Midvash

ὅστιςhóstis

whoever, anyone who

Greek (New Testament) · G3748

Meanings

(a) of an indef. person or thing: in general statements, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 5:41, Matthew 13:12, and frequently, Luke 14:27, Galatians 5:4, and elsewhere; in relative sentences, Matthew 7:26, Luke 15:7, Philippians 3:7, and elsewhere; πᾶς ὅ., with indicative, Matthew 7:24, Matthew 10:32; ὅ ἄν (ἐάν), with subjunctive, Matthew 12:50, Matthew 13:12, John 14:13, 1 Corinthians 16:2, Galatians 5:10, and elsewhere

(b) of a definite person or thing, indicating quality, "either generic, which, as other like things, or essential, which by its very nature" (Hort on 1 Peter 2:11), who is such as: Matthew 2:6, Matthew 7:26, Luke 2:10, Luke 7:37, John 8:53, Acts 7:53, Romans 6:2, 1 Corinthians 3:17, Galatians 4:24, Ephesians 1:23, and elsewhere

(c) where the relative sentence expresses a reason, consequence, etc., seeing that he (it, they), and he (it, they): Luke 8:3, Luke 10:42, Acts 10:47, Acts 11:28, Philippians 4:3, and elsewhere

(d) as in Ionic and late Greek, differing but little from ὅς: Luke 2:4, Luke 9:30, Acts 17:10, Revelation 12:13.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 144 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 2:6 ‘And you, O Bethlehem in the land of Judah, are not least among the ruling cities of Judah, for a ruler will come from you who will be the shepherd for my people Israel.’”
  • Matthew 5:25 “When you are on the way to court with your adversary, settle your differences quickly. Otherwise, your accuser may hand you over to the judge, who will hand you over to an officer, and you will be thrown into prison.
  • Matthew 5:39 But I say, do not resist an evil person! If someone slaps you on the right cheek, offer the other cheek also.
  • Matthew 5:41 If a soldier demands that you carry his gear for a mile, carry it two miles.
  • Matthew 7:15 “Beware of false prophets who come disguised as harmless sheep but are really vicious wolves.
  • Matthew 7:24 “Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.