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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. Matthew 1:16ἧς · whom
    …and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
  2. Matthew 1:23ὅ · ( which
    “Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).
  3. Matthew 1:25οὗ
    But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.
  4. Matthew 2:9ὃν
    After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stood over the place where the Child was.
  5. Matthew 2:16ὃν
    When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
  6. Matthew 3:11οὗ · whose
    I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
  7. Matthew 3:12οὗ · His
    His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
  8. Matthew 3:17ᾧ · whom
    And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”
  9. Matthew 5:19Ὃς · whoever; ὃς · whoever
    So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
  10. Matthew 5:21ὃς · Anyone who
    You have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not murder’ and ‘Anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’
  11. Matthew 5:22ὃς · anyone who; ὃς · anyone who
    But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.
  12. Matthew 5:31Ὃς · Whoever
    It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’
  13. Matthew 5:32ὃς · he who
    But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
  14. Matthew 6:8ὧν · what
    Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.
  15. Matthew 7:2ᾧ · the same; ᾧ · the
    For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
  16. Matthew 7:9ὃν · if his
    Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
  17. Matthew 8:4ὃ
    Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”
  18. Matthew 10:11ἣν · Whatever
    Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on.
  19. Matthew 10:14ὃς · if anyone
    And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.
  20. Matthew 10:26ὃ · that; ὃ · that
    So do not be afraid of them. For there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.
  21. Matthew 10:27ὃ · What; ὃ · what
    What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.
  22. Matthew 10:38ὃς · anyone who
    …and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me.
  23. Matthew 10:42ὃς · if anyone
    And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”
  24. Matthew 11:4ἃ · what
    Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see:
  25. Matthew 11:6ὃς · the [one who]
    Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”
  26. Matthew 11:10οὗ · 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.’
  27. Matthew 11:16ἃ · and
    To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:
  28. Matthew 11:20αἷς · which
    Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent.
  29. Matthew 11:27ᾧ · those to whom
    All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.
  30. Matthew 12:2ὃ · what
    When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”
  31. Matthew 12:4ὃ · which
    He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.
  32. Matthew 12:11ὃς
    He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?
  33. Matthew 12:18ὃν · whom; ὃν · whom
    “Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.
  34. Matthew 12:32ὃς · Whoever; ὃς · whoever
    Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come.
  35. Matthew 12:36ὃ
    But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
  36. Matthew 13:4ἃ · some [seed]
    And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
  37. Matthew 13:8ὃ; ὃ; ὃ
    Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.
  38. Matthew 13:12ὃ · what
    Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
  39. Matthew 13:17ἃ · what; ἃ · what
    For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.