Transliteration: osei · adverb
| Meaning | as if, as it were, like, about |
|---|---|
| Part of speech | adverb |
| Frequency | 20x in the New Testament |
| Key inflected forms | ὡσεὶ |
| Example verses | Matt 3:16 · Matt 9:36 · Matt 14:21 · Mark 9:26 · Luke 3:23 |
ὡσεί (osei) is a adverb that occurs 20 times in the Greek New Testament (Koine). It means “as if, as it were, like, about” and first appears in Matt 3:16.
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