οὕτωhoútō

in this way, so, thus

Greek (New Testament) · G3779

Meanings

1. referring to what precedes: Matthew 5:16, Matthew 6:30, Mark 10:43, Mark 14:59, Luke 1:25, Luke 2:48, Luke 15:7, John 3:8, Romans 1:15, 1 Corinthians 8:12, and elsewhere; οὕτως καί, Matthew 17:12, Mark 13:29, and elsewhere; pleonastically, resuming a participle (classical Greek; see Bl., § 74, 6), Acts 20:11, Acts 27:17.

2. Referring to what follows: Matthew 1:18, Matthew 6:9, Luke 19:31, John 21:1, 1 Peter 2:15; bef. quotations from OT, Matthew 2:5, Acts 7:6, 1 Corinthians 15:45, Hebrews 4:4.

3. C. adj. (marking intensity): Hebrews 12:21, Revelation 16:18; similarly with adverb, Galatians 1:6 (classical Greek).

4. As a predicate (Bl., § 76, 1): Matthew 1:18, Matthew 9:33, Mark 2:1, Mark 2:2, Mark 4:26, Romans 4:18, Romans 9:20, 1 Peter 2:15, 1 Peter 2:15; οὕ ἔχειν (Lat. sic or ita se habere), Acts 7:1, and elsewhere; ἐκαθέζετο (as he was, without delay or preparation), John 4:6.

5. In comparison, with correlative adverb: καθάπερ... οὕ., Romans 12:4, Romans 12:5 and elsewhere; καθὼς... οὕ., Luke 11:30, and elsewhere; οὕ.... καθώς, Luke 24:24, and elsewhere; ὡς... οὕ., Romans 5:15, and elsewhere; οὕ... ὡς, Mark 4:26, al; ὥσπερ... οὕ., Matthew 12:40, and elsewhere; οὕ.... οὕ., 1 Corinthians 7:7.

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 207 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 1:18 This is how Jesus the Messiah was born. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. But before the marriage took place, while she was still a virgin, she became pregnant through the power of the Holy Spirit.
  • Matthew 2:5 “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they said, “for this is what the prophet wrote:
  • Matthew 3:15 But Jesus said, “It should be done, for we must carry out all that God requires.” So John agreed to baptize him.
  • Matthew 5:12 Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted in the same way.
  • Matthew 5:16 In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.
  • Matthew 5:19 So if you ignore the least commandment and teach others to do the same, you will be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But anyone who obeys God’s laws and teaches them will be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.