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. James 3:15αὕτη · Such
    Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
  2. James 4:15τοῦτο · this
    Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that.”
  3. 1 Peter 1:11ταῦτα · to follow
    …trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories to follow.
  4. 1 Peter 1:25Τοῦτο · this
    …but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.
  5. 1 Peter 2:7οὗτος
    To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”
  6. 1 Peter 2:19τοῦτο · this
    For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended.
  7. 1 Peter 2:20τοῦτο · this [is]
    How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God.
  8. 1 Peter 2:21τοῦτο
    For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:
  9. 1 Peter 3:9τοῦτο · this
    Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
  10. 1 Peter 3:20τοῦτ’ · [only]
    …who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.
  11. 1 Peter 4:6τοῦτο · That is why
    That is why the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead, so that they might be judged as men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.
  12. 1 Peter 4:16τούτῳ · that
    But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear that name.
  13. 1 Peter 5:12ταύτην · [that] this
    Through Silvanus, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.
  14. 2 Peter 1:4τούτων · [them]
    Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
  15. 2 Peter 1:5τοῦτο · For this
    For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
  16. 2 Peter 1:8ταῦτα · these [ qualities ]
    For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  17. 2 Peter 1:9ταῦτα · these [ traits ]
    But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.
  18. 2 Peter 1:10ταῦτα · these things
    Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble,
  19. 2 Peter 1:12τούτων · these things
    Therefore I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are established in the truth you now have.
  20. 2 Peter 1:13τούτῳ
    I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of my body,
  21. 2 Peter 1:15τούτων · these things
    And I will make every effort to ensure that after my departure, you will be able to recall these things at all times.
  22. 2 Peter 1:17οὗτός · This
    For He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
  23. 2 Peter 1:18ταύτην · this
    And we ourselves heard this voice from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.
  24. 2 Peter 1:20τοῦτο
    Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation.
  25. 2 Peter 2:12Οὗτοι · These [men]
    These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.
  26. 2 Peter 2:17Οὗτοί · These [men]
    These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.
  27. 2 Peter 2:19τούτῳ
    They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.
  28. 2 Peter 2:20τούτοις · by it
    If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.
  29. 2 Peter 3:1Ταύτην · this [is]
    Beloved, this is now my second letter to you. Both of them are reminders to stir you to wholesome thinking
  30. 2 Peter 3:3τοῦτο
    Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.
  31. 2 Peter 3:5τοῦτο · the fact that
    But they deliberately overlook the fact that long ago by God’s word the heavens existed and the earth was formed out of water and by water,
  32. 2 Peter 3:8τοῦτο · thing
    Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.
  33. 2 Peter 3:11Τούτων
    Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness
  34. 2 Peter 3:14ταῦτα · these things
    Therefore, beloved, as you anticipate these things, make every effort to be found at peace—spotless and blameless in His sight.
  35. 2 Peter 3:16τούτων · [such matters]
    He writes this way in all his letters, speaking in them about such matters. Some parts of his letters are hard to understand, which ignorant and unstable people distort, as they do the rest of the Scriptures, to their own destruction.
  36. 1 John 1:4ταῦτα · these things
    We write these things so that our joy may be complete.
  37. 1 John 1:5αὕτη · this
    And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all.
  38. 1 John 2:1ταῦτα · these things
    My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
  39. 1 John 2:3τούτῳ · this
    By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.
  40. 1 John 2:4τούτῳ · him
    If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
  41. 1 John 2:5τούτῳ · him; τούτῳ · this
    But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:
  42. 1 John 2:22οὗτός · This
    Who is the liar, if it is not the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, who denies the Father and the Son.
  43. 1 John 2:25αὕτη · this
    And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.
  44. 1 John 2:26Ταῦτα · these things
    I have written these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you.
  45. 1 John 3:1τοῦτο
    Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.
  46. 1 John 3:3ταύτην · this
    And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as Christ is pure.
  47. 1 John 3:8τοῦτο
    The one who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil.
  48. 1 John 3:10τούτῳ · this
    By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.
  49. 1 John 3:11αὕτη · This
    This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another.