aatariĩ

v.

1. was like. Was like. A past tense form expressing resemblance or similarity; used in comparative constructions to indicate how something or someone appeared or existed in a particular manner.

Example: Aatariĩ ta njata ya Kĩwariĩ ĩgĩkenga matuinĩ, na o ta mweri wĩ kĩmakia, (Like a star shining among the clouds, like the full moon at the festal season;); Na nĩaatuirũo nĩ Ngai mũthĩnjĩri-Ngai-mũnene o ta ũrĩa Melikisedeki aatariĩ. (declared by God high priest according to the order of Melchizedek. 6:20; Ps 110:4. IV. JESUS’ ETERNAL PRIESTHOOD AND ETERNAL SACRIFICE)