ΩΣΑΝΕΙ, ωσανει
ŌSANEI, ōsanei
Sounds Like: oh-sah-NEH-ee
Translations: as if, as though, like, as it were, about
From the root: ΩΣΑΝΕΙ
Part of Speech: Adverb
Explanation: This word is an adverb used to introduce a comparison or a hypothetical situation, meaning 'as if' or 'as though'. It indicates that something is similar to or appears to be something else, even if it isn't literally true. It can also be used to express approximation, meaning 'about' or 'as it were'.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G5616 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:102
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 6:27
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Esther — 1:1
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΩΣΑΝΕΙ, appear in our texts.
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