Midvash

ὅςhós

the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that

Greek (New Testament) · G3739

Meanings

I. As demonstr. pron. = οὗτος, ὅδε, this, that, also for αὐτός, chiefly in nom.: ὅς δέ, but he, Mark 15:23, John 5:11; ὃς μὲν... ὃς δέ, the one... the other, Matthew 21:35, Matthew 22:5, Matthew 25:15, Luke 23:33, Acts 27:14, Romans 14:5, 1 Corinthians 11:21, 2 Corinthians 2:16, Jude 1:22; neuter, ὃ μὲν... ὃ δέ, the one... the other, some... some, Matthew 13:8, Matthew 13:23, Romans 9:21; ὃς (ὃ) μὲν... (ἄλλος (ἄλλο))... ἕτερος (-ο), Mark 4:4, Luke 8:5, 1 Corinthians 12:8-10; οὓς μέν, absolutely, 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, and elsewhere many times

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, and elsewhere; constr. ad sensum: John 6:9, Colossians 2:19, 1 Timothy 3:16, Revelation 13:14, and elsewhere

(b) in number, constr. ad sensum: Acts 15:36, 2 Peter 3:1

(c) 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, and elsewhere

3. The neuter ὅ with nouns of other gender and with phrases, which thing, which term: Mark 3:17, Mark 12:42, John 1:39, Colossians 3:14, and elsewhere; with a sentence, Acts 2:32, Galatians 2:10, 1 John 2:8, and elsewhere

4. With ellipse of a demonstrative (οὗτος or ἐκεῖνος), before or after: before, Matthew 20:23, Luke 7:43, Romans 10:14, and elsewhere; after, Matthew 10:38, Mark 9:40, John 19:22, Romans 2:1 and elsewhere

5. Expressing purpose, end or cause: Matthew 11:10 (who = that he may), Mark 1:2, Hebrews 12:6 and elsewhere

6. C. preposition as periphrasis for conjc.: ἀνθ’ ὧν (= ἀντὶ τούτων ὧν), because, Luke 1:20, and elsewhere; wherefore, Luke 12:3; ἐφ’ ᾧ, 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, and elsewhere; ὃς καὶ αὐτός, Matthew 27:57.

8. Gen., οὗ, absolutely, as adverb (see οὗ).

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 1,402 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 1:16 Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Mary gave birth to Jesus, who is called the Messiah.
  • Matthew 1:23 “Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’”
  • Matthew 1:25 But he did not have sexual relations with her until her son was born. And Joseph named him Jesus.
  • Matthew 2:9 After this interview the wise men went their way. And the star they had seen in the east guided them to Bethlehem. It went ahead of them and stopped over the place where the child was.
  • Matthew 2:16 Herod was furious when he realized that the wise men had outwitted him. He sent soldiers to kill all the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under, based on the wise men’s report of the star’s first appearance.
  • Matthew 3:11 “I baptize with water those who repent of their sins and turn to God. But someone is coming soon who is greater than I am—so much greater that I’m not worthy even to be his slave and carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.