What does ὁ (ho) mean in the Bible?
Ὁ is the Greek article. It often corresponds to English "the," but it does more than supply an English word.
Greek · G3588
ὁ
The (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
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ὁ G3588
Pronunciation ho
What does ὁ (ho) mean in the Bible?
Ὁ is the Greek article. It often corresponds to English "the," but it does more than supply an English word.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3588?
The BSB source-word alignment has 19,889 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include - (8,596), the (5,983), of the (732), vvv (355), of (315).
Where does ὁ (ho) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 1:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (2,792), Acts (2,711), Luke (2,650), John (2,192).
What This Word Actually Means
Ὁ is the Greek article. It often corresponds to English "the," but it does more than supply an English word. It can mark a noun as known, specified, identified in context, or turned into a substantive idea. The article can help readers see what the sentence is pointing at: the Word, the Christ, the good shepherd, the Spirit, the law, the faith, the one, the many, or a phrase treated like a noun.
Because G3588 is so common, it must be handled with restraint. Sometimes English naturally renders it with "the." Sometimes English omits it. Sometimes the article gathers a title, adjective, participle, or phrase into a defined role. The article can sharpen attention, but it does not by itself prove a theological conclusion. The surrounding phrase, clause, and book argument must decide how much interpretive weight it carries.
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How the Bible Uses It
Ὁ is currently counted about 19,769 times in the local Greek artifact. Its value is not rarity but grammar: it helps specify, identify, substantivize, and frame words and phrases across the New Testament.
- John.1.1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:1 is article-sensitive, but the doctrine does not rest on article mechanics alone. The whole clause, prologue, and Gospel witness govern the claim about the Word.
- Matt.16.16
Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
The article helps mark Christ and Son language as identified titles in Peter's confession. The confession's force comes from the whole statement.
- John.10.11
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
The article helps identify the shepherd figure Jesus is naming. The passage fills the title with self-giving action.
- Rom.8.1
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Article and prepositional phrase work together to identify the people in view. The grammar serves Paul's larger argument about union with Christ and freedom from condemnation.
- Eph.2.14
For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility
The article can help Greek gather adjectives or numerals into substantive expressions such as 'the two.' The theology comes from Paul's reconciliation argument.
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It - 8,596× Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5
the 5,983× Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:12, Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:17
of the 732× Matthew 1:11, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:4, Matthew 3:7
vvv 355× Matthew 2:20, Matthew 5:29, Matthew 5:30, Matthew 6:1
of 315× Matthew 3:2, Matthew 3:16, Matthew 4:17, Matthew 5:3
who 288× Matthew 1:16, Matthew 4:24, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 6:6
to the 271× Matthew 5:21, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 5:25, Matthew 5:33
. . . 258× Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:24, Matthew 1:25
[His] 162× Matthew 8:3, Matthew 8:20, Matthew 9:1, Matthew 10:24
those who 137× Matthew 5:4, Matthew 5:10, Matthew 5:44, Matthew 10:28
to 102× Matthew 2:19, Matthew 5:21, Matthew 5:22, Matthew 5:24
the [One who] 97× Matthew 2:2, Matthew 10:22, Matthew 10:28, Matthew 10:40
that 93× Matthew 6:23, Matthew 7:13, Matthew 7:14, Matthew 9:22
those 89× Matthew 2:20, Matthew 5:6, Matthew 5:46, Matthew 8:33
what 88× Matthew 1:22, Matthew 2:15, Matthew 2:23, Matthew 4:14
the [son] 77× Luke 3:23, Luke 3:24, Luke 3:25, Luke 3:26
[their] 71× Matthew 4:20, Matthew 20:8, Matthew 20:25, Matthew 24:45
[your] 70× Matthew 5:40, Matthew 10:27, Matthew 15:4, Matthew 19:19
he who 70× Matthew 3:3, Matthew 7:8, Matthew 7:21, Matthew 10:40
Whoever 67× Matthew 10:39, Matthew 10:41, Mark 16:16, Luke 3:11
a 52× Matthew 10:25, Matthew 12:33, Matthew 12:43, Matthew 15:11
for the 48× Matthew 12:4, Matthew 16:9, Matthew 16:10, Matthew 23:29
in the 46× Matthew 13:36, Matthew 13:52, Matthew 24:37, Luke 17:7
[this] 44× Matthew 15:32, Matthew 26:10, Matthew 27:64, Mark 5:8
on the 42× Matthew 12:1, Matthew 12:5, Matthew 12:10, Matthew 12:11
[Our] 40× Luke 24:20, John 11:48, Acts 7:17, Acts 8:21
[my] 36× Matthew 20:4, Matthew 20:7, Mark 14:8, Luke 11:7
the [One] 36× Matthew 1:20, Matthew 5:42, Matthew 13:37, Matthew 18:12
[own] 32× Matthew 7:4, Matthew 17:25, Matthew 27:31, Mark 6:4
for 32× Matthew 3:9, Matthew 5:6, Matthew 10:25, Matthew 22:2
by the 30× Matthew 9:25, Mark 5:15, Mark 5:41, Mark 8:23
in 29× Matthew 5:3, Matthew 7:22, Matthew 12:21, Mark 2:8
[and] 25× Luke 12:42, John 1:18, John 7:37, Acts 1:15
with 24× Matthew 5:25, Luke 7:38, Luke 7:44, John 5:18
[that] 23× Matthew 11:21, Matthew 11:23, Mark 5:10, Mark 5:30
what [is] 22× Matthew 20:15, Matthew 22:21, Luke 6:30, Luke 12:57
from the 21× Luke 7:12, Luke 19:37, John 8:25, John 20:9
[her] 20× Matthew 23:37, Mark 5:29, Mark 7:30, Luke 7:38
things 19× Matthew 16:23, Mark 8:33, Luke 6:45, John 3:12
to those who 19× Luke 6:27, Luke 6:33, Luke 11:13, Acts 5:32
[its] 18× Matthew 12:33, John 18:11, John 18:12, Acts 15:31
to those 18× Matthew 7:11, Matthew 8:10, Matthew 25:34, Matthew 25:41
by 17× Matthew 25:34, Mark 7:13, Acts 2:23, Acts 15:9
which 17× Matthew 26:28, Mark 14:24, Luke 22:20, John 5:2
with the 17× Matthew 25:27, Luke 7:38, John 13:5, John 17:5
Him who 16× John 5:24, John 16:5, Romans 4:5, Romans 4:24
Anyone who 14× Matthew 10:37, Matthew 15:4, Mark 7:10, Luke 12:21
his 13× Matthew 12:35, Luke 15:22, John 11:41, John 20:20
this 13× Matthew 11:23, Matthew 14:15, Matthew 15:12, Matthew 24:32
from 11× Mark 2:21, Acts 4:34, Acts 14:18, Acts 15:20
to him who 11× Matthew 7:8, Mark 9:23, Luke 11:10, Romans 9:20
who [are] 11× John 5:28, Acts 2:39, Romans 1:15, Romans 9:6
with [their] 11× Matthew 13:15, Mark 7:6, John 12:40, Acts 28:27
[and] the 10× Mark 11:27, Mark 16:20, Luke 9:18, John 5:15
[is] the 10× Mark 11:10, Luke 11:27, Acts 5:42, Romans 3:1
[you] 10× Matthew 7:23, Matthew 23:16, Luke 12:5, Acts 4:25
of those who 10× Acts 19:19, Acts 22:20, Romans 8:28, Romans 10:15
their 10× Matthew 21:7, Matthew 23:5, Mark 6:8, Mark 14:56
Some 9× Matthew 16:14, Matthew 28:17, John 7:12, Acts 17:32
that [is] 9× Luke 24:44, Romans 8:39, Romans 9:30, 1 Timothy 3:13
The [man who] 9× John 5:11, John 5:13, John 9:8, John 11:44
those who are 9× Matthew 24:16, Mark 13:14, Luke 20:35, 1 Corinthians 15:48
[He] 8× Matthew 26:24, Mark 14:21, Acts 21:37, Acts 25:16
[son] 8× Matthew 4:21, Matthew 10:2, Matthew 10:3, Mark 1:19
[when] the 8× Luke 13:4, Luke 18:8, John 7:32, Acts 1:8
{may} the 8× Romans 15:5, Romans 15:13, 1 Thessalonians 3:12, 1 Thessalonians 5:23
at the 8× Matthew 24:37, Mark 15:34, Luke 1:10, John 6:54
He 8× Matthew 21:9, John 1:33, 1 Corinthians 3:19, Ephesians 5:28
to [his] 8× Matthew 15:5, Mark 7:11, John 11:16, John 19:29
what is 8× Matthew 7:6, Matthew 19:17, Mark 12:17, John 16:13
who [is] 8× Matthew 6:6, Matthew 6:18, Matthew 23:9, Romans 9:25
[One] 7× Luke 3:16, Luke 6:29, John 8:18, Acts 1:20
for those who 7× Acts 1:16, Romans 2:8, 1 Corinthians 2:9, Hebrews 6:4
of Him who 7× John 4:34, John 6:38, John 6:39, John 9:4
than the 7× Matthew 12:45, Matthew 21:36, Matthew 27:64, Luke 11:26
[all] 6× Mark 12:23, Luke 17:17, Luke 20:31, Luke 20:33
[that] the 6× Luke 11:35, Acts 15:7, Acts 23:10, Acts 27:18
[you] who 6× Matthew 25:41, Luke 6:21, Luke 6:25, Galatians 4:21
his companions 6× Matthew 12:3, Mark 1:36, Mark 2:25, Luke 5:9
O 6× Ephesians 5:14, Hebrews 1:8, Revelation 6:10, Revelation 12:12
of [his] 6× Matthew 21:31, Luke 19:29, Acts 10:7, Acts 23:23
of those 6× Matthew 21:12, Matthew 23:31, Matthew 27:47, Mark 11:15
the [man] 6× Mark 1:45, Mark 5:18, Luke 22:47, Acts 3:10
the things 6× Matthew 15:18, Matthew 16:23, Mark 7:15, Luke 24:18
to the [one who] 6× Luke 19:24, Romans 4:5, Hebrews 3:2, Revelation 2:7
you who 6× Matthew 11:28, Matthew 27:40, Romans 2:21, Romans 2:22
[others] 5× Acts 14:4, Acts 17:32, Acts 28:24, Romans 2:3
[people] 5× Luke 8:4, Luke 13:23, 1 Corinthians 8:7, Galatians 1:7
about 5× Luke 12:22, 1 Corinthians 1:6, 1 Corinthians 9:9, Titus 2:10
about the 5× Luke 18:31, Acts 4:33, Acts 11:20, Acts 13:12
of the [One] 5× Acts 22:9, Revelation 5:1, Revelation 5:7, Revelation 6:16
of what 5× Romans 2:18, 1 Corinthians 1:21, 2 Corinthians 3:13, Hebrews 8:5
On 5× Matthew 14:6, Mark 6:21, Acts 12:6, Romans 9:16
the [seeds] 5× Mark 4:15, Mark 4:16, Mark 4:18, Mark 4:20
The [servant] 5× Matthew 25:16, Matthew 25:18, Matthew 25:20, Matthew 25:22
whom 5× John 3:34, Acts 4:36, Acts 7:35, Acts 13:37
with [my] 5× Romans 7:25, 1 Corinthians 14:15
[some] 4× Luke 7:3, Acts 14:4, Acts 21:27, Galatians 2:4
[this is] the 4× Romans 7:21, 1 John 1:2, Revelation 1:2, Revelation 1:20
{Let} the 4× Mark 15:32, Colossians 3:15, Colossians 3:16, Revelation 22:11
{will} the 4× Mark 12:9, Luke 20:15, Hebrews 9:14, Revelation 7:16
an 4× Matthew 5:39, Matthew 12:43, Luke 16:2, 1 Timothy 3:2
Anything 4× Matthew 5:37, Matthew 24:17, Luke 17:31, 1 John 2:15
Him who [is] 4× 1 John 2:13, 1 John 2:14, 1 John 5:20
its rider 4× Revelation 6:2, Revelation 6:4, Revelation 6:5, Revelation 19:11
my companions 4× Acts 20:34, Acts 22:9, Acts 22:11, Acts 26:13
of [our] 4× 1 Timothy 1:5, Hebrews 12:2, Hebrews 12:9, 2 Peter 2:20
of [this] 4× Luke 8:14, 2 Corinthians 12:19, Ephesians 3:9, Revelation 1:3
of [your] 4× Romans 12:2, 2 Corinthians 9:13, Colossians 2:11, 1 Peter 3:4
of a 4× Mark 10:25, 2 Corinthians 12:12, 1 Peter 3:4, Revelation 12:14
of the [One who] 4× John 7:18, Hebrews 9:16, Revelation 2:12, Revelation 3:1
our 4× Matthew 8:17, 1 Thessalonians 2:8, Philemon 1:2, James 3:9
the [other] 4× Luke 17:17, Luke 17:24, Hebrews 7:27, Revelation 17:11
the [seed] 4× Matthew 13:19, Matthew 13:20, Matthew 13:22, Matthew 13:23
the things that 4× Luke 11:41, 1 Corinthians 1:28, 1 Corinthians 2:14
to [your] 4× Colossians 3:18, 1 Timothy 4:16, 1 Peter 2:18, 1 Peter 3:1
to the [one] 4× Matthew 5:42, Matthew 25:28, Revelation 4:9, Revelation 14:15
to whom 4× Romans 13:7
very 4× Matthew 26:31, Matthew 26:34, Luke 12:20, Romans 7:10
who [were] 4× Mark 2:16, John 13:1, Ephesians 2:17, Hebrews 11:9
who are 4× Luke 6:24, Galatians 6:1, 1 Thessalonians 4:15, 1 Thessalonians 4:17
with [his] 4× Acts 8:11, Acts 12:17, Acts 13:16, Galatians 6:6
[about] the 3× Matthew 11:2, Mark 4:10, John 8:27
[as] 3× Matthew 1:20, Colossians 2:6, 1 Peter 5:1
[everything] 3× Revelation 10:6
[if it is] 3× Romans 12:8
[of their] 3× Mark 12:40, Luke 20:47, Acts 26:20
[on] the 3× Luke 6:2, Luke 24:46, John 20:1
[one who] 3× Luke 22:27, Romans 15:12, 1 Corinthians 14:5
[same] 3× Matthew 13:1, Matthew 22:23, Acts 1:11
[someone] 3× 2 Corinthians 11:4, Hebrews 5:12, Hebrews 6:16
[These] 3× Matthew 18:7, Mark 10:22, 1 John 5:8
[with] the 3× Mark 4:10, Luke 5:1, John 20:26
[would] the 3× 1 Corinthians 12:17, 1 Corinthians 12:19
{do} the 3× Matthew 17:10, Matthew 17:25, Luke 9:18
{does} the 3× Romans 4:3, 1 Corinthians 15:50, Galatians 4:30
{Let} the [one who] 3× Revelation 13:18, Revelation 22:17
among the 3× Mark 14:2, John 7:35, Romans 15:26
as the 3× 1 Timothy 3:6, Hebrews 11:12, 1 Peter 4:3
by what 3× Matthew 15:11, Acts 28:24
for those 3× John 1:22, Romans 2:19, Colossians 4:13
in [his] 3× Acts 14:8, Romans 4:19, 2 Corinthians 9:7
of this 3× John 14:30, 1 Corinthians 7:33, 1 Corinthians 7:34
One 3× Mark 1:7, Hebrews 10:29, Hebrews 10:38
she who 3× Luke 1:36, Luke 1:45, 1 Timothy 5:6
so that 3× Acts 26:18, Ephesians 3:17, 1 Thessalonians 3:3
such 3× Romans 1:32, Galatians 5:21, James 2:14
that [are] 3× Galatians 1:22, 1 Timothy 1:14, 2 Timothy 1:13
that [comes] 3× John 5:44, Acts 3:16, Philippians 1:11
the [mother] 3× Mark 15:47, Mark 16:1, Luke 24:10
The [one who is] 3× Romans 2:27, Galatians 5:10, James 1:10
The [ones who] 3× Mark 11:9, Luke 16:15, Jude 1:19
the [work] 3× 1 Corinthians 7:32, 1 Corinthians 7:34, 2 Corinthians 10:16
The one who 3× John 13:18, Galatians 6:6, James 5:15
They 3× Mark 12:40, Luke 1:2, Acts 15:3
to [her] 3× Romans 7:2, 1 Corinthians 7:3, 1 Corinthians 7:11
to [their] 3× Luke 5:7, 1 Timothy 5:4, Titus 2:5
to those who [are] 3× 1 Peter 2:18, Jude 1:1
to those who are 3× Romans 3:19, Romans 4:16
what is done 3× Matthew 6:4, Matthew 6:6, Matthew 6:18
which [is] 3× Matthew 4:13, 1 Corinthians 11:24, 1 Timothy 1:4
who was 3× Luke 2:5, John 12:21, John 18:16
with those who 3× Hebrews 3:17, Hebrews 5:2, Revelation 22:9
({let} the 2× Matthew 24:15, Mark 13:14
[also] 2× Acts 12:12, Acts 12:25
[and] those who 2× 1 Corinthians 9:13, Hebrews 13:3
[and] who 2× Romans 1:4, Colossians 1:8
[as to] 2× Luke 9:46, Luke 22:24
[at] the 2× Matthew 24:39, Acts 12:13
[be] 2× Romans 16:27, Philippians 4:20
[be] to 2× 1 Corinthians 15:57, Revelation 7:12
[Every] 2× Luke 21:37
[food] 2× 1 Corinthians 8:1, 1 Corinthians 8:10
[gave them] to the 2× Matthew 14:19, Matthew 15:36
[He took] the 2× Luke 22:20, 1 Corinthians 11:25
[his brother’s] 2× Mark 12:19, Luke 20:28
[in] 2× Matthew 7:22, Matthew 11:29
[is in my] 2× 1 Corinthians 16:21, Colossians 4:18
[it is] the 2× Ephesians 2:8, Colossians 3:24
[Let no one] 2× Matthew 24:17, Matthew 24:18
[man’s] 2× Matthew 27:24, 1 Corinthians 3:13
[more] than 2× Matthew 6:25, Luke 12:23
[no one] 2× Mark 13:15, Mark 13:16
[of] the 2× 1 Corinthians 15:1, Hebrews 11:28
[the good] 2× 1 Corinthians 10:24, 1 Corinthians 10:33
[When] 2× Acts 28:15, Ephesians 4:4
[who] 2× Matthew 10:4, Romans 8:33
[you who] 2× Romans 2:1, Revelation 12:12
{can} the 2× Mark 12:35, 1 John 3:17
{is} the 2× Acts 8:34, 2 Corinthians 3:9
{Let} him who 2× 1 Corinthians 1:31, 2 Corinthians 10:17
{will} 2× Matthew 6:15, Matthew 7:11
against 2× Matthew 12:31, Luke 21:23
Anyone 2× 1 Thessalonians 4:8, Titus 2:8
at 2× Acts 22:13, Ephesians 2:12
because of 2× Romans 11:11, Romans 11:20
before the 2× Acts 25:14, Hebrews 4:13
belongs to 2× John 3:29, Colossians 2:17
by those who 2× Acts 13:31, 1 Timothy 4:3
for [their] 2× 2 Corinthians 12:14
for a 2× Acts 8:11, Revelation 20:6
He who [gathered] 2× 2 Corinthians 8:15
He who [is] 2× 1 John 4:4
her 2× Mark 1:31, Luke 8:43
him 2× Luke 3:11, Hebrews 11:11
his associates 2× Acts 5:17, Acts 5:21
If anyone 2× 1 John 2:4, 1 John 2:9
in [her] 2× Mark 5:29, 1 Timothy 5:5
in [my] 2× Romans 7:22, 2 Corinthians 12:7
in [our] 2× 2 Corinthians 1:7
in [their] 2× Luke 6:1, Ephesians 4:18
in [this] 2× 1 Corinthians 7:28, 2 Corinthians 8:4
in [your] 2× 1 Corinthians 14:20, 1 Peter 5:9
in this 2× Romans 8:24, 2 Corinthians 7:11
interests 2× Philippians 2:4, Philippians 2:21
into the 2× Hebrews 9:8, Jude 1:11
of [Him who] 2× John 5:30, Ephesians 1:11
of your 2× Luke 11:34, Colossians 3:5
on those 2× Matthew 4:16, Acts 9:21
on what 2× 2 Corinthians 4:18
over 2× Mark 6:7, Acts 24:10
own 2× Luke 6:42, 2 Corinthians 7:13
riders 2× Revelation 9:17, Revelation 19:18
that which 2× Luke 20:17, Philippians 3:9
The [ seeds ] 2× Luke 8:12, Luke 8:13
the [affairs] 2× 1 Corinthians 7:33, 1 Corinthians 7:34
the [household] 2× Romans 16:10, Romans 16:11
the [people] 2× John 7:25, Acts 21:12
the [thoughts] 2× 1 Corinthians 2:11
the ones 2× Luke 22:28, Revelation 7:14
the same 2× Ephesians 6:9, 1 Peter 4:3
the very 2× Matthew 10:30, Luke 19:40
Then 2× John 2:9, John 5:8
these 2× 1 Corinthians 4:19, Revelation 4:4
things [came] 2× 1 Corinthians 8:6
to [our] 2× Hebrews 1:1, Hebrews 3:6
to him 2× Matthew 26:52, Luke 6:29
to his companions 2× Mark 2:26, Luke 6:4
to the [man] 2× Luke 10:36, John 5:10
to what 2× Hebrews 2:1, Hebrews 3:5
used in 2× Matthew 16:12, Hebrews 9:21
what [was] 2× Romans 7:13, Hebrews 11:39
what was 2× Matthew 2:17, Titus 1:5
which is 2× Romans 12:1, Colossians 3:10
who [was] 2× Acts 13:9, Galatians 2:3
who is 2× Matthew 19:17, Colossians 3:4
who were 2× Matthew 21:12, Mark 11:5
whose 2× Matthew 22:20, Matthew 26:3
with what 2× Colossians 4:1, Hebrews 13:5
( - 1× John 4:25
( that [is] 1× John 6:1
(the 1× Revelation 3:12
[ conscience ] 1× 1 Corinthians 10:29
[ count the number ] of 1× Revelation 11:1
[ food ] 1× Acts 15:20
[ house ] 1× Luke 2:49
[ was ] the 1× Galatians 3:19
[ women ] who 1× Romans 16:12
[ you would obey ] 1× Ephesians 6:5
[a man] 1× Mark 15:7
[a third of] the 1× Revelation 8:12
[about this] 1× Matthew 17:9
[about] 1× Acts 23:29
[Abraham’s] 1× Romans 4:16
[act of] 1× 2 Corinthians 8:6
[after] the 1× John 6:23
[against our] 1× Acts 21:28
[against] the 1× Acts 6:13
[all] the 1× Matthew 10:23
[am] the [one who] 1× Revelation 22:8
[and his] 1× 1 Corinthians 16:15
[and that] 1× John 20:19
[and the] 1× 2 Timothy 3:11
[and] his companions 1× Acts 13:13
[and] the [one who] 1× Revelation 22:17
[and] to 1× 1 Timothy 4:13
[anyone who] 1× Romans 6:7
[anyone] 1× Romans 14:14
[are] 1× 2 Corinthians 1:20
[are] the 1× Galatians 4:27
[are] those who 1× Luke 11:28
[are] those who are 1× 1 Corinthians 15:48
[As a] 1× Ephesians 4:1
[as your] 1× Colossians 3:24
[as] its 1× John 15:19
[at] 1× 1 Corinthians 14:27
[be of] 1× 2 Corinthians 13:11
[be] the 1× John 8:7
[because] he 1× Acts 15:38
[before] the 1× 1 Thessalonians 5:27
[behind] the 1× Hebrews 6:19
[blessings] 1× Romans 15:27
[both] 1× Revelation 11:18
[but since] 1× Mark 11:11
[but when] the 1× Hebrews 11:29
[But] 1× Acts 2:24
[but] a 1× John 8:35
[but] the 1× Acts 19:30
[but] whoever 1× 1 John 2:23
[by] 1× Acts 19:13
[Christ] who 1× Philippians 4:13
[do] the 1× 1 Corinthians 11:16
[each of our] 1× 3 John 1:14
[encircled by] the 1× Revelation 5:6
[even] the 1× Mark 13:22
[for my] 1× Acts 22:28
[for] 1× Matthew 11:29
[for] the 1× Hebrews 9:23
[for] those 1× Colossians 2:1
[from] 1× 1 Peter 3:3
[from] the 1× 1 John 3:10
[God disciplines us] 1× Hebrews 12:10
[God] 1× Acts 7:44
[good] 1× 1 Corinthians 10:24
[He is] 1× Colossians 4:7
[He is] the One who 1× John 1:27
[her own] 1× Revelation 18:6
[Him who is] 1× Hebrews 11:27
[his son] 1× Galatians 4:23
[I ask that] the 1× Ephesians 1:18
[if anyone] 1× Luke 6:30
[if his] 1× Luke 11:11
[if someone] 1× Luke 6:29
[imposed on him] 1× 2 Corinthians 2:6
[in gifts that] 1× 1 Corinthians 14:12
[in its] 1× 1 Corinthians 7:31
[in the glory] of the 1× Luke 9:26
[in the regions] 1× 2 Corinthians 10:16
[Is God] the 1× Romans 3:29
[is left] 1× 2 Corinthians 2:2
[is] for 1× 1 Corinthians 14:22
[it is ] from the 1× John 14:24
[it is] 1× Luke 23:31
[It is] for 1× Galatians 5:1
[it was] 1× 2 Peter 2:20
[it was] the 1× Matthew 27:15
[its food] 1× 1 Corinthians 9:13
[Jesus became a priest] 1× Hebrews 7:21
[John’s] 1× Mark 6:28
[Let] him who is 1× John 8:7
[Mary as] 1× Matthew 1:24
[matters] 1× 1 Thessalonians 4:11
[Matthew’s] 1× Matthew 9:10
[Melchizedek] 1× Hebrews 7:6
[men who were hired] 1× Matthew 20:12
[men] 1× John 2:14
[next year] 1× Luke 13:9
[of his] 1× 1 Timothy 3:12
[of my] 1× 2 Corinthians 11:28
[of which] 1× Hebrews 3:6
[of] the things 1× 2 Corinthians 11:30
[On] that 1× Romans 3:27
[once you] 1× 1 Peter 2:10
[one end] 1× Luke 17:24
[ones] 1× Romans 1:26
[only] the 1× Romans 9:27
[other] 1× Hebrews 7:23
[pay] 1× Matthew 20:14
[Peter and John] 1× Acts 8:25
[possessions] 1× 2 Corinthians 12:14
[preaching] 1× 1 Corinthians 9:18
[priests] 1× Hebrews 8:4
[self] 1× 2 Corinthians 4:16
[servants] 1× Luke 12:42
[set their minds on] the things 1× Romans 8:5
[so that] 1× Hebrews 11:5
[So] the 1× Mark 6:35
[Some] of the 1× Acts 21:16
[source of] 1× Acts 19:25
[submit] to 1× Ephesians 5:22
[Such] 1× Galatians 5:8
[that he was] 1× Hebrews 11:23
[that held] the 1× Acts 27:40
[that show] 1× 2 Corinthians 11:30
[that] of the 1× Matthew 5:20
[The apostles] 1× Acts 5:41
[The authorities] that 1× Romans 13:1
[the blood] of 1× Hebrews 12:24
[the centurion] 1× Acts 23:18
[The church] 1× 1 Peter 5:13
[the kingdom] 1× Revelation 11:15
[the men] 1× Acts 15:30
[the place] 1× Acts 28:23
[the splendor] 1× 1 Corinthians 15:40
[the tune] 1× 1 Corinthians 14:7
[The widow] who [is] 1× 1 Timothy 5:5
[The workers who were hired] 1× Matthew 20:9
[their case] 1× Acts 23:30
[Then] 1× Acts 25:8
[there is so much] 1× 1 Corinthians 7:2
[These are] the 1× Mark 3:16
[these people] 1× Acts 22:5
[they have] 1× 2 Corinthians 10:4
[things] 1× Luke 16:25
[this love that] 1× Ephesians 3:19
[this stone] 1× 1 Peter 2:7
[those] 1× Mark 12:9
[those] of the 1× John 19:32
[Though I am] 1× Ephesians 3:8
[to be] 1× Acts 15:14
[to find out] 1× Luke 1:62
[to have this] 1× 1 Thessalonians 5:27
[toward] 1× James 4:4
[trials] 1× 2 Corinthians 11:28
[was] the 1× 1 Corinthians 15:48
[we need] 1× 2 Peter 1:3
[we who are] 1× 1 Corinthians 10:17
[we] who 1× Hebrews 4:3
[what is written] 1× Luke 22:37
[what it means] 1× 2 Corinthians 5:11
[what may be] 1× Romans 1:19
[When it was] 1× Luke 14:17
[when their] 1× Acts 21:26
[when] they 1× Acts 1:6
[who had received] the 1× Matthew 25:22
[who ruled] 1× Acts 13:21
[whole] 1× Luke 11:36
[whose] 1× Mark 12:16
[wife] 1× Matthew 1:6
[will their] 1× Romans 11:15
[with his] 1× John 11:44
[with my] 1× Romans 7:25
[with your] 1× Ephesians 6:15
[with] 1× Luke 16:11
[women] who 1× Mark 15:41
[you Gentiles] who 1× Acts 13:16
[you who are] 1× James 5:1
[you] who are 1× Luke 6:20
[your own] 1× Acts 26:17
{above} the 1× Hebrews 11:26
{After} the 1× Acts 16:6
{all} the 1× Acts 4:21
{allow} the 1× 1 Timothy 5:16
{Already} the 1× John 4:36
{are} the 1× 1 Corinthians 15:35
{as long as} the 1× Hebrews 9:8
{can} [someone] 1× 1 Corinthians 14:16
{did} 1× Romans 5:15
{Did} that which 1× Romans 7:13
{did} the 1× 1 Thessalonians 1:8
{Does} [God] 1× Galatians 3:5
{even} the 1× Hebrews 9:18
{has} the 1× John 12:38
{Have} the 1× John 7:26
{having} our 1× Hebrews 10:22
{He had} [his] 1× Acts 18:18
{it is} the 1× John 14:10
{let} 1× Matthew 5:16
{let} some 1× Acts 25:5
{let} those who are 1× Luke 21:21
{made} the 1× 1 Timothy 6:13
{off} [their] 1× Acts 13:51
{out} 1× Luke 6:42
{should have} 1× 1 Corinthians 12:25
{they can have} [their] 1× Acts 21:24
{we will} in 1× Ephesians 4:15
{Why do} the 1× Mark 9:11
{will} [your] 1× Luke 11:13
{will} those who 1× Romans 5:17
{would} the 1× Matthew 26:54
A [man] 1× Romans 2:28
a man [is] 1× Romans 2:29
A total of 1× Matthew 15:38
according to the 1× Acts 15:1
across the 1× Matthew 27:60
after another 1× Acts 22:19
against the 1× 1 Corinthians 11:27
all that 1× Matthew 27:54
all who 1× Matthew 13:41
along with the 1× Revelation 8:3
and 1× Titus 2:2
another 1× Romans 14:2
another [has] 1× 1 Corinthians 7:7
as 1× Colossians 2:19
As for those who 1× Galatians 5:12
as these 1× John 4:23
at that 1× Luke 2:38
be 1× Revelation 5:13
because of these 1× 2 Corinthians 12:7
before 1× Luke 2:21
belong to 1× Revelation 19:1
belonging to 1× Acts 28:7
belonging to the 1× Revelation 13:8
belongings 1× Luke 16:12
between 1× Matthew 19:10
between the 1× Acts 23:7
But 1× Acts 10:28
by [his] 1× Galatians 4:2
by [its] 1× Revelation 22:14
by [our] 1× 2 Peter 3:2
by [their] 1× Titus 1:16
by that 1× 2 Peter 3:7
by the [One who] 1× Hebrews 5:5
by those 1× John 6:13
come from the 1× 1 Corinthians 2:14
concerning the 1× Romans 10:5
directed against those who 1× 2 Thessalonians 2:10
during 1× 1 Peter 1:17
during the 1× Revelation 11:6
everything 1× Acts 14:15
for [his] 1× Acts 1:18
for [the sins] 1× Hebrews 7:27
for Him [who] 1× 2 Corinthians 5:15
for his 1× Mark 7:12
For instance 1× Romans 7:2
for the [one] 1× 1 Timothy 4:8
for those who [are] 1× Romans 8:1
for us who 1× Romans 4:24
for what [is] 1× 1 Peter 3:13
forever 1× Ephesians 3:21
from [food] 1× Acts 21:25
from [others] who 1× 2 Peter 2:18
from among 1× Acts 10:7
from Him who 1× John 7:16
from what 1× John 12:6
full of 1× John 21:8
gifts 1× Philippians 4:18
He [who] 1× Mark 11:9
Him who [warns us] 1× Hebrews 12:25
him whose 1× Romans 14:1
His [son] 1× Galatians 4:23
his case 1× Acts 23:15
His own companions 1× Mark 5:40
household 1× Acts 16:33
if someone 1× Matthew 5:40
in [ my service ] 1× Romans 15:17
In [regard to] 1× 1 Corinthians 14:20
in a 1× Luke 17:4
in his 1× Romans 4:20
in matters 1× Hebrews 5:1
In my 1× Acts 1:1
in our 1× Ephesians 2:5
in regard to 1× Colossians 1:24
is the [very] 1× Acts 4:27
its 1× Luke 6:44
Its rider’s 1× Revelation 6:8
men 1× Acts 6:9
my 1× Acts 20:24
My [sheep] 1× John 10:14
my circumstances 1× Philippians 1:12
near 1× Acts 7:30
needs 1× Philippians 2:20
of [ men’s ] 1× 1 Corinthians 4:5
of [God’s] 1× Hebrews 1:3
of [her image] 1× Acts 19:35
of [Him] 1× Ephesians 1:23
of [its] 1× 1 Corinthians 9:13
of [that] 1× Acts 16:12
of [their] 1× 1 Peter 3:1
of her who 1× Galatians 4:27
of Him 1× Romans 8:11
of His 1× John 2:11
of our 1× Ephesians 1:7
of our companions 1× Luke 24:24
of someone’s 1× 1 Corinthians 14:11
of that 1× Luke 22:11
of that which 1× 2 Corinthians 3:11
of the [first] 1× Revelation 13:14
of the [men who] 1× Acts 5:9
of the [One who is] 1× Revelation 3:7
of the things 1× Colossians 2:17
of them 1× John 6:64
of those [who are] 1× Ephesians 1:14
off 1× Matthew 10:14
on [his] 1× Acts 7:60
on man’s 1× Romans 9:16
on the [one] 1× 1 Corinthians 5:3
on the things 1× Romans 8:5
on those who 1× 2 Thessalonians 1:8
on those who are 1× Hebrews 9:13
one [has] 1× 1 Corinthians 7:7
one of the 1× Acts 1:21
One who 1× John 8:50
Others 1× Matthew 26:67
Others [said] 1× Acts 17:18
over the 1× Romans 9:32
over to 1× Luke 23:25
over to the 1× Luke 12:58
over what 1× Luke 21:26
passenger 1× Revelation 18:17
related 1× Acts 19:25
set on Him 1× Matthew 27:9
Since 1× John 18:15
Some [of them] 1× Acts 28:24
still others 1× John 7:41
than 1× Matthew 6:25
than [your] 1× Revelation 2:19
that [he had] 1× Romans 4:11
that [same] 1× Romans 3:30
that [was] 1× 1 Corinthians 15:10
that the 1× Acts 17:29
that was 1× Romans 7:10
The [ believing ] 1× 1 Corinthians 7:15
The [ seeds that ] 1× Luke 8:14
the [account] 1× Matthew 8:33
The [angel who] 1× Revelation 21:15
the [belongings] 1× Luke 16:12
the [Book] 1× Revelation 20:12
The [commandments] 1× Romans 13:9
The [former] 1× Philippians 1:17
the [gift] 1× Acts 1:4
the [God who] 1× Romans 4:17
the [guards] 1× Matthew 28:15
the [house of] 1× Luke 8:49
the [Jews] 1× John 7:35
The [latter] 1× Philippians 1:16
the [letter] 1× Colossians 4:16
the [man’s] 1× Luke 22:51
the [man] who 1× Mark 5:15
the [members] 1× Matthew 10:36
the [one with] 1× Matthew 25:17
the [ones that] 1× 1 Timothy 5:25
the [others] 1× Philippians 2:21
the [same] 1× Acts 7:37
the [sins] 1× 1 John 2:2
the [son born] 1× Galatians 4:29
the [sons] 1× John 21:2
the [spirit] 1× 1 John 4:3
the [very words that] 1× John 5:39
the [walkway] 1× Acts 3:11
the [whole] 1× Acts 19:27
the [wife] 1× John 19:25
The [words] 1× Hebrews 12:27
the {gospel} 1× Luke 16:16
The events 1× Luke 24:19
the members 1× Matthew 10:25
the news 1× Colossians 4:7
the other 1× Matthew 26:35
the things of 1× 1 Corinthians 7:31
the very [One who] 1× 1 Thessalonians 4:8
the very things 1× 1 Thessalonians 2:14
their own 1× 1 Thessalonians 2:15
there 1× Romans 8:34
those [who live] 1× Romans 8:5
those [whom] 1× 2 Corinthians 2:2
those that 1× Matthew 21:9
those who [were] 1× Matthew 14:33
those whose 1× Revelation 21:27
through the 1× Romans 11:31
to [ serve ] 1× Revelation 5:10
to [Him who] 1× Romans 7:4
to [Him] 1× Philippians 3:10
to [Him] who 1× Ephesians 3:20
to [its] 1× Romans 13:10
to [one] 1× 1 Corinthians 15:8
to [the] 1× Revelation 2:24
to His 1× Mark 4:34
to the [angel] 1× Revelation 14:18
to the [man who] 1× Luke 14:12
to the [parts] 1× 1 Corinthians 12:24
to the interests 1× Philippians 2:4
to the people 1× Matthew 26:71
to their 1× Ephesians 5:24
to what [is] 1× 1 Thessalonians 5:21
to which the 1× 1 Peter 1:11
together with the 1× Revelation 8:4
under 1× 2 Corinthians 11:32
under the 1× Luke 2:27
upon the 1× Luke 21:26
used for 1× Matthew 22:19
we who 1× Philippians 3:3
what [ was written ] 1× Luke 24:27
what [belongs] 1× Matthew 25:25
what [will happen] 1× James 4:14
what had happened 1× Luke 24:35
what happens 1× Philippians 2:23
what leads to 1× Romans 14:19
what was done 1× Matthew 21:21
whatever 1× Luke 10:8
whatever you are [offered] 1× Luke 10:7
when 1× Luke 2:27
which [are] 1× Revelation 22:19
which [came] 1× Hebrews 7:28
while 1× Luke 1:8
who [belong to] 1× Galatians 5:24
who [live] 1× Acts 21:21
who belong to 1× 1 Corinthians 15:23
whole 1× Acts 19:29
with [her] 1× 1 Corinthians 11:5
with [our] 1× 1 Corinthians 4:12
with [them] 1× Acts 7:44
with their 1× Matthew 15:8
with those 1× Hebrews 10:34
with those who [were] 1× Hebrews 10:33
you 1× Acts 20:32
you who are 1× Matthew 25:34
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 1:2 τὸν to - Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Matthew 1:2 τὸν to - Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Matthew 1:2 τὸν to - Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Matthew 1:2 τοὺς to - Article - Accusative Masculine Plural Matthew 1:3 τὸν to - Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Matthew 1:3 τὸν to - Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Matthew 1:3 τῆς to - Article - Genitive Feminine Singular Matthew 1:3 τὸν to - Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Matthew 1:3 τὸν to - Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Matthew 1:4 τὸν to - Article - Accusative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 1:2
Aligned rows 19,889
Books represented 27
Matthew 2,792 Mark 1,512 Luke 2,650 John 2,192 Acts 2,711 Romans 1,107 1 Corinthians 871 2 Corinthians 553 Galatians 278 Ephesians 433 Philippians 193 Colossians 263 1 Thessalonians 193 2 Thessalonians 112 1 Timothy 158 2 Timothy 151 Titus 61 Philemon 36 Hebrews 699 James 232 1 Peter 202 2 Peter 125 1 John 359 2 John 33 3 John 29 Jude 55 Revelation 1,889
Source forms
ὁ 2,563x ho Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 1:24
τοῦ 2,502x tou Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 1:24
τὸ 1,647x to Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21, Matthew 1:22, Matthew 1:23
τὸν 1,557x ton Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5
τὴν 1,522x tēn Matthew 1:12, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:24, Matthew 2:11
τῆς 1,299x tēs Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:11
τῷ 1,225x tō Matthew 1:18, Matthew 2:13, Matthew 2:19, Matthew 3:6
τῶν 1,200x tōn Matthew 1:21, Matthew 2:2, Matthew 2:16, Matthew 2:23
Parsing patterns
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular 2,897x Matthew 1:16, Matthew 1:19, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 1:24
Article - Genitive Masculine Singular 1,918x Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:17, Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:22
Article - Accusative Masculine Singular 1,581x Matthew 1:2, Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:4, Matthew 1:5
Article - Accusative Feminine Singular 1,534x Matthew 1:12, Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:24, Matthew 2:11
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular 1,302x Matthew 1:3, Matthew 1:5, Matthew 1:6, Matthew 1:11
Article - Accusative Neuter Singular 1,091x Matthew 1:21, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 1:25, Matthew 2:11
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural 1,081x Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:9, Matthew 2:20, Matthew 3:16
Article - Nominative Feminine Singular 972x Matthew 1:18, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 3:2, Matthew 3:4
Using This Word Well
Be careful not to...
- When the Greek article appears, ask what the sentence is identifying before asking what doctrine might be taught from the passage.
Avoid claiming...
- Do not claim that every article means 'the' in English.
- Do not claim that article presence or absence proves a doctrine by itself.
Evidence Summary
Greek word. the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Strong's G3588
Lexical occurrences 19,769 verses Greek text appearances 20,414 times 16 shown below Word forms 10 forms 19,769 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 20,414 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 1:2 Accusative Singular Masculine
τὸν ton
the
Read verse Matthew 1:2 Accusative Singular Masculine
τὸν ton
the
Read verse Matthew 1:2 Accusative Singular Masculine
τὸν ton
the
Read verse Matthew 1:2 Accusative Plural Masculine
τοὺς touv
the
Read verse Matthew 1:3 Accusative Singular Masculine
τὸν ton
the
Read verse Matthew 1:3 Accusative Singular Masculine
τὸν ton
the
Read verse Matthew 1:3 Genitive Singular Feminine
τῆς thv
the
Read verse Matthew 1:3 Accusative Singular Masculine
τὸν ton
the
Read verse Matthew 1:3 Accusative Singular Masculine
τὸν ton
the
Read verse Matthew 1:4 Accusative Singular Masculine
τὸν ton
the
Read verse Matthew 1:4 Accusative Singular Masculine
τὸν ton
the
Read verse Matthew 1:4 Accusative Singular Masculine
τὸν ton
the
Read verse Matthew 1:5 Accusative Singular Masculine
τὸν ton
the
Read verse Matthew 1:5 Genitive Singular Feminine
τῆς thv
the
Read verse Matthew 1:5 Accusative Singular Masculine
τὸν ton
the
Read verse Matthew 1:5 Genitive Singular Feminine
τῆς thv
the
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 10 Aligned forms 19769 Case pattern Nominative (5971) Number pattern Singular (8300)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 1:16 · Matt 1:19 · Matt 1:23 · Matt 1:24 · Matt 2:2 · Matt 2:3 · Matt 2:4 · Matt 2:9 · Matt 2:14 · Matt 2:21 · Matt 3:1 · Matt 3:3 · Matt 3:4 · Matt 3:9 · Matt 3:11 · Matt 3:13 2916×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Matt 2:5 · Matt 2:9 · Matt 2:20 · Matt 3:16 · Matt 4:3 · Matt 4:20 · Matt 4:22 · Matt 5:1 · Matt 5:3 · Matt 5:4 · Matt 5:5 · Matt 5:6 · Matt 5:7 · Matt 5:8 · Matt 5:9 · Matt 5:10 1112×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Matt 1:18 · Matt 1:23 · Matt 3:2 · Matt 3:4 · Matt 3:5 · Matt 3:10 · Matt 4:17 · Matt 4:24 · Matt 5:3 · Matt 5:10 · Matt 5:18 · Matt 5:20 · Matt 5:30 · Matt 6:3 · Matt 6:4 · Matt 6:10 980×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 1:20 · Matt 1:22 · Matt 2:9 · Matt 2:15 · Matt 2:17 · Matt 2:23 · Matt 3:12 · Matt 4:14 · Matt 5:13 · Matt 5:14 · Matt 5:16 · Matt 5:29 · Matt 5:30 · Matt 5:37 · Matt 6:9 · Matt 6:10 599×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Matt 6:32 · Matt 8:20 · Matt 10:2 · Matt 12:45 · Matt 13:4 · Matt 13:16 · Matt 13:26 · Matt 13:38 · Matt 13:40 · Matt 15:18 · Matt 15:20 · Matt 15:27 · Matt 17:2 · Matt 18:3 · Matt 22:4 · Matt 25:32 218×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Matt 1:17 · Matt 8:20 · Matt 9:2 · Matt 9:5 · Matt 10:16 · Matt 10:30 · Matt 11:20 · Matt 11:21 · Matt 11:23 · Matt 13:7 · Matt 13:54 · Matt 13:56 · Matt 14:2 · Matt 21:31 · Matt 21:32 · Matt 24:22 146×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 1:6 · Matt 1:17 · Matt 1:18 · Matt 1:22 · Matt 1:24 · Matt 2:1 · Matt 2:4 · Matt 2:5 · Matt 2:7 · Matt 2:9 · Matt 2:15 · Matt 2:17 · Matt 2:19 · Matt 2:22 · Matt 3:3 · Matt 3:5 1908×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 1:3 · Matt 1:5 · Matt 1:6 · Matt 1:11 · Matt 1:17 · Matt 1:18 · Matt 2:1 · Matt 2:5 · Matt 2:11 · Matt 2:15 · Matt 2:22 · Matt 3:1 · Matt 3:7 · Matt 3:8 · Matt 3:13 · Matt 4:18 1298×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Matt 2:2 · Matt 2:16 · Matt 2:23 · Matt 3:2 · Matt 3:7 · Matt 3:9 · Matt 3:17 · Matt 4:17 · Matt 5:3 · Matt 5:10 · Matt 5:13 · Matt 5:16 · Matt 5:19 · Matt 5:20 · Matt 5:35 · Matt 5:44 817×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Matt 2:8 · Matt 2:13 · Matt 2:20 · Matt 3:13 · Matt 3:16 · Matt 4:1 · Matt 4:5 · Matt 5:22 · Matt 5:24 · Matt 6:8 · Matt 6:13 · Matt 6:22 · Matt 6:25 · Matt 8:1 · Matt 9:16 · Matt 9:20 599×
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
For the Preacher and Teacher
Ὁ is not a hidden code. It is a grammar marker that often helps identify the word or phrase in view. In preaching and teaching, its best use is to slow the reader down over a title, group, or phrase and then let the passage explain why that identification matters.
Anchor passage
John.1.1
Doctrinal connections
- G3056 λόγος: Word, important in John 1:1 where article-sensitive grammar must be read with the whole prologue.
- G5547 Χριστός: Christ, related to article-shaped title language in Matthew 16:16.
- G5207 υἱός: Son, often appears in title and relationship settings where article and context matter.
- G1520 εἷς: one, useful near substantive article expressions such as the two or the one.
- G846 αὐτός: pronoun that often works with article and referent tracking.
G3588 is the Greek article in masculine, feminine, and neuter forms across case and number. The local Greek artifact groups about 19,769 article occurrences. It can correspond to English 'the,' but it can also mark known reference, title, substantive phrase, contrast, or prior identification. Translation must follow Greek syntax and English idiom together.
From Old to New Testament
Greek article use belongs to the New Testament's sentence-level grammar. It should be connected canonically only through the passages where it helps identify titles, people, groups, or concepts, not through broad claims about article usage in isolation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain