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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. Acts 24:19οὓς · who
    …who ought to appear before you and bring charges, if they have anything against me.
  2. Acts 24:21ἧς · thing
    …unless it was this one thing I called out as I stood in their presence: ‘It is concerning the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial before you today.’”
  3. Acts 25:7ἃ · that
    When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they could not prove.
  4. Acts 25:11ὧν · [truth]
    If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
  5. Acts 25:15οὗ
    While I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews presented their case and requested a judgment against him.
  6. Acts 25:16οὓς · [them]
    I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.
  7. Acts 25:18οὗ · [But when his]; ὧν
    But when his accusers rose to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.
  8. Acts 25:19ὃν · [but] whom
    They only had some contentions with him regarding their own religion and a certain Jesus who had died, but whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
  9. Acts 25:21οὗ
    But when Paul appealed to be held over for the decision of the Emperor, I ordered that he be held until I could send him to Caesar.”
  10. Acts 25:24οὗ · [him]
    Then Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man. The whole Jewish community has petitioned me about him, both here and in Jerusalem, crying out that he ought not to live any longer.
  11. Acts 25:26οὗ · [him]
    I have nothing definite to write to our sovereign about him. Therefore I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after this inquiry I may have something to write.
  12. Acts 26:2ὧν
    “King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today to defend myself against all the accusations of the Jews,
  13. Acts 26:7ἣν; ἧς · [this]
    …the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews.
  14. Acts 26:10ὃ · [that] is what
    And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.
  15. Acts 26:12οἷς · this [pursuit]
    In this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.
  16. Acts 26:15ὃν · whom
    ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ the Lord replied.
  17. Acts 26:16ὧν · of what; ὧν · what
    ‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you.
  18. Acts 26:17οὓς · [them]
    I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them
  19. Acts 26:22ὧν · what
    But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:
  20. Acts 26:26ὃν · [him]
    For the king knows about these matters, and I can speak freely to him. I am confident that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.
  21. Acts 27:8ᾧ
    After we had moved along the coast with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.
  22. Acts 27:17ἣν
    After hoisting it up, the crew used ropes to undergird the ship. And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along.
  23. Acts 27:23οὗ · to whom; ᾧ · whom
    For just last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me
  24. Acts 27:25ὃν
    So take courage, men, for I believe God that it will happen just as He told me.
  25. Acts 27:33οὗ
    Right up to daybreak, Paul kept urging them all to eat: “Today is your fourteenth day in constant suspense, without taking any food.
  26. Acts 27:39ὃν · where
    When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they sighted a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.
  27. Acts 27:44οὓς; οὓς
    The rest were to follow on planks and various parts of the ship. In this way everyone was brought safely to land.
  28. Acts 28:4ὃν · [Although he]
    When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”
  29. Acts 28:7ὃς · [He]
    Nearby stood an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.
  30. Acts 28:8ὃν · [him]
    The father of Publius was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after praying and placing his hands on him, he healed the man.
  31. Acts 28:10οἳ · [The islanders]
    The islanders honored us in many ways and supplied our needs when we were ready to sail.
  32. Acts 28:15οὓς · [them]
    The brothers there had heard about us and traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he was encouraged and gave thanks to God.
  33. Acts 28:22ἃ
    But we consider your views worth hearing, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.”
  34. Acts 28:23οἷς · to [them]
    So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.
  35. Romans 1:2ὃ · [the gospel]
    …the gospel He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures,
  36. Romans 1:5οὗ · [Him]
    Through Him and on behalf of His name, we received grace and apostleship to call all those among the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.
  37. Romans 1:6οἷς · those who are
    And you also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.
  38. Romans 1:9ᾧ · whom
    God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you
  39. Romans 1:25ὅς · who
    They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen.
  40. Romans 1:27ἣν
    Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.
  41. Romans 2:1ᾧ · whatever grounds
    You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.
  42. Romans 2:6ὃς · [God]
    God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”
  43. Romans 2:16ᾗ · the
    …on the day when God will judge men’s secrets through Christ Jesus, as proclaimed by my gospel.
  44. Romans 2:23ὃς · You who
    You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?
  45. Romans 2:29οὗ · [Such a man’s]
    No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.