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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 9:39ὃν
    So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
  2. Acts 10:5ὃς · who
    Now send men to Joppa to call for a man named Simon who is called Peter.
  3. Acts 10:6ᾧ · whose
    He is staying with Simon the tanner, whose house is by the sea.”
  4. Acts 10:12ᾧ
    It contained all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, as well as birds of the air.
  5. Acts 10:15Ἃ · that
    The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”
  6. Acts 10:17ὃ
    While Peter was puzzling over the meaning of the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found Simon’s house and approached the gate.
  7. Acts 10:21ὃν · the one; ἣν
    So Peter went down to the men and said, “Here am I, the one you are looking for. Why have you come?”
  8. Acts 10:32ὃς · who
    Therefore send to Joppa for Simon, who is called Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the tanner, by the sea.’
  9. Acts 10:36ὃν
    He has sent this message to the people of Israel, proclaiming the gospel of peace through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
  10. Acts 10:37ὃ · that
    You yourselves know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee with the baptism that John proclaimed:
  11. Acts 10:38ὃς · [and] how [Jesus]
    …how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
  12. Acts 10:39ὧν · that; ὃν
    We are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree,
  13. Acts 11:6ἣν · it {closely}
    I looked at it closely and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds of the air.
  14. Acts 11:9Ἃ · that
    But the voice spoke from heaven a second time, ‘Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.’
  15. Acts 11:11ᾗ · [where]
    Just then three men sent to me from Caesarea stopped at the house where I was staying.
  16. Acts 11:14ὃς · [He]; οἷς · which
    He will convey to you a message by which you and all your household will be saved.’
  17. Acts 11:23ὃς · [When] he
    When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.
  18. Acts 11:30ὃ · This
    This they did, sending their gifts to the elders with Barnabas and Saul.
  19. Acts 12:4ὃν · [him]
    He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
  20. Acts 12:23ὧν
    Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.
  21. Acts 13:2ὃ · to which
    While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”
  22. Acts 13:6ᾧ
    They traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus,
  23. Acts 13:7ὃς
    …an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, a man of intelligence, summoned Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God.
  24. Acts 13:22ᾧ · [about him]; ὃς · [he]
    After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’
  25. Acts 13:25οὗ · whose
    As John was completing his course, he said, ‘Who do you suppose I am? I am not that One. But there is One coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.’
  26. Acts 13:31ὃς · [He]
    …and for many days He was seen by those who had accompanied Him from Galilee to Jerusalem. They are now His witnesses to our people.
  27. Acts 13:37ὃν · the [One]
    But the One whom God raised from the dead did not see decay.
  28. Acts 13:39ὧν · from which
    Through Him everyone who believes is justified from everything from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.
  29. Acts 13:41ὃ
    ‘Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe, even if someone told you.’”
  30. Acts 14:8ὃς · [and]
    In Lystra there sat a man crippled in his feet, who was lame from birth and had never walked.
  31. Acts 14:9ὃς · who
    This man was listening to the words of Paul, who looked intently at him and saw that he had faith to be healed.
  32. Acts 14:11ὃ · what
    When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language: “The gods have come down to us in human form!”
  33. Acts 14:15ὃς · who
    “Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.
  34. Acts 14:16ὃς · [He]
    In past generations, He let all nations go their own way.
  35. Acts 14:23ὃν · whom
    Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church, praying and fasting as they entrusted them to the Lord, in whom they had believed.
  36. Acts 14:26ὃ
    From Attalia they sailed to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had just completed.
  37. Acts 15:10ὃν · that
    Now then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear?
  38. Acts 15:11ὃν
    On the contrary, we believe it is through the grace of the Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”
  39. Acts 15:17οὓς · who
    …so that the remnant of men may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord who does these things
  40. Acts 15:24οἷς
    It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said.
  41. Acts 15:29ὧν · these things
    You must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell.
  42. Acts 15:36αἷς · where
    Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”
  43. Acts 16:2ὃς · [him]
    The brothers in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him.
  44. Acts 16:14ἧς · her
    Among those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message.
  45. Acts 16:21ἃ · that
    …by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.”
  46. Acts 16:24ὃς
    On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.