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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. Acts 4:20ἃ · what
    For we cannot stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.”
  2. Acts 4:22ὃν · who
    For the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old.
  3. Acts 4:27ὃν · whom
    In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.
  4. Acts 4:31ᾧ
    After they had prayed, their meeting place was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.
  5. Acts 4:36ὅ · (
    Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement),
  6. Acts 5:25οὓς
    Then someone came in and announced, “Look, the men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people!”
  7. Acts 5:30ὃν · whom
    The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.
  8. Acts 5:32ὃ · whom
    We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”
  9. Acts 5:36ᾧ · [and]; ὃς · [He]
    Some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing.
  10. Acts 6:3οὓς · [to them]
    Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will assign this responsibility to them
  11. Acts 6:6οὓς · [these seven]
    They presented these seven to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.
  12. Acts 6:10ᾧ · by whom
    …but they could not stand up to his wisdom or the Spirit by whom he spoke.
  13. Acts 6:14ἃ · that
    For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
  14. Acts 7:3ἣν
    …and told him, ‘Leave your country and your kindred and go to the land I will show you.’
  15. Acts 7:4ἣν · where
    So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Haran. After his father died, God brought him out of that place and into this land where you are now living.
  16. Acts 7:7ᾧ · [that]
    ‘But I will punish the nation that enslaves them,’ God said, ‘and afterward they will come forth and worship Me in this place.’
  17. Acts 7:16ᾧ · that
    Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.
  18. Acts 7:17ἧς · for
    As the time drew near for God to fulfill His promise to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased greatly in number.
  19. Acts 7:18οὗ; ὃς · who
    Then another king, who knew nothing of Joseph, arose over Egypt.
  20. Acts 7:20ᾧ · that; ὃς · [he]
    At that time Moses was born, and he was beautiful in the sight of God. For three months he was nurtured in his father’s house.
  21. Acts 7:28ὃν · as
    Do you want to kill me as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?’
  22. Acts 7:33ᾧ · where
    Then the Lord said to him, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.
  23. Acts 7:35ὃν · whom
    This Moses, whom they had rejected with the words, ‘Who made you ruler and judge?’ is the one whom God sent to be their ruler and redeemer through the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
  24. Acts 7:38ὃς · [with]
    He was in the assembly in the wilderness with the angel who spoke to him on Mount Sinai, and with our fathers. And he received living words to pass on to us.
  25. Acts 7:39ᾧ · [him]
    But our fathers refused to obey him. Instead, they rejected him and in their hearts turned back to Egypt.
  26. Acts 7:40οἳ · who; ὃς · who
    They said to Aaron, ‘Make us gods who will go before us! As for this Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has happened to him.’
  27. Acts 7:43οὓς
    You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’
  28. Acts 7:44ὃν
    Our fathers had the tabernacle of the Testimony with them in the wilderness. It was constructed exactly as God had directed Moses, according to the pattern he had seen.
  29. Acts 7:45ἣν · who; ὧν
    And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David,
  30. Acts 7:46ὃς · who
    …who found favor in the sight of God and asked to provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.
  31. Acts 7:52οὗ · [His]
    Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers—
  32. Acts 8:6ἃ
    The crowds all paid close attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform.
  33. Acts 8:10ᾧ
    …and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.”
  34. Acts 8:19ᾧ · everyone on whom
    “Give me this power as well,” he said, “so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
  35. Acts 8:24ὧν
    Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”
  36. Acts 8:27ὃς; ὃς · [He]
    So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship,
  37. Acts 8:30ἃ · what
    So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.
  38. Acts 8:32ἣν
    The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
  39. Acts 9:5ὃν · whom
    “Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.
  40. Acts 9:6ὅ
    “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
  41. Acts 9:17ᾗ · [as]
    So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
  42. Acts 9:33ὃς · who
    There he found a man named Aeneas who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.
  43. Acts 9:36ἣ · (which; ὧν
    In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.