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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. 2 Corinthians 2:10ὃ · [it]
    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,
  2. 2 Corinthians 2:16οἷς · To [the] one; οἷς · to the other
    To the one we are an odor that brings death, to the other a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task?
  3. 2 Corinthians 3:6ὃς · He
    And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
  4. 2 Corinthians 4:4οἷς; ὅς · who
    The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
  5. 2 Corinthians 4:6ὃς
    For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
  6. 2 Corinthians 5:4ᾧ
    For while we are in this tent, we groan under our burdens, because we do not wish to be unclothed but clothed, so that our mortality may be swallowed up by life.
  7. 2 Corinthians 5:10ἃ · the things
    For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
  8. 2 Corinthians 7:7ᾗ
    …and not only by his arrival, but also by the comfort he had received from you. He told us about your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced all the more.
  9. 2 Corinthians 8:18οὗ · who
    Along with Titus we are sending the brother who is praised by all the churches for his work in the gospel.
  10. 2 Corinthians 8:22ὃν · who
    And we are sending along with them our brother who has proven his earnestness to us many times and in many ways, and now even more so by his great confidence in you.
  11. 2 Corinthians 9:2ἣν · [and]
    For I know your eagerness to help, and I have been boasting to the Macedonians that since last year you in Achaia were prepared to give. And your zeal has stirred most of them to do likewise.
  12. 2 Corinthians 10:1ὃς · who
    Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away.
  13. 2 Corinthians 10:2ᾗ · as
    I beg you that when I come I may not need to be as bold as I expect toward those who presume that we live according to the flesh.
  14. 2 Corinthians 10:8ἧς
    For even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed.
  15. 2 Corinthians 10:13οὗ · that
    We, however, will not boast beyond our limits, but only within the field of influence that God has assigned to us—a field that reaches even to you.
  16. 2 Corinthians 10:18ὃν · the one whom
    For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
  17. 2 Corinthians 11:4ὃν · [than the One]; ὃ · [than the One]; ὃ · [than the one]
    For if someone comes and proclaims a Jesus other than the One we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the One you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you put up with it very easily.
  18. 2 Corinthians 11:12Ὃ · what; ᾧ · the things
    But I will keep on doing what I am doing, in order to undercut those who want an opportunity to be regarded as our equals in the things of which they boast.
  19. 2 Corinthians 11:15ὧν · [Their]
    It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.
  20. 2 Corinthians 11:17ὃ
    In this confident boasting of mine, I am not speaking as the Lord would, but as a fool.
  21. 2 Corinthians 11:21ᾧ · what
    To my shame I concede that we were too weak for that! Speaking as a fool, however, I can match what anyone else dares to boast about.
  22. 2 Corinthians 12:4ἃ · things that
    …was caught up to Paradise. The things he heard were inexpressible, things that man is not permitted to tell.
  23. 2 Corinthians 12:6ὃ
    Even if I wanted to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me,
  24. 2 Corinthians 12:13ὃ
    In what way were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!
  25. 2 Corinthians 12:17ὧν
    Did I exploit you by anyone I sent you?
  26. 2 Corinthians 12:21ᾗ
    I am afraid that when I come again, my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of their acts of impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery.
  27. 2 Corinthians 13:3ὃς · [He]
    …since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me. He is not weak in dealing with you but is powerful among you.
  28. 2 Corinthians 13:10ἣν · that
    This is why I write these things while absent, so that when I am present I will not need to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.
  29. Galatians 1:5ᾧ · to whom [be]
    …to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
  30. Galatians 1:7ὃ · which
    …which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ.
  31. Galatians 1:8ὃ · the one
    But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse!
  32. Galatians 1:9ὃ · the one
    As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse!
  33. Galatians 1:20ἃ · what
    I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie.
  34. Galatians 1:23ἥν
    They only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”
  35. Galatians 2:2ὃ · that
    I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I spoke privately to those recognized as leaders, for fear that I was running or had already run in vain.
  36. Galatians 2:4ἣν
    This issue arose because some false brothers had come in under false pretenses to spy on our freedom in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.
  37. Galatians 2:5οἷς · to [them]
    We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel would remain with you.
  38. Galatians 2:10ὃ
    They only asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.
  39. Galatians 2:18ἃ
    If I rebuild what I have already torn down, I prove myself to be a lawbreaker.
  40. Galatians 2:20ὃ · The [life]
    I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
  41. Galatians 3:1οἷς · [your very]
    O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified.
  42. Galatians 3:10ὃς · who
    All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”
  43. Galatians 3:16ὅς · who
    The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.
  44. Galatians 3:19οὗ; ᾧ · to whom
    Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.