ὥσπερ hōsper

Greek word for “just as” · Strong’s G5618 · used 36 times in 36 verses

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Meaning

ὥσ-περ; adv.; just as, even as: 20:28, al.; in protasis, with οὕτως (καί) in apodosis:, al;

How it is translated

Glosses given for hōsper in context, with how often each is used:

• as 21
• just as 10
• like 4
• were 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Romans 5 (3), Matthew 6 (2), Matthew 24 (2), Matthew 25 (2), John 5 (2), Romans 6 (2), Matthew 12 (1), Matthew 13 (1), Matthew 18 (1), Matthew 20 (1)

Forms

• ὥσπερ 34
• Ὥσπερ 2

Words used with it

Words that share verses with hōsper more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• οὕτως ohutō, ohutōs “thus(-ly)” 17
• υἱός uhios “son” 7
• ἑαυτοῦ heautou “themself” 5
• νῦν nun “now” 4
• ἐθνικός ethnikos “Gentile-like” 2
• ἀστραπή astrapē “lightning” 2
• ζωοποιέω zōopoieō “to make alive” 2
• θάνατος thanatos “death” 3
• ἴδιος idios “one's own/private” 3
• νεκρός nekros “dead” 3
• ζωή zōē “life” 3
• ἡμέρα hēmera “day” 4

Key verses

The verses using hōsper that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 6:2 — Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory…
• Matthew 20:28 — Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
• Matthew 25:32 — And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
• Luke 18:11 — The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
• John 5:21 — For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.
• John 5:26 — For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;
• Romans 5:12 — Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
• Romans 5:21 — That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord.
• Romans 6:4 — Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk…
• Romans 6:19 — I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto…
• 1 Thessalonians 5:3 — For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
• Hebrews 7:27 — Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people’s: for this he did once, when he offered…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.