Vocabulary

Definitions Number Verses Only Used In
hos an (hos ean)

ὃς ἂν  [36 verses](pron sg masc nom)(partic) "Whatever" is a special construction, hos an, that means "that possibly." "whoever" "whatever," or "who if any."  It combines the relative pronoun (hos) or the demonstrative pronoun (hostis) with the particle of possibility (an) or the conjunction meaning "when."  The literal sense is "this one might." Together, they begin a relative, conditional clause that refers to each individual. If takes a subjective verb like an "if/when" phrase.  -- "Whoever" is from a special construction connecting a pronoun with a conditional particle or conjunction that together mean "whatever" or "whoever." Together, they begin a relative, conditional clause that refers to each individual person or thing. The verb form required in Greek is one of possibilities.

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hosautos

ὡσαύτως. [5 verses](adv) "Likewise' is from hosautoswhich an adverb that means "in like manner," and "just so." It is literally "this the same."  - The adverb translated as "likewise" means "in like manner," and "just so." It is literally "this the same." There is a more common way of saying "likewise," but Jesus seems to use this one to emphasize repeated actions so it is used here to describe a repeated line. 

hosei

 ὡσεὶ [1 verse] (adv)  Untranslated   Untranslated is hosei, which means "as if", "as though" and, with various measures, "about". -- An untranslated (in the KJV) word appears here in the Greek meaning "about". 

 

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hosos

ὅσα [28 verses](adj pl neut acc) "Whatsoever" is hosos, which means "as many," "how many,"  "how much," "as much as," "as great as,"how great," "as far as," "how far," and "only so far as." -- (CW) The adjective translated as "whatsoever" means "as many," "how many,"  "how much," "as much as," "as great as,"how great," "as far as," "how far," and "only so far as."and similar ideas of comparison. CW --Confusing Word -- The "whatsoever" does not capture the word's specific meaning in this situation.

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hosos an - hosos ean

ὅσοι ἂν [at least 1 verse](pron pl masc nom)(partic) This hosos an (ean) is a special construction that means "however many," "whenever many," "however far," or "whenever great."  It begins with the pronoun ( hosos) means "as many," "how many,"  "how much," "as much as," "as great as,"how great." And ends with the particle of possibility (an or  ean, ). Together, they begin a relative, conditional clause that refers to a possible quantity. If takes a subjective verb like an "if/when" phrase.  -- "Whoever" is from a special construction connecting a pronoun with a conditional particle that means "however many," "whenever many," "however far," or "whenever great."  Together, they begin a relative, conditional clause that refers to a possibility. The verb form is one of possibility, which is assumed in English.

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