Greek · G3748

ὅστις

Who/which

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ὅστις G3748

Pronunciation hóstis

What does ὅστις (hóstis) mean in the Bible?

ὅστις (hóstis) is a Greek word meaning "who/which".

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Questions this entry answers

What does ὅστις (hóstis) mean in the Bible?

ὅστις (hóstis) is a Greek word meaning "who/which".

How does the BSB render G3748?

The BSB source-word alignment has 139 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include who (39), [They] (14), - (13), which (12), whoever (9).

Where does ὅστις (hóstis) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 2:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (29), Acts (23), Luke (17), Hebrews (10).

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

who 39× Matthew 2:6, Matthew 7:24, Matthew 7:26, Matthew 10:32

[They] 14× Matthew 7:15, Matthew 27:55, Mark 4:20, Acts 10:47

- 13× Matthew 16:28, Matthew 19:12, Luke 2:4, Luke 7:39

which 12× Matthew 23:27, Luke 1:20, Luke 12:1, Acts 12:10

whoever 9× Matthew 10:33, Matthew 12:50, Matthew 13:12, Matthew 18:4

[and] 5× Acts 5:16, Acts 9:35, 2 Corinthians 9:11, Hebrews 8:6

that 5× Luke 2:10, 1 Timothy 6:9, Hebrews 12:5, 1 John 1:2

vvv 3× Luke 7:37, Luke 8:26, Acts 8:15

This 2× Galatians 4:24, Hebrews 9:2

those who 2× Revelation 1:7, Revelation 20:4

. . . 1× 1 Corinthians 5:1

( [This] 1× Acts 11:28

([Barabbas] 1× Luke 23:19

(which 1× Ephesians 6:2

[ This salvation ] 1× Hebrews 2:3

[Although they] 1× Romans 1:32

[although] 1× Hebrews 10:8

[and it] 1× Luke 10:42

[and she] 1× Galatians 4:26

[and] they 1× Colossians 4:11

[And] whoever 1× Luke 14:27

[for] 1× Acts 17:11

[He] 1× John 8:53

[If] someone 1× Matthew 5:39

[It is] 1× Hebrews 9:9

[it] 1× Hebrews 10:35

[She] 1× Luke 8:43

[So] they 1× Romans 2:15

[that temple] 1× 1 Corinthians 3:17

[the people of] 1× Romans 9:4

[The place where] 1× Hebrews 8:5

[These women] 1× Luke 8:3

[This] 1× Philippians 1:28

[When the horsemen] 1× Acts 23:33

[you were] 1× 2 Corinthians 8:10

[you] who 1× Acts 7:53

{You} who 1× Galatians 5:4

if someone 1× Matthew 5:41

Such [restrictions] 1× Colossians 2:23

the one 1× Matthew 27:62

These [things] 1× Galatians 4:24

They 1× Acts 23:14

those 1× Luke 8:15

whatever 1× Philippians 3:7

You 1× James 4:14

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Matthew 2:6

Aligned rows 139

Books represented 22

Matthew 29 Mark 4 Luke 17 John 2 Acts 23 Romans 10 1 Corinthians 2 2 Corinthians 2 Galatians 7 Ephesians 4 Philippians 4 Colossians 3 2 Thessalonians 1 1 Timothy 3 2 Timothy 3 Titus 1 Hebrews 10 James 2 1 Peter 1 2 Peter 1 1 John 1 Revelation 9

Source forms

οἵτινες 57x hoitines Matthew 7:15, Matthew 16:28, Matthew 19:12, Matthew 21:41

ἥτις 38x hētis Matthew 27:62, Luke 2:4, Luke 2:10, Luke 7:37

ὅστις 24x hostis Matthew 2:6, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 5:41, Matthew 7:24

αἵτινες 10x haitines Matthew 25:1, Matthew 27:55, Luke 8:3, Luke 23:55

ἅτινά 3x hatina Galatians 4:24, Galatians 5:19, Colossians 2:23

οἵτινές 3x hoitines Romans 9:4, Romans 16:7, 1 Corinthians 3:17

ἅτινα 2x hatina John 21:25, Philippians 3:7

Ὅστις 2x Hostis Matthew 23:12, James 2:10

Parsing patterns

Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural 60x Matthew 7:15, Matthew 16:28, Matthew 19:12, Matthew 21:41

Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular 38x Matthew 27:62, Luke 2:4, Luke 2:10, Luke 7:37

Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular 26x Matthew 2:6, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 5:41, Matthew 7:24

Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Plural 10x Matthew 25:1, Matthew 27:55, Luke 8:3, Luke 23:55

Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural 5x John 21:25, Galatians 4:24, Galatians 5:19, Philippians 3:7

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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ὅστις

What does ὅστις (hóstis) mean in the Bible?

What does ὅστις (hóstis) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render G3748?

Where does ὅστις (hóstis) appear in Scripture?

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