Hōsei ὡσεί

Hōsei (Greek ὡσεί, Strong's G5616) is a Greek preposition meaning “like/as/about”. It occurs 22 times in 21 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Hōsei, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

• Matthew 3:16
  And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.
• Matthew 9:36
  But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
• Matthew 14:21
  And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children.About five thousand men were fed, in addition to women and children.

Mark

• Mark 6:44
  And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.And there were five thousand men who had eaten the loaves.
• Mark 9:26
  And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.After shrieking and convulsing him violently, the spirit came out. The boy became like a corpse, so that many said, “He is dead.”

Luke

• Luke 3:23
  And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,
• Luke 9:14
  For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.(There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
• Luke 9:28
  And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.About eight days after Jesus had said these things, He took with Him Peter, John, and James, and went up on a mountain to pray.
• Luke 22:41
  And he was withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,And He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, where He knelt down and prayed,
• Luke 22:44
  And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
• Luke 22:59
  And about the space of one hour after another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow also was with him: for he is a Galilean.About an hour later, another man insisted, “Certainly this man was with Him, for he too is a Galilean.”
• Luke 23:44
  And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.It was now about the sixth hour, and darkness came over all the land until the ninth hour.
• Luke 24:11
  And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.But their words seemed like nonsense to them, and they did not believe the women.

Acts

• Acts 1:15
  And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)In those days Peter stood up among the brothers (a gathering of about a hundred and twenty) and said,
• Acts 2:3
  And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.
• Acts 2:41
  Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.
• Acts 6:15
  And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.
• Acts 10:3
  He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.One day at about the ninth hour, he had a clear vision of an angel of God who came to him and said, “Cornelius!”
• Acts 19:7
  And all the men were about twelve.There were about twelve men in all.

Romans

• Romans 6:13
  Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness.

Hebrews

• Hebrews 1:12
  And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.You will roll them up like a robe; like a garment they will be changed; but You remain the same, and Your years will never end.”

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).