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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 Timothy 4:18ᾧ · To Him [be]
    And the Lord will rescue me from every evil action and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
  2. Titus 1:2ἣν · which
    …in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
  3. Titus 1:3ὃ
    In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.
  4. Titus 1:11οὓς · who; ἃ · things
    …who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.
  5. Titus 1:13ἣν
    This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith
  6. Titus 2:1ἃ · the things that
    But as for you, speak the things that are consistent with sound doctrine.
  7. Titus 2:14ὃς · He
    He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
  8. Titus 3:5ἃ
    He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
  9. Titus 3:6οὗ · [ This is the Spirit ]
    This is the Spirit He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
  10. Philemon 1:5ἣν
    …because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.
  11. Philemon 1:10ὃν · whose
    I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I became while I was in chains.
  12. Philemon 1:12ὃν
    I am sending back to you him who is my very heart.
  13. Philemon 1:13ὃν · [him]
    I would have liked to keep him with me, so that on your behalf he could minister to me in my chains for the gospel.
  14. Philemon 1:21ἃ · than
    Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.
  15. Hebrews 1:2ὃν · whom; οὗ · whom
    But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.
  16. Hebrews 1:3ὃς · [The Son]
    The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.
  17. Hebrews 2:5ἧς · which
    For it is not to angels that He has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking.
  18. Hebrews 2:10ὃν · whom; οὗ · whom
    In bringing many sons to glory, it was fitting for God, for whom and through whom all things exist, to make the author of their salvation perfect through suffering.
  19. Hebrews 2:11ἣν
    For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.
  20. Hebrews 2:13ἅ
    And again: “I will put My trust in Him.” And once again: “Here am I, and the children God has given Me.”
  21. Hebrews 2:18ᾧ
    Because He Himself suffered when He was tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted.
  22. Hebrews 3:6οὗ · [His]
    But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.
  23. Hebrews 3:13οὗ
    But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.
  24. Hebrews 3:17ὧν · whose
    And with whom was God angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness?
  25. Hebrews 4:13ὃν · whom
    Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
  26. Hebrews 5:7Ὃς
    During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.
  27. Hebrews 5:8ὧν · what
    Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from what He suffered.
  28. Hebrews 5:11οὗ · [this]
    We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain, because you are dull of hearing.
  29. Hebrews 6:7οὓς · whom
    For land that drinks in the rain often falling on it and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is tended receives the blessing of God.
  30. Hebrews 6:8ἧς · [In]
    But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless, and its curse is imminent. In the end it will be burned.
  31. Hebrews 6:10ἧς
    For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
  32. Hebrews 6:17ᾧ · So when
    So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath.
  33. Hebrews 6:18οἷς · which
    Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged.
  34. Hebrews 6:19ἣν · [this hope]
    We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
  35. Hebrews 7:2ᾧ · to [him]; ὅ
    …and Abraham apportioned to him a tenth of everything. First, his name means “king of righteousness.” Then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.”
  36. Hebrews 7:4ᾧ · [him]
    Consider how great Melchizedek was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder.
  37. Hebrews 7:13ὃν · whom; ἧς · which
    He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar.
  38. Hebrews 7:14ἣν · which
    For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests.
  39. Hebrews 7:16ὃς · one who
    …one who has become a priest not by a law of succession, but by the power of an indestructible life.
  40. Hebrews 7:19ἧς · which
    …(for the law made nothing perfect), and a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.
  41. Hebrews 7:27ὃς · [He]
    Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.
  42. Hebrews 8:1ὃς · who
    The point of what we are saying is this: We do have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,
  43. Hebrews 8:2ἣν
    …and who ministers in the sanctuary and true tabernacle set up by the Lord, not by man.
  44. Hebrews 8:3ὃ
    And since every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices, it was necessary for this One also to have something to offer.
  45. Hebrews 8:9ἣν
    It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not abide by My covenant, and I disregarded them, declares the Lord.