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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. Mark 14:44Ὃν · The One
    Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The One I kiss is the man; arrest Him and lead Him away securely.”
  2. Mark 14:71ὃν · of whom
    But he began to curse and swear, “I do not know this man of whom you speak!”
  3. Mark 15:6ὃν
    Now it was Pilate’s custom at the feast to release to the people a prisoner of their choosing.
  4. Mark 15:12ὃν · with the [One]
    So Pilate asked them again, “What then do you want me to do with the One you call the King of the Jews?”
  5. Mark 15:16ὅ · (that
    Then the soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called the whole company together.
  6. Mark 15:22ὅ · which
    They brought Jesus to a place called Golgotha, which means The Place of the Skull.
  7. Mark 15:23ὃς · He
    There they offered Him wine mixed with myrrh, but He did not take it.
  8. Mark 15:34ὅ · which
    At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
  9. Mark 15:40αἷς · them
    And there were also women watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome.
  10. Mark 15:41αἳ · [These women]
    These women had followed Jesus and ministered to Him while He was in Galilee, and there were many other women who had come up to Jerusalem with Him.
  11. Mark 15:42ὅ · (that
    Now it was already evening. Since it was Preparation Day (that is, the day before the Sabbath),
  12. Mark 15:43ὃς · who
    Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent Council member who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, boldly went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.
  13. Mark 15:46ὃ · that
    So Joseph bought a linen cloth, took down the body of Jesus, wrapped it in the cloth, and placed it in a tomb that had been cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.
  14. Mark 16:9ἧς · whom
    Early on the first day of the week, after Jesus had risen, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom He had driven out seven demons.
  15. Luke 1:4ὧν
    …so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
  16. Luke 1:20ἧς · the; ὧν
    And now you will be silent and unable to speak until the day this comes to pass, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at their proper time.”
  17. Luke 1:25αἷς
    “The Lord has done this for me. In these days He has shown me favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”
  18. Luke 1:26ᾗ
    In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,
  19. Luke 1:27ᾧ
    …to a virgin pledged in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary.
  20. Luke 1:61ὃς · who
    They said to her, “There is no one among your relatives who bears this name.”
  21. Luke 1:73ὃν
    …the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us
  22. Luke 1:78οἷς · which
    …because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
  23. Luke 2:11ὅς · He
    Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!
  24. Luke 2:15ὃ · which
    When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”
  25. Luke 2:20οἷς
    The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, which was just as the angel had told them.
  26. Luke 2:25ᾧ
    Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
  27. Luke 2:31ὃ · which
    …which You have prepared in the sight of all people,
  28. Luke 2:37ἣ · [She]
    …and then was a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying.
  29. Luke 2:50ὃ
    But they did not understand the statement He was making to them.
  30. Luke 3:16οὗ · whose
    John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
  31. Luke 3:17οὗ · [His]
    His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
  32. Luke 3:19ὧν
    But when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother’s wife Herodias and all the evils he had done,
  33. Luke 4:6ᾧ · to anyone
    “I will give You authority over all these kingdoms and all their glory,” he said. “For it has been relinquished to me, and I can give it to anyone I wish.
  34. Luke 4:17οὗ · where
    …the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. Unrolling it, He found the place where it was written:
  35. Luke 4:18Οὗ
    “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,
  36. Luke 4:29οὗ · which
    They got up, drove Him out of the town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him over the cliff.
  37. Luke 5:3ὃ
    Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat.
  38. Luke 5:9ὧν
    For he and his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,
  39. Luke 5:10οἳ
    …and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.”
  40. Luke 5:17οἳ · [People]
    One day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick.
  41. Luke 5:18ὃς
    Just then some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to bring him inside to set him before Jesus,
  42. Luke 5:21ὃς · [man] who
    But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
  43. Luke 5:25ὃ · what
    And immediately the man stood up before them, took what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God.
  44. Luke 5:29οἳ · who
    Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.
  45. Luke 5:34ᾧ · while
    Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them?
  46. Luke 6:2ὃ · what
    But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
  47. Luke 6:3ὃ · what
    Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?
  48. Luke 6:4οὓς · what
    He entered the house of God, took the consecrated bread and gave it to his companions, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat.”
  49. Luke 6:13οὓς · whom
    When daylight came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as apostles: