Matthew 3:16:20Matt.3.16.W20PAT
ὡσεὶ
hôsei
“as if”
- Transliteration
- hô-SEI
- Extended
- hô-SEI
- IPA
- /hɔː.seˈiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- as if
- French
- comme si
- Spanish
- como si
- Portuguese
- como se
- German
- als ob
- Russian
- как будто
- Arabic-Simplified
- كأن
- Hindi
- जैसे
- Chinese-Simplified
- 仿佛
- Korean
- 마치
- Indonesian
- seperti
- Bengali
- যেন
- Tagalog
- parang
- Swahili
- kama
- Amharic
- እንደ
- Yoruba
- bí ẹni pé
- Igbo
- dị ka
- Twi
- te sɛ
- Ewe
- abe si
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
hô-SEI
- phraseyour reading level
KAI EI-den PNEU-ma the-OO ka-ta-BAI-non hô-SEI pe-ri-ste-RAN er-KHO-me-non ep au-TON
- clause
KAI i-DOU ê-ne-Ô-ikh-thê-san hoi ou-ra-NOI KAI EI-den PNEU-ma the-OO ka-ta-BAI-non hô-SEI pe-ri-ste-RAN er-KHO-me-non ep au-TON
- sentence
bap-tis-THEIS DE ho ee-ay-SOOS eu-THYS a-NE-bê a-PO TOU HY-da-tos KAI i-DOU ê-ne-Ô-ikh-thê-san hoi ou-ra-NOI KAI EI-den PNEU-ma the-OO ka-ta-BAI-non hô-SEI pe-ri-ste-RAN er-KHO-me-non ep au-TON
In context — Matthew 3:16
having been baptized {and} {the} Jesus immediately {He} went up from the water {and} behold were opened the heavens {and} he saw Spirit of God descending as if a dove coming upon him
About this coordinate
Matthew 3:16:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Matthew 3:16, so the Greek word ὡσεὶ (hôsei) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Matt.3.16.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.3.16.W20.S1) and character.