οἱονεί
From LSJ
διήλθομεν διὰ πυρὸς καὶ ὕδατος → we went through fire and water, we have gone through fire and water
English (LSJ)
for οἷον εἰ,
A as if, Antiph.231.6, Men.Georg.58, Arist.HA 495b25, Pr.923b33 ; = οἷον (οἷος v. 2 d), Arist. de An.430b13 ; Dor. οἷον αἰ Epich.155 ; so οἱονπερεί (q. v.) ; οἱονανεί, Gloss.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
οἱονεί: ἀντὶ οἷον εἰ, ὡς εἰ, ὡσεί, Λατ. quasi, tanquam si, Ἀντιφάν. ἐν Ἀδήλ. 10. 6, Ἀριστ. π. τὰ Ζ. Ἱστ. 1. 16, 17, Προβλ. 20. 10· Δωρ. οἷον αἱ, Näke εἰς Χοιρίλ. σ. 146· οὕτως, οἱονπερεὶ Πλάτ. Θεαίτ. 201Ε· - πρβλ. ὡσπερανεί.