Definition
οἷος, -α, -ον
relat. pron., qualitative (related to ὅς as qualis to qui), what sort or manner of, such as, in NT usually without its correl. τοιοῦτος : Matthew 24:21, Mark 9:3, 2 Corinthians 12:20, 1 Thessalonians 1:5, 2 Timothy 3:11, Revelation 16:18; before τοιοῦτος, 1 Corinthians 15:48; 15:2, 2 Corinthians 10:11; id. redundant, Mark 13:19; τ. αὑτὸν . . . σἷον, Philippians 1:30; οὐχ οἷον δὲ ὅτι, elliptically, but it is not as though (RV), Romans 9:6.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as οἷος:
- אֲשֶׁרa.sher“which”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
14 total
- Matthew 24:21οἵα · unseenFor at that time there will be great tribulation, unseen from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.
- Mark 9:3οἷα · [brighter than]His clothes became radiantly white, brighter than any launderer on earth could bleach them.
- Mark 13:19οἵαFor those will be days of tribulation unseen from the beginning of God’s creation until now, and never to be seen again.
- Romans 9:6οἷον · as thoughIt is not as though God’s word has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.
- 1 Corinthians 15:48οἷος · As; οἷος · asAs was the earthly man, so also are those who are of the earth; and as is the heavenly man, so also are those who are of heaven.
- 2 Corinthians 10:11οἷοί · whatSuch people should consider that what we are in our letters when absent, we will be in our actions when present.
- 2 Corinthians 12:20οἵους · as; οἷον · asFor I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
- Philippians 1:30οἷον…since you are encountering the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.
- …because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with great conviction—just as you know we lived among you for your sake.
- 2 Timothy 3:11οἷά · that; οἵους · What…my persecutions, and the sufferings that came upon me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.
- Revelation 16:18οἷος · the likes of whichAnd there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, and a great earthquake the likes of which had not occurred since men were upon the earth—so mighty was the great quake.