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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

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Occurrences

1,410 total
  1. John 12:1ὃν · whom
    Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
  2. John 12:9ὃν · whom
    Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews learned that Jesus was there. And they came not only because of Him, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
  3. John 12:38ὃν
    This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
  4. John 12:48ὃν · that
    There is a judge for the one who rejects Me and does not receive My words: The word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.
  5. John 12:50ἃ · what
    And I know that His command leads to eternal life. So I speak exactly what the Father has told Me to say.”
  6. John 13:5ᾧ · that
    After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel that was around Him.
  7. John 13:7Ὃ · what
    Jesus replied, “You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand.”
  8. John 13:23ὃν · the one whom
    One of His disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining at His side.
  9. John 13:24οὗ
    So Simon Peter motioned to him to ask Jesus which one He was talking about.
  10. John 13:26ᾧ · to whom
    Jesus answered, “It is the one to whom I give this morsel after I have dipped it.” Then He dipped the morsel and gave it to Judas son of Simon Iscariot.
  11. John 13:27Ὃ · What
    And when Judas had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. Then Jesus said to Judas, “What you are about to do, do quickly.”
  12. John 13:29ὧν · what
    Since Judas kept the money bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the feast, or to give something to the poor.
  13. John 13:38οὗ
    “Will you lay down your life for Me?” Jesus replied. “Truly, truly, I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.
  14. John 14:10ἃ
    Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me? The words I say to you, I do not speak on My own. Instead, it is the Father dwelling in Me, performing His works.
  15. John 14:12ἃ · that
    Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I am doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.
  16. John 14:17ὃ · [Him]
    …the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.
  17. John 14:24ὃν · that
    Whoever does not love Me does not keep My words. The word that you hear is not My own, but it is from the Father who sent Me.
  18. John 14:26ὃ · whom; ἃ
    But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.
  19. John 15:3ὃν
    You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.
  20. John 15:7ὃ · whatever
    If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
  21. John 15:14ἃ · what
    You are My friends if you do what I command you.
  22. John 15:15ἃ
    No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.
  23. John 15:20οὗ · that
    Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.
  24. John 15:24ἃ · that
    If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have seen and hated both Me and My Father.
  25. John 15:26ὃν · whom; ὃ · who
    When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.
  26. John 16:17ὃ
    Then some of His disciples asked one another, “Why is He telling us, ‘In a little while you will not see Me, and then after a little while you will see Me’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”
  27. John 16:18ὃ
    They kept asking, “Why is He saying, ‘a little while’? We do not understand what He is saying.”
  28. John 17:2ὃ · those
    For You granted Him authority over all people, so that He may give eternal life to all those You have given Him.
  29. John 17:3ὃν · whom
    Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.
  30. John 17:4ὃ
    I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do.
  31. John 17:5ᾗ
    And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed.
  32. John 17:6οὓς
    I have revealed Your name to those You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours; You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.
  33. John 17:8ἃ
    For I have given them the words You gave Me, and they have received them. They knew with certainty that I came from You, and they believed that You sent Me.
  34. John 17:9ὧν · those
    I ask on their behalf. I do not ask on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those You have given Me; for they are Yours.
  35. John 17:11ᾧ · [the name]
    I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, protect them by Your name, the name You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one.
  36. John 17:12ᾧ · [the name]
    While I was with them, I protected and preserved them by Your name, the name You gave Me. Not one of them has been lost, except the son of destruction, so that the Scripture would be fulfilled.
  37. John 17:22ἣν
    I have given them the glory You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one—
  38. John 17:24ὃ · [those]; ἣν
    Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
  39. John 17:26ἣν · You have for
    And I have made Your name known to them and will continue to make it known, so that the love You have for Me may be in them, and I in them.”
  40. John 18:1ὃν
    After Jesus had spoken these words, He went out with His disciples across the Kidron Valley, where they entered a garden.
  41. John 18:9ὃν; Οὓς · those
    This was to fulfill the word He had spoken: “I have not lost one of those You have given Me.”
  42. John 18:11ὃ
    “Put your sword back in its sheath!” Jesus said to Peter. “Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given Me?”
  43. John 18:13ὃς
    They brought Him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year.
  44. John 18:21ἃ · what
    Why are you asking Me? Ask those who heard My message. Surely they know what I said.”
  45. John 18:26οὗ · of [the man] whose
    One of the high priest’s servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, “Didn’t I see you with Him in the garden?”
  46. John 18:32ὃν
    This was to fulfill the word that Jesus had spoken to indicate the kind of death He was going to die.