οὗτοςhoûtos

this

Greek (New Testament) · G3778

Meanings

1. as as a noun, this one, he

(a) absolutely: Matthew 3:17, Mark 9:7, Luke 7:44, Luke 7:45, John 1:15, Acts 2:15, and elsewhere; expressing contempt (classical Greek), Matthew 13:55, Matthew 13:56, Mark 6:2, Mark 6:3, John 6:42, and elsewhere; εἰς τοῦτο, Mark 1:38, Romans 14:9; μετὰ τοῦτο (ταῦτα; V. Westc. on John 5:1), John 2:12, John 11:7, and elsewhere

(b) epanaleptic (referring to what precedes): Matthew 5:19, Mark 3:35, Luke 9:48, John 6:46, Romans 7:10, and elsewhere

(c) proleptic (referring to what follows): followed by ἵνα (Bl., § 69, 6), Luke 1:43, John 3:19 (and frequently) John 15:8, Romans 14:9, and elsewhere; followed by ὅτι, Luke 10:11, John 9:30, Acts 24:14, Romans 2:3, and elsewhere; 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, that is to say, Matthew 27:46.

2. As adj., with as a noun

(a) with article

(α) before the article: Matthew 12:32, Mark 9:29, Luke 7:44, John 4:15, Romans 11:24, Revelation 19:9, and elsewhere

(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, and elsewhere

(b) with as a noun anarthrous (with predicative force; Bl., § 49, 4): Luke 1:36, Luke 2:2, Luke 24:21, John 2:11, John 4:54, John 21:14, 2 Corinthians 13:1.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 1,379 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 1:20 As he considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife. For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit.
  • Matthew 1:22 All of this occurred to fulfill the Lord’s message through his prophet:
  • Matthew 3:3 The prophet Isaiah was speaking about John when he said, “He is a voice shouting in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord’s coming! Clear the road for him!’”
  • Matthew 3:9 Don’t just say to each other, ‘We’re safe, for we are descendants of Abraham.’ That means nothing, for I tell you, God can create children of Abraham from these very stones.
  • Matthew 3:17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.”
  • Matthew 4:3 During that time the devil came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.”
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.