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ὅς

hos, hēwhichHow to read Greek
greekNew Testament1,410 occurrences27 books1,230 verses

Definition

ὅς, ἥ, ὅ,

the postpositive article (ἄρθρον ὑποτακτικόν).

I. As demonstr. pron. = οὗτος, ὅδε, this, that, also for αὐτός, chiefly in nom.: ὅς δέ, but he (cf. ἦ δὲ ὅς, frequently in Plat.), Mark 15:23, John 5:11; ὃς μὲν . . . ὃς δέ, the one . . . the other, Matthew 21:35; 22:5; 25:15, Luke 23:33, Acts 27:14, Romans 14:5, 1 Corinthians 11:21, 2 Corinthians 2:18, Jude 22; neut., ὃ μὲν . . . ὃ δέ, the one . . . the other, some . . . some, Matthew 13:8, 23, Romans 9:21; ὃς (ὃ) μὲν . . . (ἄλλος (ἄλλο)) . . . ἕτερος, Mark 4:4, Luke 8:5, 1 Corinthians 12:8-10; οὓς μέν, absol., 1 Corinthians 12:28; ὃς μὲν . . . ὁ δέ, Romans 14:2.

II. As relat. pron., who, which, what, that;

1. agreeing in gender with its antecedent, but differently governed as to case: Matthew 2:9, Luke 9:9, Acts 20:18, Romans 2:29, al. mult.

2. In variation from the common construction;

(a) in gender, agreeing with a noun in apposition to the antecedent: Mark 15:16, Galatians 3:16, Ephesians 6:17, al.; constr. ad sensum: John 6:9, Colossians 2:19, 1 Timothy 3:16, Revelation 13:14, al.;

(b) in number, constr. ad sensum: Acts 15:36, 2 Peter 3:1;

(with) in case, by attraction to the case of the antecedent (Bl., §50, 2): John 4:18, Acts 3:21, Romans 15:18, 1 Corinthians 6:19, Ephesians 1:8, al.

3. The neut. ὅ with nouns of other gender and with phrases, which thing, which term: Mark 3:17; 12:42, John 1:39, Colossians 3:14, al.; with a sentence, Acts 2:32, Galatians 2:10, 1 John 2:8, al.

4. With ellipse of a demonstrative (οὗτος or ἐκεῖνος), before or after: before, Matthew 20:23, Luke 7:43, Romans 10:14, al.; after, Matthew 10:38, Mark 9:40, John 19:22, Romans 2:1 al.

5. Expressing purpose, end or cause: Matthew 11:10 (who = that he may), Mark 1:2, Hebrews 12:6 al.

6. C. prep, as periphrasis for conjc.: ἀνθ᾽ ὧν ( = ἀντὶ τούτων ὧν), because, Luke 1:20, al.; wherefore, Luke 12:3; ἐξ οὗ, since, for that, Romans 5:12; ἀφ᾽ οὗ, since (temporal), Luke 13:25; ἐξ οὗ, whence, Philippians 3:20; etc.

7. With particles: ὃς ἄν (ἐάν), see: ἄν, ἐάν; ὃς καί, Mark 3:19, John 21:20, Romans 5:2, al.; ὃς καὶ αὐτός, Matthew 27:57.

8. Gen., οὗ, absol., as adv. (see: οὗ).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as ὅς:

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

1,410 total
  1. John 5:20ἃ
    The Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does. And to your amazement, He will show Him even greater works than these.
  2. John 5:21οὓς · to whom
    For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes.
  3. John 5:28ᾗ
    Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice
  4. John 5:32ἣν
    There is another who testifies about Me, and I know that His testimony about Me is valid.
  5. John 5:36ἃ · that; ἃ
    But I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works I am doing—testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.
  6. John 5:38ὃν
    …nor does His word abide in you, because you do not believe the One He sent.
  7. John 5:45ὃν · whom
    Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, in whom you have put your hope.
  8. John 6:2ἃ
    A large crowd followed Him because they saw the signs He was performing on the sick.
  9. John 6:9ὃς
    “Here is a boy with five barley loaves and two small fish. But what difference will these make among so many?”
  10. John 6:13ἃ
    So they collected them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.
  11. John 6:14ὃ · that
    When the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, “Truly this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
  12. John 6:21ἣν · where
    Then they were willing to take Him into the boat, and at once the boat reached the shore where they were heading.
  13. John 6:27ἣν · which
    Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”
  14. John 6:29ὃν · the [One]
    Jesus replied, “The work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent.”
  15. John 6:37ὃ
    Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away.
  16. John 6:39ὃ · those
    And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall lose none of those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day.
  17. John 6:42οὗ · whose
    They were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?”
  18. John 6:51ὃν · which
    I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And this bread, which I will give for the life of the world, is My flesh.”
  19. John 6:63ἃ
    The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.
  20. John 6:64οἳ · who
    However, there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray Him.)
  21. John 7:3ἃ
    So Jesus’ brothers said to Him, “Leave here and go to Judea, so that Your disciples there may see the works You are doing.
  22. John 7:25ὃν · [the man]
    Then some of the people of Jerusalem began to say, “Isn’t this the man they are trying to kill?
  23. John 7:28ὃν · Him
    Then Jesus, still teaching in the temple courts, cried out, “You know Me, and you know where I am from. I have not come of My own accord, but He who sent Me is true. You do not know Him,
  24. John 7:31ὧν · than
    Many in the crowd, however, believed in Him and said, “When the Christ comes, will He perform more signs than this man?”
  25. John 7:36ὃν · by
    What does He mean by saying, ‘You will look for Me, but you will not find Me,’ and, ‘Where I am, you cannot come’?”
  26. John 7:39οὗ · whom
    He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.
  27. John 8:10οἱ
    Then Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are your accusers? Has no one condemned you?”
  28. John 8:26ἃ · what
    “I have much to say about you and much to judge. But the One who sent Me is truthful, and what I have heard from Him, I tell the world.”
  29. John 8:38ἃ · of what; ἃ · what
    I speak of what I have seen in the presence of the Father, and you do what you have heard from your father.”
  30. John 8:40ὃς · who; ἣν · that
    But now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.
  31. John 8:54ὃν · [of] whom
    Jesus answered, “If I glorify Myself, My glory means nothing. The One who glorifies Me is My Father, of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’
  32. John 9:7ὃ · (which
    Then He told him, “Go, wash in the Pool of Siloam” (which means “Sent”). So the man went and washed, and came back seeing.
  33. John 9:14ᾗ · which
    Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.
  34. John 9:19ὃν · [the one]
    …and asked, “Is this your son, the one you say was born blind? So how is it that he can now see?”
  35. John 9:24ὃς · who
    So a second time they called for the man who had been blind and said, “Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner.”
  36. John 10:6ἃ
    Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them.
  37. John 10:12οὗ · his
    The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.
  38. John 10:16ἃ · that
    I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.
  39. John 10:25ἃ
    “I already told you,” Jesus replied, “but you did not believe. The works I do in My Father’s name testify on My behalf.
  40. John 10:29ὃ · who
    My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand.
  41. John 10:35οὓς · whom
    If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—
  42. John 10:36ὃν · [ then what about the One ] whom
    …then what about the One whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? How then can you accuse Me of blasphemy for stating that I am the Son of God?
  43. John 11:2ἧς · whose
    (Mary, whose brother Lazarus was sick, was to anoint the Lord with perfume and wipe His feet with her hair.)
  44. John 11:3ὃν · the [one]
    So the sisters sent word to Jesus, “Lord, the one You love is sick.”
  45. John 11:6ᾧ · where
    So on hearing that Lazarus was sick, He stayed where He was for two days,
  46. John 11:45ἃ · what
    Therefore many of the Jews who had come to Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in Him.
  47. John 11:46ἃ · what
    But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.