adverb
hōsautōs
Strong’sG5615
likewise
stem hōsautō-17 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 booksnever changes form
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
Likewise, in like manner, just so 1234 — used to say that something happens or is done in the same way as what was just mentioned 13. Often the verb itself is left out and understood from the previous clause, so the word simply signals "the same applies here" 1.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
ὡσαύτως
adv.,G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5615 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
adverb of ὁ αὐτός, in like manner, just so, used by Refs 8th c.BC+.. in like manner as.. Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to ὡς ἑτέρως, Refs 4th c.BC+
2 further strengthened, ὡ. οὕτως so in like manner, Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
17 occurrences, every one of them listed
hōsautōs16×
Matthew 20:5… peri hektan kai enatan hōran poiata hōsautōs.… and the ninth hour and did the same thing.
Matthew 21:30prosercharantos de to deutero legata hōsautōs; tos de apokrinirantos legata; Mis, kurior; …… the second son and told him the same thing. ‘I will, sir,’ he said …
Matthew 21:36… polloteroin toiu prōtoiu, kai poiala autoi hōsautōs.… first group. But the tenants did the same to them.
Matthew 25:17“in the same way”hōsautōs tos teim duo kerdainata alloseim duo;Likewise, the one with the two talents gained two more.
Mark 12:21… mē kataleiparantos spermem, kai tos tritos hōsautōs;… no children. And the third did likewise.
Mark 14:31… sunapothnēskara si, ouk mē sin aparnemi. hōsautōs de kai pantois legale.… You.” And all the others said the same thing.
Luke 13:5“likewise”… vi, alla ean mē metanoaveiō pantois hōsautōs apolevi.… I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”
Luke 20:31kai tos tritos labata autan, hōsautōs de kai tois hepta ouk kataleipala …… the third married the widow, and in the same way all seven died, leaving no children.
Luke 22:20kai tem potēriem hōsautōs meta tem deipnara, legarōntos; Houtem tem …In the same way, after supper He took the cup …
1 Corinthians 11:25hōsautōs kai tem potēriem meta tem deipnara, …In the same way, after supper He took the cup …
1 Timothy 2:9hōsautōs kai gunaikain en katastola kosmia meta …Likewise, I want the women to adorn …
1 Timothy 3:8Diakonoin hōsautōs semnoin, mē dilogoin, mē oino pollo …Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or …
1 Timothy 3:11“likewise”gunaikain hōsautōs semnain, mē diabolain, nēfaliain, pistain en …… must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.
1 Timothy 5:25“likewise”hōsautōs kai teim ergeim teim kaleim prodēleim, …… same way, good deeds are obvious, and even the ones that are inconspicuous …
Titus 2:3Presbutiain hōsautōs en katastēme hieroprepain, mē diabolain mēde …Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their …
Titus 2:6“likewise”Toin neoteroin hōsautōs parakalasōr sōfronarō;In the same way, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.
Hōsautōs1×
Romans 8:26“likewise”Hōsautōs de kai tem pneumem sunantilabotō ta …In the same way, the Spirit helps us in …