο ?, one vessel containing about two sextarii.
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
ὡσεί "just as if, as though", ἐφίλησ᾽ ὡς εἴ τε πατὴρ ὃν παῖδα φιλήσῃ Il. like ὡς E, with Numerals, "about", Hdt. , Xen.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
ὡσεί
adv.,
__(a) as if, .as it were, like as, like: Mat.3:16 9:36, Act.2:3 6:15, Rom.6:13, Heb.1:12; γίνεσθαι (φαίνεσθαι) ὡσεί, Mrk.9:26, Luk.22:44 ([WH] R, mg., om.), Luk.24:11;
__(b) in calculation, and with numbers, about: Mat.14:21, Luk.3:23 9:14, 28 22:41, 59 23:44, Act.2:41 10:3 19:7; ὡσεὶ λίθου βολήν, Luk.22:41.†
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