ὡσεί — Cambridge Greek Lexicon

ὡσ-είalsoὡς εἰadvalso sts.w.pcl. τε Hom.Pi. introducing a hypothetical or actual comparisonas isor would bethe case whenor ifas if, as though, in the same manner asw.indic., subj.opt.Hom.λαοὶ ἕπονθ᾿, ὡς εἴ τε μετὰ κτίλον ἕσπετο μῆλαthe army followed, as sheep follow after the ramIl. w.ptcpl.as if, as thoughsomeone were doing sthg.Il.of Aresαἵματι φοινικόεις ὡς εἰ ζωοὺς ἐναρίζωνpurple with blood, as though he were killing living menHes. without vb.as, likeHom.τῶν νέες ὠκεῖαι ὡς εἰ πτερὸν ἠὲ νόημαtheir ships are fast like a wing or a thoughtOd.parenth., modifying a statementas it werePi. w. numbers or measuresapproximately, aboutHdt. X. NT.

ShortDef

just as if, as though

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ὡσεί

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ὡσεί

Headword (normalized/stripped):

ωσει

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27615

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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:cambridge-greek-lexicon-27616

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