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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. 1 Corinthians 7:1ὧν · the matters
    Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good to abstain from sexual relations.
  2. 1 Corinthians 7:20ᾗ · [he was] in
    Each one should remain in the situation he was in when he was called.
  3. 1 Corinthians 7:24ᾧ · [situation]
    Brothers, each one should remain in the situation he was in when God called him.
  4. 1 Corinthians 7:36ὃ · as
    However, if someone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his betrothed, and if she is beyond her youth and they ought to marry, let him do as he wishes; he is not sinning; they should get married.
  5. 1 Corinthians 7:37ὃς · the [man who]
    But the man who is firmly established in his heart and under no constraint, with control over his will and resolve in his heart not to marry the virgin, he will do well.
  6. 1 Corinthians 7:39ᾧ · anyone
    A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.
  7. 1 Corinthians 8:6οὗ · whom; οὗ · whom
    …yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.
  8. 1 Corinthians 8:11ὃν · whom
    So this weak brother, for whom Christ died, is destroyed by your knowledge.
  9. 1 Corinthians 10:11οὓς · whom
    Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.
  10. 1 Corinthians 10:13ὃς · [He]; ὃ · what
    No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.
  11. 1 Corinthians 10:15ὅ · what
    I speak to reasonable people; judge for yourselves what I say.
  12. 1 Corinthians 10:16ὃ · that; ὃν · that
    Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?
  13. 1 Corinthians 10:20ἃ · [the]
    No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons.
  14. 1 Corinthians 10:30οὗ · that for which
    If I partake in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?
  15. 1 Corinthians 11:21ὃς · [one]; ὃς · [another]
    For as you eat, each of you goes ahead without sharing his meal. While one remains hungry, another gets drunk.
  16. 1 Corinthians 11:23ὃ · what; ᾗ
    For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night He was betrayed, took bread,
  17. 1 Corinthians 11:26οὗ
    For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.
  18. 1 Corinthians 11:27ὃς · whoever
    Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.
  19. 1 Corinthians 12:8ᾧ · To one
    To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by the same Spirit,
  20. 1 Corinthians 12:23ἃ · the
    …and the parts we consider less honorable, we treat with greater honor. And our unpresentable parts are treated with special modesty,
  21. 1 Corinthians 12:28οὓς
    And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.
  22. 1 Corinthians 14:37ἃ · what
    If anyone considers himself a prophet or spiritual person, let him acknowledge that what I am writing you is the Lord’s command.
  23. 1 Corinthians 15:1ὃ; ὃ · which; ᾧ · which
    Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, and in which you stand firm.
  24. 1 Corinthians 15:2οὗ · [this gospel]
    By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.
  25. 1 Corinthians 15:3ὃ · what
    For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,
  26. 1 Corinthians 15:6ὧν · whom
    After that, He appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep.
  27. 1 Corinthians 15:9ὃς · [and]
    For I am the least of the apostles and am unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
  28. 1 Corinthians 15:10ὅ · what
    But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace to me was not in vain. No, I worked harder than all of them—yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
  29. 1 Corinthians 15:15ὃν · [Him]
    In that case, we are also exposed as false witnesses about God. For we have testified about God that He raised Christ from the dead, but He did not raise Him if in fact the dead are not raised.
  30. 1 Corinthians 15:25οὗ
    For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
  31. 1 Corinthians 15:31ἣν
    I face death every day, brothers, as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord.
  32. 1 Corinthians 15:36ὃ · What
    You fool! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.
  33. 1 Corinthians 15:37ὃ · what
    And what you sow is not the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or something else.
  34. 1 Corinthians 16:3οὓς
    Then, on my arrival, I will send letters with those you recommend to carry your gift to Jerusalem.
  35. 2 Corinthians 1:4ἧς
    …who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
  36. 2 Corinthians 1:6ὧν
    If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which accomplishes in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we experience.
  37. 2 Corinthians 1:10ὃς · [He]; ὃν · [Him]
    He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,
  38. 2 Corinthians 1:13ἃ
    For we do not write you anything that is beyond your ability to read and understand. And I hope that you will understand us completely,
  39. 2 Corinthians 1:17ἃ
    When I planned this, did I do it carelessly? Or do I make my plans by human standards, so as to say “Yes, yes” and also “No, no”?
  40. 2 Corinthians 2:3ὧν · who
    I wrote as I did so that on my arrival I would not be grieved by those who ought to make me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would share my joy.
  41. 2 Corinthians 2:4ἣν
    For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you.
  42. 2 Corinthians 2:10ᾧ · anyone
    If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And if I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven it in the presence of Christ for your sake,