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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 19:17ὃ · which
    Carrying His own cross, He went out to The Place of the Skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha.
  2. John 19:22Ὃ · What
    Pilate answered, “What I have written, I have written.”
  3. John 19:26ὃν · whom
    When Jesus saw His mother and the disciple whom He loved standing nearby, He said to His mother, “Woman, here is your son.”
  4. John 19:37ὃν · the [One]
    And, as another Scripture says: “They will look on the One they have pierced.”
  5. John 19:41ᾧ · which
    Now there was a garden in the place where Jesus was crucified, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had yet been laid.
  6. John 20:2ὃν · the one whom
    So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved. “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb,” she said, “and we do not know where they have put Him!”
  7. John 20:7ὃ · that
    The cloth that had been around Jesus’ head was rolled up, lying separate from the linen cloths.
  8. John 20:16ὃ · ( which
    Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).
  9. John 20:30ἃ · which
    Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book.
  10. John 21:7ὃν · whom
    Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it) and jumped into the sea.
  11. John 21:10ὧν
    Jesus told them, “Bring some of the fish you have just caught.”
  12. John 21:20ὃν · whom; ὃς · who
    Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. He was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper to ask, “Lord, who is going to betray You?”
  13. John 21:25ἃ · that
    There are many more things that Jesus did. If all of them were written down, I suppose that not even the world itself would have space for the books that would be written.
  14. Acts 1:1ὧν · that
    In my first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,
  15. Acts 1:2ἧς · the; οὓς
    …until the day He was taken up to heaven, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles He had chosen.
  16. Acts 1:3οἷς · to [them]
    After His suffering, He presented Himself to them with many convincing proofs that He was alive. He appeared to them over a span of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God.
  17. Acts 1:4Ἣν · which
    And while they were gathered together, He commanded them: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift the Father promised, which you have heard Me discuss.
  18. Acts 1:7οὓς · that
    Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.
  19. Acts 1:11οἳ; ὃν · in the same way
    “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen Him go into heaven.”
  20. Acts 1:12ὅ · which
    Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near the city, a Sabbath day’s journey away.
  21. Acts 1:16ἣν · that
    “Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus.
  22. Acts 1:21ᾧ
    Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have accompanied us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,
  23. Acts 1:22ἧς
    …beginning from John’s baptism until the day Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of His resurrection.”
  24. Acts 1:23ὃς
    So they proposed two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias.
  25. Acts 1:24ὃν · which
    And they prayed, “Lord, You know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two You have chosen
  26. Acts 1:25ἧς · which
    …to take up this ministry and apostleship, which Judas abandoned to go to his rightful place.”
  27. Acts 2:8ᾗ
    How is it then that each of us hears them in his own native language?
  28. Acts 2:21ὃς · who
    And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
  29. Acts 2:22οἷς · which
    Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.
  30. Acts 2:24ὃν
    But God raised Him from the dead, releasing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep Him in its grip.
  31. Acts 2:32οὗ · to which
    God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses.
  32. Acts 2:33ὃ · what
    Exalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear.
  33. Acts 2:36ὃν · whom
    Therefore let all Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Christ!”
  34. Acts 3:2ὃν
    And a man who was lame from birth was being carried to the temple gate called Beautiful, where he was put every day to beg from those entering the temple courts.
  35. Acts 3:3ὃς · [When]
    When he saw Peter and John about to enter, he asked them for money.
  36. Acts 3:6ὃ · what
    But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”
  37. Acts 3:13ὃν · [Him]
    The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His servant Jesus. You handed Him over and rejected Him before Pilate, even though he had decided to release Him.
  38. Acts 3:15ὃν · [Him]; οὗ · of this [fact]
    You killed the Author of life, but God raised Him from the dead, and we are witnesses of this fact.
  39. Acts 3:16ὃν · whom
    By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know has been made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through Him that has given him this complete healing in your presence.
  40. Acts 3:18ἃ · what
    But in this way God has fulfilled what He foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Christ would suffer.
  41. Acts 3:21ὃν; ὧν · which
    Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets.
  42. Acts 3:25ἧς
    And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’
  43. Acts 4:10ὃν · whom; ὃν · [but] whom
    …then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.
  44. Acts 4:12ᾧ · which
    Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”