Lexical Definition
Strong's Greek G2509
exactly as
KJV usage: :--(even, as well) as.
Etymology: from and ;
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
can function as an adverb, even as, just as, Rom. 3:4; 4:6; 9:13; 10:15; 11:8; 12:4; 1 Cor. 10:10; 12:12; 2 Cor. 1:14; 3:13, 18; 8:11; 1 Thess. 2:11; 3:6, 12; 4:5; Heb. 4:2*
Key Appearances in the New Testament
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