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ὡσεί

ὡσεί, just as if, as though

ὡσεί or ὡς εἰ, Adv.
  • as if, as though; with various moods:
    • I c. opt., ἴσαν, ὡς εἴ τε πυρὶ χθὼν πᾶσα νέμοιτο Il. 2.780, cf. 11.389, Od. 9.314, etc.
      • 2 ὡσεί τε c. subj., ἐρίλησʼ ὡς εἴ τε πατὴρ ὃν παῖδα φιλήσῃ Il. 9.481.
      • 3 ὡς εἰ or ὡς εἴ τε, c. indic., ἕπονθʼ ὡς εἴ τε μετὰ κτίλον ἕσπετο μῆλα Il. 13.492; φιάλαν ὡς εἴ τις . . δωρήσεται Pi. O. 7.1.
    • II in comparisons, like, just as, Il. 16.59, Od. 7.36, Hes. Sc. 290, B. 11.1, S. Ant. 653, El. 234 (lyr.), etc.: c. part., Il. 5.374, Hes. Sc. 194; ὡς εἴ τε Il. 11.474; with verb supplied, Od. 14.254, Pi. P. 4.112; ὡσεί περ c. part., Hes. Sc. 189, cf. Theoc. 25.163 (nisi leg. εἰ περὶ σεῦ) ; ὡς εἴ πέρ τε with a noun, h.Cer. 215.
      • 2 ὡς εἴτε as it were, Pi. P. 1.44.
    • III with Numerals, or measures of time and space, about, ὡσεὶ τριήκοντα σταδίων μάλιστά κῃ Hdt. 7.109, cf. X. HG 1.2.9, LXX Ge. 24.55, al., Ev.Matt. 14.21, al.

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