οὗτος

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Definition

οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο, genitive, τούτου, ταύτης, τούτου,

[in LXX chiefly for זֹאת ,זֶה ;]

demonstr. pron. (related to ἐκεῖνος as hic to ille),

this;

1. as subst., this one, he;

(a) absol.: Matthew 3:17, Mark 9:7, Luke 7:44, 45, John 1:15, Acts 2:15, al.; expressing contempt (cl.), Matthew 13:55, 56, Mark 6:2, 3, John 6:42, al.; εἰς τοῦτο, Mark 1:38, Romans 14:9; μετὰ τοῦτο (ταῦτα; V. Westc. on John 5:1), John 2:12; 11:7, al.;

(b) epanaleptic (referring to what precedes): Matthew 5:19, Mark 3:35, Luke 9:48, John 6:46, Romans 7:10, al.;

(with) proleptic (referring to what follows): before ἵνα (Bl., §69, 6), Luke 1:43, John 3:19 (and freq.) 15:8, Romans 14:9, al.; before ὅτι, Luke 10:11, John 9:3o, Acts 24:14, Romans 2:3, al.; ὅπως, Romans 9:17; ἐάν, John 13:35;

(d) special idioms: τοῦτο μὲν . . . τ. δέ (cl), partly . . . partly. Hebrews 10:33; καὶ τοῦτο (τοῦτον, ταῦτα), and that (him) too, Romans 13:11, 1 Corinthians 2:2, Hebrews 11:12; τοῦτ᾽ ἐστιν, Matthew 27:46.

2. As adj., with subst.;

(a) with art.

(α) before the art.: Matthew 12:32, Mark 9:29, Luke 7:44, John 4:15, Romans 11:24, Revelation 19:9, al.;

(β) after the noun: Matthew 3:9, Mark 12:16, Luke 11:31, John 4:13, Acts 6:13, Romans 15:28, 1 Corinthians 1:20, Revelation 2:24, al.;

(b) with subst. anarth. (with predicative force; Bl., §49, 4): Luke 1:36; 2:2; 24:21, John 2:11; 4:54; 21:14, 2 Corinthians 13:1.

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as οὗτος:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

1,391 total
  1. Acts 18:10ταύτῃ · this
    For I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you, because I have many people in this city.”
  2. Acts 18:13οὗτος · This [man]
    “This man is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law,” they said.
  3. Acts 18:15τούτων · of such things
    But since it is a dispute about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of such things.”
  4. Acts 18:17τούτων · of this
    At this, the crowd seized Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But none of this was of concern to Gallio.
  5. Acts 18:25οὗτος · He
    He had been instructed in the way of the Lord and was fervent in spirit. He spoke and taught accurately about Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.
  6. Acts 18:26οὗτός · he
    And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately.
  7. Acts 19:4τοῦτ’ · that
    Paul explained: “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”
  8. Acts 19:10τοῦτο · This
    This continued for two years, so that everyone who lived in the province of Asia, Jews and Greeks alike, heard the word of the Lord.
  9. Acts 19:14τοῦτο · this
    Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, were doing this.
  10. Acts 19:17Τοῦτο · This
    This became known to all the Jews and Greeks living in Ephesus, and fear came over all of them. So the name of the Lord Jesus was held in high honor.
  11. Acts 19:21ταῦτα · these things
    After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”
  12. Acts 19:25ταύτης · this
    Demetrius assembled the craftsmen, along with the workmen in related trades. “Men,” he said, “you know that this business is our source of prosperity.
  13. Acts 19:26οὗτος · this
    And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, this Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all.
  14. Acts 19:27τοῦτο · [that]
    There is danger not only that our business will fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be discredited and her majesty deposed—she who is worshiped by all the province of Asia and the whole world.”
  15. Acts 19:36τούτων · these things
    Since these things are undeniable, you ought to be calm and not do anything rash.
  16. Acts 19:37τούτους · these
    For you have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed our temple nor blasphemed our goddess.
  17. Acts 19:40ταύτης · this
    For we are in jeopardy of being charged with rioting for today’s events, and we have no justification to account for this commotion.”
  18. Acts 19:41ταῦτα · [this]
    After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.
  19. Acts 20:5οὗτοι · These [men]
    These men went on ahead and waited for us in Troas.
  20. Acts 20:34αὗται · these
    You yourselves know that these hands of mine have ministered to my own needs and those of my companions.
  21. Acts 20:36ταῦτα · this
    When Paul had said this, he knelt down with all of them and prayed.
  22. Acts 21:9τούτῳ · [He]
    He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied.
  23. Acts 21:11αὕτη · this
    Coming over to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own feet and hands, and said, “The Holy Spirit says: ‘In this way the Jews of Jerusalem will bind the owner of this belt and hand him over to the Gentiles.’”
  24. Acts 21:12ταῦτα · this
    When we heard this, we and the people there pleaded with Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
  25. Acts 21:15ταύτας · these
    After these days, we packed up and went on to Jerusalem.
  26. Acts 21:23Τοῦτο
    Therefore do what we advise you. There are four men with us who have taken a vow.
  27. Acts 21:24τούτους · these [men]
    Take these men, purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know that there is no truth to these rumors about you, but that you also live in obedience to the law.
  28. Acts 21:28οὗτός · This; τούτου · [against] this; τοῦτον · this
    …crying out, “Men of Israel, help us! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against our people and against our law and against this place. Furthermore, he has brought Greeks into the temple and defiled this holy place.”
  29. Acts 21:38τούτων
    “Aren’t you the Egyptian who incited a rebellion some time ago and led four thousand members of the Assassins into the wilderness?”
  30. Acts 22:3ταύτῃ · this
    “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today.
  31. Acts 22:4ταύτην · this
    I persecuted this Way even to the death, detaining both men and women and throwing them into prison,
  32. Acts 22:22τούτου
    The crowd listened to Paul until he made this statement. Then they lifted up their voices and shouted, “Rid the earth of him! He is not fit to live!”
  33. Acts 22:26οὗτος · This
    On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.”
  34. Acts 22:28ταύτην
    “I paid a high price for my citizenship,” said the commander. “But I was born a citizen,” Paul replied.
  35. Acts 23:1ταύτης · this
    Paul looked directly at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have conducted myself before God in all good conscience to this day.”
  36. Acts 23:7Τοῦτο · As soon as
    As soon as he had said this, a dispute broke out between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the assembly was divided.
  37. Acts 23:9τούτῳ · this
    A great clamor arose, and some scribes from the party of the Pharisees got up and contended sharply, “We find nothing wrong with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”
  38. Acts 23:13ταύτην · in this
    More than forty of them were involved in this plot.
  39. Acts 23:17τοῦτον · this
    Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”
  40. Acts 23:18τοῦτον · this
    So the centurion took him to the commander and said, “Paul the prisoner sent and asked me to bring this young man to you. He has something to tell you.”
  41. Acts 23:22ταῦτα · this
    So the commander dismissed the young man and instructed him, “Do not tell anyone that you have reported this to me.”
  42. Acts 23:25τοῦτον · the following
    And he wrote the following letter:
  43. Acts 23:27τοῦτον · This
    This man was seized by the Jews, and they were about to kill him when I came with my troops to rescue him. For I had learned that he is a Roman citizen,
  44. Acts 24:2τούτῳ · to this
    When Paul had been called in, Tertullus opened the prosecution: “Because of you, we have enjoyed a lasting peace, and your foresight has brought improvements to this nation.
  45. Acts 24:5τοῦτον · this
    We have found this man to be a pestilence, stirring up dissension among the Jews all over the world. He is a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,
  46. Acts 24:8τούτων
    By examining him yourself, you will be able to learn the truth about all our charges against him.”
  47. Acts 24:9ταῦτα · these [charges]
    The Jews concurred, asserting that these charges were true.
  48. Acts 24:10τούτῳ · this
    When the governor motioned for Paul to speak, he began his response: “Knowing that you have been a judge over this nation for many years, I gladly make my defense.