Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)
Hosea
Usage: Ὠσηέ (Tr., Ὁσ-), ὁ (Heb. הוֹשֵׁעַ), Hosea: Rom.9:25.† (AS)
Strong's Number
G5617
Language
Greek
Linked Usages
14
Books
5
Strong's G5617 Quick Answer
Strong's G5617 Ὡσηέ (Hosee) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. Hosee (ho-say-eh') n/p. 1. Hosee (i.e. Hoshea), an Israelite [of Hebrew origin (H1954)] It has 14 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include osee. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
- Meaning
- Hosee (ho-say-eh') n/p. 1. Hosee (i.e. Hoshea), an Israelite [of Hebrew origin (H1954)]
- Usage
- 14 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
- Usage Words
- osee
Meaning and Definition
Hosee (ho-say-eh') n/p. 1. Hosee (i.e. Hoshea), an Israelite [of Hebrew origin (H1954)] KJV: Osee Root(s): H1954
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5617. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's G5617 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Hosee, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Osee
Romans 9:25
How Strong's G5617 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 13 linked usages.
- This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
In the Septuagint (LXX)
Strong's G5617 (Ὡσηέ) appears 14 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
- 1 Kingdoms 6:14 — Ωσηε
- 1 Kingdoms 6:18 — Ωσηε
- 4 Kingdoms 15:30 — Ωσηε
- 4 Kingdoms 17:1 — Ωσηε
- 4 Kingdoms 17:3 — Ωσηε
Strong's G5617 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's G5617 in the New Testament
1 indexed usage in New Testament.
As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.
Strong's G5617 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
13 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
And the wagon entered into the field of Joshua, which was in Beth-shemesh, and they set there by it a great stone; and they split the wood of the wagon, and offered up the cows for a whole burnt offering to the Lord.
And the golden mice according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines, belonging to the five lords, from the fenced city to the village of the Perizzite, and to the great stone, on which they placed the ark of the covenant of the Lord, that was in the field of Joshua the Beth-shemeshite.
And Hoshea son of Elah formed a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.
Usage Excerpts
First 14 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5617.
And the wagon entered into the field of Joshua, which was in Beth-shemesh, and they set there by it a great stone; and they split the wood of the wagon, and offered up the cows for a whole burnt offering to the Lord.
And the golden mice according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines, belonging to the five lords, from the fenced city to the village of the Perizzite, and to the great stone, on which they placed the ark of the covenant of the Lord, that was in the field of Joshua the Beth-shemeshite.
And Hoshea son of Elah formed a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.
In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years.
Against him came up Shalmaneser king of the Assyrians; and Hoshea became his servant, and rendered him tribute.
And the king of the Assyrians found iniquity in Hoshea, in that he sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought not a tribute to the king of the Assyrians in that year: and the king of the Assyrians besieged him, and bound him in the prison house.
In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of the Assyrians took Samaria, and carried Israel away to the Assyrians, and settled them in Halah, and in Habor, near the rivers of Gozan, and in the mountains of the Medes.
And it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel that Hezekiah son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign.
And it came to pass in the fourth year of King Hezekiah (this is the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel), that Shalmaneser king of the Assyrians came up against Samaria, and besieged it.
And he took it at the end of three years, in the sixth year of Hezekiah (this is the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, when Samaria was taken).
Hallohesh, Pileha, Shobek,
The word of the Lord which came to Hosea the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, and Jotham, and Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel.
The beginning of the word of the Lord by Hosea. And the Lord said to Hosea, Go, take to thyself a wife of fornication, and children of fornication: for the land will surely go a-whoring in departing from the Lord.
As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5617, grouped by book.
1 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 8 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Romans 1 usage, New Testament
Strong's G5617 FAQ
What does hosee (Ὡσηέ) mean?
Hosee (Strong's G5617) is a Greek word most simply glossed "Osee". Hosee (ho-say-eh') n/p. 1. Hosee (i.e. Hoshea), an Israelite [of Hebrew origin (H1954)]
How many times is hosee (Ὡσηέ) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 14 linked usages for Strong's G5617 across 5 books.
Where can I study hosee (Ὡσηέ) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5617 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
What English words translate hosee (Ὡσηέ)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as osee. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Does Strong's G5617 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?
Yes. The current local index includes 13 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament for Strong's G5617, with linked reader references where each row is available.