Greek · G3748

ὅστις

Who/which

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ὅστιςG3748

Pronunciationhóstis

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

who39×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

which12×Matthew 23:27, Luke 1:20, Luke 12:1, Acts 12:10

whoever9×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

that5×Luke 2:10, 1 Timothy 6:9, Hebrews 12:5, 1 John 1:2

vvv3×Luke 7:37, Luke 8:26, Acts 8:15

This2×Galatians 4:24, Hebrews 9:2

those who2×Revelation 1:7, Revelation 20:4

. . .1×1 Corinthians 5:1

( [This]1×Acts 11:28

([Barabbas]1×Luke 23:19

(which1×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] they1×Colossians 4:11

[And] whoever1×Luke 14:27

[for]1×Acts 17:11

[He]1×John 8:53

[If] someone1×Matthew 5:39

[It is]1×Hebrews 9:9

[it]1×Hebrews 10:35

[She]1×Luke 8:43

[So] they1×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] who1×Acts 7:53

{You} who1×Galatians 5:4

if someone1×Matthew 5:41

Such [restrictions]1×Colossians 2:23

the one1×Matthew 27:62

These [things]1×Galatians 4:24

They1×Acts 23:14

those1×Luke 8:15

whatever1×Philippians 3:7

You1×James 4:14

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Usage map

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

First aligned rowMatthew 2:6

Aligned rows139

Books represented22

Matthew29Mark4Luke17John2Acts23Romans101 Corinthians22 Corinthians2Galatians7Ephesians4Philippians4Colossians32 Thessalonians11 Timothy32 Timothy3Titus1Hebrews10James21 Peter12 Peter11 John1Revelation9

Source forms

οἵτινες57xhoitinesMatthew 7:15, Matthew 16:28, Matthew 19:12, Matthew 21:41

ἥτις38xhētisMatthew 27:62, Luke 2:4, Luke 2:10, Luke 7:37

ὅστις24xhostisMatthew 2:6, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 5:41, Matthew 7:24

αἵτινες10xhaitinesMatthew 25:1, Matthew 27:55, Luke 8:3, Luke 23:55

ἅτινά3xhatinaGalatians 4:24, Galatians 5:19, Colossians 2:23

οἵτινές3xhoitinesRomans 9:4, Romans 16:7, 1 Corinthians 3:17

ἅτινα2xhatinaJohn 21:25, Philippians 3:7

Ὅστις2xHostisMatthew 23:12, James 2:10

Parsing patterns

Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural60xMatthew 7:15, Matthew 16:28, Matthew 19:12, Matthew 21:41

Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular38xMatthew 27:62, Luke 2:4, Luke 2:10, Luke 7:37

Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular26xMatthew 2:6, Matthew 5:39, Matthew 5:41, Matthew 7:24

Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Plural10xMatthew 25:1, Matthew 27:55, Luke 8:3, Luke 23:55

Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural5xJohn 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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