ὅς

hos, hēwhichHow to read Greek
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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

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Occurrences

1,410 total
  1. Luke 10:8ἣν · a
    If you enter a town and they welcome you, eat whatever is set before you.
  2. Luke 10:10ἣν · a
    But if you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go into the streets and declare,
  3. Luke 10:22ᾧ · those to whom
    All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.”
  4. Luke 10:23ἃ · what
    Then Jesus turned to the disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
  5. Luke 10:24ἃ · what; ἃ · what
    For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”
  6. Luke 10:30οἳ · [They]
    Jesus took up this question and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.
  7. Luke 10:35ὅ · for any additional
    The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Take care of him,’ he said, ‘and on my return I will repay you for any additional expense.’
  8. Luke 10:39ἣ · who
    She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message.
  9. …because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.’
  10. Luke 11:22ᾗ · which
    But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted, and then he divides up his plunder.
  11. Luke 11:27οὓς · that
    As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!”
  12. Luke 12:1οἷς · the meantime
    In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
  13. Luke 12:2ὃ · that; ὃ · that
    There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.
  14. Luke 12:3ὧν; ὃ · what
    What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.
  15. Luke 12:8ὃς · who
    I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.
  16. Luke 12:10ὃς · who
    And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
  17. Luke 12:12ἃ · what
    For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”
  18. Luke 12:20ἃ · what
    But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
  19. Luke 12:24οἷς · they
    Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!
  20. Luke 12:37οὓς · whom
    Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.
  21. Luke 12:40ᾗ · at an
    You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”
  22. Luke 12:42ὃν · whom
    And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time?
  23. Luke 12:43ὃν · whose
    Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.
  24. Luke 12:46ᾗ; ᾗ
    The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.
  25. Luke 12:48ᾧ · who; ᾧ · who
    But the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded.
  26. Luke 13:1ὧν · whose
    At that time some of those present told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.
  27. Luke 13:4οὓς · who
    Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam collapsed on them: Do you think that they were more sinful than all the others living in Jerusalem?
  28. Luke 13:7οὗ · the past
    So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’
  29. Luke 13:14αἷς
    But the synagogue leader was indignant that Jesus had healed on the Sabbath. “There are six days for work,” he told the crowd. “So come and be healed on those days and not on the Sabbath.”
  30. Luke 13:16ἣν · whom
    Then should not this daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has kept bound for eighteen long years, be released from her bondage on the Sabbath day?”
  31. Luke 13:19ὃν · that
    It is like a mustard seed that a man tossed into his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”
  32. Luke 13:21ἣν · that; οὗ · of it
    It is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”
  33. After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’
  34. Luke 13:30οἳ; οἳ
    And indeed, some who are last will be first, and some who are first will be last.”
  35. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!
  36. Luke 14:22ὃ · what
    ‘Sir,’ the servant replied, ‘what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.’
  37. Luke 14:33ὃς · who
    In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.
  38. Luke 15:8οὗ · it
    Or what woman who has ten silver coins and loses one of them does not light a lamp, sweep her house, and search carefully until she finds it?
  39. And when she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors to say, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost coin.’
  40. He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing.
  41. Luke 16:1ὃς · whose
    Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.
  42. Luke 17:1οὗ · whom
    Jesus said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!
  43. Which of you whose servant comes in from plowing or shepherding in the field will say to him, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?