1) as it were, (had been), as though, as, like as, like
2) about, nearly
2a) before numerals
2b) before a measure of time
Part of Speech: adverb
G5616
From G5613 and G1487; as if: - about, as (it had been, it were), like (as).
| Gloss | Section |
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| a like | 64.12 |
| b approximately | 78.42 |
These two sites give similar information, with the definition from several dictionaries and statistics on the use of the word.
University of Chicago's Logion lexicon
Thayer's dictionary plus other information.
From this site's dictionary (in Italian)
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