ΩΣἈΝ, ωσἀν
ŌSAN, ōsan
Sounds Like: oh-SAHN
Translations: as, like, as if, as though, about, approximately, when, just as, according as
From the root: ΩΣ
Part of Speech: Adverb
Explanation: This word is a compound of the adverb 'ΩΣ' (as, like) and the particle 'ΑΝ' (which indicates potentiality or conditionality). It is used to express comparison, similarity, or approximation, often meaning 'as if' or 'as though'. It can also indicate a general time ('when') or an approximate quantity ('about').
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G5613 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 24:12
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΩΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΩΙ — as, like, when, how, about, that, so, in order that
- ΩΣ — as, like, when, how, about, approximately, that, so that
- ΩΣ? — as, like, about, approximately, when, while, since, because, in order that, how, that, as if, as though, as far as, until, for
- ΩΣʼ — as, like, about, when, how, that, so that, as if, as much as, as long as, as soon as, approximately, about, around, eight hundred
- ΩΣΑΝ — as, like, how, about, when, that, so that, as if, as much as
- ΩΤΕ — as, like, when, how, that, so that, about, approximately
- ΩΤΟΝ — as, like, when, while, that, how, about, approximately, as if, as though, in the same way as, according to the way that
- ΩΤΟΣ — of the ear, of an ear
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