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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. Luke 6:14ὃν · whom
    Simon, whom He named Peter, and his brother Andrew; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;
  2. Luke 6:16ὃς · who
    Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
  3. Luke 6:18οἳ · They
    They had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases, and those troubled by unclean spirits were healed.
  4. Luke 6:34ὧν · whom
    And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.
  5. Luke 6:38ᾧ · with the
    Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”
  6. Luke 6:46ἃ · what
    Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but do not do what I say?
  7. Luke 6:48ὃς · who
    He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.
  8. Luke 6:49ᾗ · [that house]
    But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!”
  9. Luke 7:2ὃς
    There a highly valued servant of a centurion was sick and about to die.
  10. Luke 7:4ᾧ
    They came to Jesus and pleaded with Him earnestly, “This man is worthy to have You grant this,
  11. Luke 7:22ἃ · what
    So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
  12. Luke 7:23ὃς · the [one who]
    Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”
  13. Luke 7:27οὗ · whom; Ὃς · who
    This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’
  14. Luke 7:32ἃ
    They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another: ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’
  15. Luke 7:43ᾧ · the [one who]
    “I suppose the one who was forgiven more,” Simon replied. “You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.
  16. Luke 7:45ἧς
    You did not greet Me with a kiss, but she has not stopped kissing My feet since I arrived.
  17. Luke 7:47οὗ; ᾧ · he who
    Therefore I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven, for she has loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.”
  18. Luke 7:49ὃς · who
    But those at the table began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”
  19. Luke 8:2αἳ · who; ἧς · whom
    …as well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out,
  20. Luke 8:5ὃ · some [seed]
    “A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.
  21. Luke 8:13οἳ · [are] those who; οἳ · [They]
    The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.
  22. Luke 8:17ὃ · that; ὃ · that
    For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be made known and brought to light.
  23. Luke 8:18ὃς · Whoever; ὃς · whoever; ὃ · what
    Pay attention, therefore, to how you listen. Whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”
  24. Luke 8:35οὗ · whom
    So the people went out to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man whom the demons had left, sitting at Jesus’ feet, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid.
  25. Luke 8:38οὗ · whom
    The man whom the demons had left begged to go with Jesus. But He sent him away, saying,
  26. Luke 8:41ᾧ
    Just then a synagogue leader named Jairus came and fell at Jesus’ feet. He begged Him to come to his house,
  27. Luke 8:47ἣν
    Then the woman, seeing that she could not escape notice, came trembling and fell down before Him. In the presence of all the people, she explained why she had touched Him and how she had immediately been healed.
  28. Luke 9:4ἣν · Whatever
    Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that area.
  29. Luke 9:9οὗ
    “I beheaded John,” Herod said, “but who is this man I hear such things about?” And he kept trying to see Jesus.
  30. Luke 9:24ὃς · whoever; ὃς · whoever
    For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.
  31. Luke 9:26ὃς · If anyone
    If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
  32. Luke 9:27οἳ
    But I tell you truly, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”
  33. Luke 9:31οἳ · [They]; ἣν · which
    They appeared in glory and spoke about His departure, which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.
  34. Luke 9:33ὃ · what
    As Moses and Elijah were leaving, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what he was saying.)
  35. Luke 9:36ὧν · what
    After the voice had spoken, only Jesus was present with them. The disciples kept this to themselves, and in those days they did not tell anyone what they had seen.
  36. Luke 9:43οἷς · that
    And they were all astonished at the greatness of God. While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus was doing, He said to His disciples,
  37. Luke 9:48Ὃς · Whoever; ὃς · whoever
    And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”
  38. Luke 9:50ὃς · whoever
    “Do not stop him,” Jesus replied, “for whoever is not against you is for you.”
  39. Luke 10:1οὗ
    After this, the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of Him to every town and place He was about to visit.
  40. Luke 10:5ἣν · Whatever
    Whatever house you enter, begin by saying, ‘Peace to this house.’