ΩΣΠΕΡ, ωσπερ
ŌSPER, ōsper
Sounds Like: OH-sper
Translations: just as, as, even as, like, in the same way as
From the root: ΩΣΠΕΡ
Part of Speech: Adverb, Conjunction
Explanation: This word functions as a comparative adverb or conjunction, meaning 'just as' or 'even as'. It is used to introduce a clause that draws a comparison or analogy, indicating that something is happening or is true in the same manner or degree as something else. It emphasizes the similarity between two things or actions.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G5618 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
1 Enoch Greek Collection
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:4, 2:25, 2:44, 2:46, 2:52, 2:94, 4:29, 4:44, 4:78, 4:89, 5:4, 5:8, 6:11, 8:15, 10:9, 10:14, 10:31, 10:42, 10:47, 11:10, 11:31, 12:18
- To the Newly Baptized — 1:3, 1:6
Clement of Rome
Codex Sinaiticus
- Numbers — 17:5
- Deuteronomy — 3:20, 29:22
- Tobit — 5:10
- 4 Maccabees — 2:6, 2:16, 5:22, 6:5, 6:16, 7:1, 7:5, 7:11, 7:19, 8:6, 9:5, 9:22, 13:2, 14:5, 15:15, 16:25
- Proverbs — 1:12, 6:5, 6:11, 7:2, 7:22, 7:23, 10:26, 11:14, 11:22, 12:4, 16:15, 17:3, 18:19, 19:12, 21:1, 23:5, 23:32, 23:34, 24:22, 24:30, 24:34, 25:13, 25:14, 25:20, 25:25, 25:26, 25:28, 26:1, 26:2, 26:3, 26:11, 26:14, 26:17, 26:18, 26:23, 27:8, 27:19, 28:1, 28:3
- Ecclesiastes — 5:15
- Job — 2:10, 3:16, 3:21, 5:25, 5:26, 6:7, 6:15, 6:16, 7:1, 7:2, 7:9, 10:4, 10:10, 10:16, 10:19, 11:15, 11:16, 11:17, 12:25, 13:25, 13:28, 14:2, 14:6, 14:9, 15:24, 16:12, 18:3, 19:10, 19:11, 19:22, 20:8, 20:18, 21:18, 22:25, 23:10, 24:5, 24:20, 24:24, 27:7, 27:16, 27:18, 27:20, 29:18, 29:23, 30:15, 30:18, 32:19, 33:10, 33:24, 33:25, 34:7, 34:36, 37:21, 38:3, 38:30, 38:38, 40:7, 40:29, 41:7, 41:16, 41:19, 41:22, 41:23, 41:24, 42:7
- Wisdom — 19:17, 19:18
- Sirach — 23:10, 30:20, 36:3, 47:2
- Isaiah — 14:10, 27:9, 28:21, 51:6, 55:8
- Jeremiah — 13:10, 14:9, 23:14, 23:29, 26:21, 27:8, 27:42, 27:44, 30:10, 30:12, 30:13, 30:16, 31:6, 31:13, 31:28, 31:36, 32:30, 32:34, 32:38, 33:6, 33:9, 38:12, 38:18, 38:28, 50:12
- Lamentations — 0:20
- Matthew — 6:2, 6:7, 12:40, 13:40, 18:17, 20:28, 24:27, 24:37, 25:14, 25:32
- Luke — 17:24, 18:11
- Acts of the Apostles — 2:2, 3:17, 11:15
- Romans — 5:12, 5:19, 5:21, 6:4, 6:19, 11:30
- 1 Corinthians — 8:5, 10:7, 11:12, 15:22, 16:1
- 2 Corinthians — 8:7
- Galatians — 4:29
- 1 Thessalonians — 5:3
- Hebrews — 4:10, 7:27, 9:25
- James — 2:26
- Revelation — 10:3
- Shepherd of Hermas — 14:6, 19:3, 24:4, 95:3
Ignatius of Antioch
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Smyrnaeans — 1:1
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Romans — 2:1
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Smyrnaeans — 2:1
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Romans — 5:2
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Smyrnaeans — 8:2
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Ephesians — 8:1, 8:2, 21:2
- Ignatius’ Letter to Polycarp — 1:2
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Trallians — 2:2, 6:2, 10:1
- Ignatius’ Letter to the Magnesians — 4:1, 5:2, 7:1, 15:1
Josephus' Against Apion
- Book One — 10:53, 10:54, 12:61, 12:62, 26:232, 28:257, 29:272, 3:32, 15:148, 18:174, 19:178, 23:188, 30:213, 34:240, 34:241, 35:249, 36:251, 40:284
- Book Two — 3:32, 15:148, 18:174, 19:178, 23:188, 30:213, 34:240, 34:241, 35:249, 36:251, 40:284
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 2 — 6:108, 13:285, 14:299, 14:302
- Book 3 — 6:120, 6:123, 7:152, 7:181, 12:281
- Book 4 — 3:51, 6:149, 8:225, 8:267, 8:285
- Book 5 — 8:284
- Book 6 — 1:1, 1:6, 1:13, 1:18, 2:28, 6:108, 11:212, 12:264
- Book 7 — 1:12, 5:102, 11:268
- Book 8 — 2:26, 2:30, 7:188, 9:230, 12:302, 15:408
- Book 9 — 4:73
- Book 10 — 11:243
- Book 11 — 1:9
- Book 12 — 2:71, 6:213
- Book 13 — 16:419
- Book 14 — 3:45, 4:54, 12:312, 16:480, 16:487
- Book 15 — 9:327, 11:380
- Book 16 — 1:4, 2:18, 2:37, 2:43, 3:66, 3:72, 3:78, 3:81, 4:101, 4:114, 7:189, 7:210, 8:239, 10:311
- Book 17 — 1:9, 5:85, 5:88, 5:109, 5:117, 8:199, 9:234, 9:235, 12:328, 13:353
- Book 18 — 4:92, 8:258, 9:312
- Book 19 — 1:120, 1:136
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 1:13, 4:13, 7:2, 8:8, 19:6, 22:23, 23:10, 24:4, 25:7, 26:10, 28:2, 34:10
- Book Two — 1:3, 4:7, 6:10, 8:8, 8:12, 8:38, 10:13, 11:2, 13:15, 14:5, 14:7, 14:18, 14:23, 16:51, 18:1, 20:1
- Book Three — 2:1, 3:20, 5:3, 5:14, 5:24, 7:64, 7:84, 7:111, 8:46, 9:30, 10:3, 10:8
- Book Four — 1:13, 1:33, 1:42, 2:16, 3:36, 3:38, 3:55, 3:67, 3:96, 4:10, 4:13, 5:22, 5:32, 6:16, 6:34, 9:26, 11:22
- Book Five — 1:12, 1:24, 1:27, 2:15, 2:27, 2:40, 4:21, 4:36, 5:1, 5:24, 5:29, 5:39, 7:33, 8:15, 9:3, 9:67, 11:41, 12:23, 12:36, 13:23
- Book Six — 1:2, 1:85, 2:54, 2:68, 3:8, 3:20, 3:36, 4:22, 4:26, 4:48, 5:29, 6:35, 7:2, 7:9, 9:15, 9:20
- Book Seven — 3:14, 4:20, 5:4, 5:18, 5:24, 5:39, 6:14, 6:22, 6:56, 8:78, 8:85, 8:101, 8:120
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 43:1
- Second Apology of Justin Martyr — 0:13
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 5:6, 6:2, 14:5, 24:2, 80:4, 84:2, 85:3, 88:4, 99:2, 114:3, 115:3, 115:5, 116:2, 122:4
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
Mathetes
Polycarp of Smyrna
Pseudo-Baruch
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Genesis — 37:9, 38:11, 41:2, 41:18, 41:22
- Exodus — 12:48, 21:7, 24:10
- Leviticus — 4:26, 6:17, 6:37, 14:13, 14:35, 27:21
- Numbers — 16:40
- Deuteronomy — 2:10, 2:11, 2:21, 2:22, 3:2, 3:6, 3:20, 5:14, 6:24, 7:26, 10:1, 11:10, 18:7, 18:18, 20:8, 29:23, 33:26
- Joshua — 1:5, 1:15, 4:14, 7:5, 11:4
- 1 Samuel — 21:9
- 2 Samuel — 14:14, 23:6, 24:3
- Tobit — 5:10
- 4 Maccabees — 2:6, 2:16, 5:22, 6:5, 6:16, 7:1, 7:5, 7:11, 7:19, 8:6, 8:29, 9:5, 9:22, 13:2, 14:5, 15:15, 16:13, 16:25, 17:7, 17:22
- Psalms of Solomon — 12:2
- Odes — 7:12
- Proverbs — 1:12, 6:5, 6:11, 7:2, 7:22, 7:23, 10:26, 11:14, 11:22, 12:4, 16:15, 17:3, 18:19, 19:9, 21:1, 23:5, 23:32, 23:34, 24:22, 24:45, 24:49, 25:13, 25:14, 25:20, 25:25, 25:26, 25:28, 26:1, 26:2, 26:3, 26:11, 26:14, 26:17, 26:18, 26:23, 27:8, 27:19, 28:1, 28:3
- Ecclesiastes — 5:15
- Job — 2:10, 3:16, 3:21, 5:25, 5:26, 6:7, 6:15, 6:16, 7:1, 7:2, 7:9, 10:4, 10:10, 10:16, 10:19, 11:15, 11:16, 11:17, 12:25, 13:28, 14:2, 14:6, 14:9, 15:24, 16:13, 18:3, 19:10, 19:11, 19:22, 20:8, 20:18, 21:18, 22:25, 23:10, 24:5, 24:20, 24:24, 27:7, 27:16, 27:18, 27:20, 29:18, 29:23, 30:15, 30:18, 32:19, 33:10, 33:24, 33:25, 34:7, 34:36, 37:21, 38:3, 38:30, 38:38, 40:2, 40:24, 41:6, 41:15, 41:18, 41:21, 41:22, 41:23, 42:7
- Wisdom — 19:17, 19:18
- Sirach — 23:10, 30:20, 33:4, 47:2
- Isaiah — 14:10, 27:9, 28:21, 38:12, 44:7, 51:6, 55:8
- Jeremiah — 13:10, 14:9, 23:14, 23:29, 26:21, 27:8, 27:42, 27:44, 29:17, 29:19, 29:20, 29:23, 31:6, 31:13, 31:28, 31:36, 32:16, 32:20, 32:24, 33:6, 33:9, 38:12, 38:18, 38:28, 50:12
- Lamentations — 1:20, 4:6, 4:8
- Letter of Jeremiah — 1:8, 1:15, 1:17, 1:19, 1:26, 1:31, 1:43, 1:54, 1:69
- Baruch — 4:24, 4:28, 4:33
- Ezekiel — 34:12, 36:11
- Daniel (Old Greek) — 2:40, 2:43, 7:8
- Hosea — 9:7
- Micah — 7:18
- Malachi — 3:3
- Enoch — 12:4, 15:3, 18:8
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
The Shepherd of Hermas — Visions
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Matthew — 6:2, 6:7, 12:40, 13:40, 18:17, 20:28, 24:27, 24:37, 25:14, 25:32
- Luke — 17:24, 18:11
- John — 5:21, 5:26
- Acts — 2:2, 3:17, 11:15
- Romans — 5:12, 5:19, 5:21, 6:4, 6:19, 11:30
- 1 Corinthians — 8:5, 10:7, 11:12, 15:22, 16:1
- 2 Corinthians — 8:7
- Galatians — 4:29
- 1 Thessalonians — 5:3
- Hebrews — 4:10, 7:27, 9:25
- James — 2:26
- Revelation — 10:3
Twelve Disciples
From the same root
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