2001 Translation

ŌSEIS, ōseis

Sounds Like: oh-SAYSS

Translations: as, like, about, approximately, as if, as though, as it were

From the root: ΩΣΕΙ

Part of Speech: Adverb

Explanation: This word functions as an adverb, indicating comparison, approximation, or hypothetical situations. It is used to introduce a clause that describes something similar to or resembling the main subject, or to express an estimation of quantity or time. It can also introduce a hypothetical condition, meaning 'as if' or 'as though'.

Inflection: Does not inflect; this form is a variant of the adverb ΩΣΕΙ (hōsei).

Strong’s number: G5616 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

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From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΩΣΕΙ.

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.

• ὨΣΕΙΣ — as if, as though, about, approximately, like, as
• ΩΣΕΙ — as if, as, like, about, approximately, some, nearly
• ΩΣΕἸΣ — as, as if, as it were, about, approximately, like
• ΩΣΕΙΗΣ — as if, as, like, about, approximately, when

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