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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. Romans 3:8ὧν · Their
    Why not say, as some slanderously claim that we say, “Let us do evil that good may result”? Their condemnation is deserved!
  2. Romans 3:14ὧν · [Their]
    “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
  3. Romans 3:25ὃν · [Him]
    God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.
  4. Romans 3:30ὃς · who
    …since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.
  5. Romans 4:6ᾧ · to whom
    And David speaks likewise of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
  6. Romans 4:7ὧν · [are they] whose; ὧν · whose
    “Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
  7. Romans 4:8οὗ · against him
    Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.”
  8. Romans 4:16ὅς · [He]
    Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.
  9. Romans 4:17οὗ · in whom
    As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.
  10. Romans 4:18ὃς · [Abraham]
    Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.”
  11. Romans 4:21ὃ · what
    …being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised.
  12. Romans 4:24οἷς · to whom
    …but also for us, to whom righteousness will be credited—for us who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.
  13. Romans 4:25ὃς · [He]
    He was delivered over to death for our trespasses and was raised to life for our justification.
  14. Romans 5:2οὗ · whom; ᾗ · which
    …through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
  15. Romans 5:11οὗ · whom
    Not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.
  16. Romans 5:12ᾧ
    Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned.
  17. Romans 5:14ὅς · He
    Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who did not sin in the way that Adam transgressed. He is a pattern of the One to come.
  18. Romans 6:10ὃ · [The death]; ὃ · [the life]
    The death He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life He lives, He lives to God.
  19. Romans 6:16ᾧ · [when]; ᾧ · to [the one]
    Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness?
  20. Romans 6:17ὃν · which
    But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed.
  21. Romans 6:21οἷς · of which
    What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death.
  22. Romans 7:6ᾧ · what
    But now, having died to what bound us, we have been released from the law, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code.
  23. Romans 7:15ὃ · what; ὃ · what; ὃ · what
    I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do, I do not do. But what I hate, I do.
  24. Romans 7:16ὃ · what
    And if I do what I do not want to do, I admit that the law is good.
  25. Romans 7:19ὃ; ὃ
    For I do not do the good I want to do. Instead, I keep on doing the evil I do not want to do.
  26. Romans 7:20ὃ · what
    And if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.
  27. Romans 8:3ᾧ · that
    For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh,
  28. Romans 8:15ᾧ · whom
    For you did not receive a spirit of slavery that returns you to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption to sonship, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
  29. Romans 8:24ὃ · what
    For in this hope we were saved; but hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he can already see?
  30. Romans 8:25ὃ · what
    But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.
  31. Romans 8:29οὓς · those
    For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
  32. Romans 8:30οὓς · those; οὓς · [those]; οὓς · [those]
    And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.
  33. Romans 8:32ὅς · He who
    He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?
  34. Romans 8:34ὅς; ὃς
    Who is there to condemn us? For Christ Jesus, who died, and more than that was raised to life, is at the right hand of God—and He is interceding for us.
  35. Romans 9:4ὧν · [Theirs is]
    …the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.
  36. Romans 9:5ὧν · [Theirs are]; ὧν · them [ proceeds ]
    Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.
  37. Romans 9:15ὃν · whom; ὃν · whom
    For He says to Moses: “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”
  38. Romans 9:18ὃν · on whom
    Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.