Greek · G3778, G1063, G1510

οὗτος γάρ ἐστιν

This/he/she/it · for · I exist (used only when emphatic)

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οὗτοςG3778this/he/she/it

Pronunciationhoûtos

Demonstrates proximity or immediacy; contrasts with ἐκεῖνος (that) as near versus distant.

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γάρG1063for

Pronunciationgár

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εἰμίG1510I exist (used only when emphatic)

Pronunciationeimí

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What does οὗτος γάρ ἐστιν (houtos gar estin) mean in the Bible?

οὗτος · γάρ · εἰμί is a Greek phrase meaning "the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated)".

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Questions this entry answers

What does οὗτος · γάρ · εἰμί mean in the Bible?

e. this or that (often with article repeated)".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3778, G1063, G1510?

G3778, G1063, G1510 is connected to 1,385 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Greek phrase. the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated)

Strong'sG3778, G1063, G1510

Lexical occurrences1,385 verses Word forms10 forms1,385 references

Source Gloss

the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated)

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 patterns10Aligned forms1385Case patternNominative (480)Number patternSingular (460)

Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 3:3 · Matt 3:17 · Matt 5:19 · Matt 7:12 · Matt 8:27 · Matt 9:3 · Matt 10:22 · Matt 11:10 · Matt 12:23 · Matt 12:24 · Matt 13:19 · Matt 13:20 · Matt 13:22 · Matt 13:23 · Matt 13:55 · Matt 14:2188×

Nominative · Singular · NeuterMatt 1:22 · Matt 12:11 · Matt 15:11 · Matt 16:22 · Matt 18:4 · Matt 19:26 · Matt 21:4 · Matt 24:14 · Matt 26:9 · Matt 26:13 · Matt 26:26 · Matt 26:28 · Matt 26:39 · Matt 26:42 · Matt 26:56 · Matt 27:4698×

Nominative · Plural · MasculineMatt 4:3 · Matt 13:38 · Matt 20:12 · Matt 20:21 · Matt 21:16 · Matt 25:46 · Matt 26:62 · Mark 4:15 · Mark 4:16 · Mark 4:18 · Mark 12:40 · Mark 14:60 · Luke 8:13 · Luke 8:14 · Luke 8:15 · Luke 8:2173×

Nominative · Singular · FeminineMatt 9:26 · Matt 13:54 · Matt 21:42 · Matt 22:20 · Matt 22:38 · Matt 24:34 · Matt 26:8 · Matt 26:12 · Matt 26:13 · Mark 8:12 · Mark 12:11 · Mark 12:16 · Mark 12:31 · Mark 12:43 · Mark 12:44 · Mark 13:3072×

Nominative · Plural · NeuterMatt 6:33 · Matt 10:2 · Matt 13:56 · Matt 15:20 · Matt 23:36 · Matt 24:3 · Matt 24:8 · Matt 24:34 · Mark 6:2 · Mark 7:23 · Mark 13:4 · Mark 13:8 · Mark 13:30 · Mark 16:17 · Luke 1:20 · Luke 1:6546×

Nominative · Plural · FeminineLuke 21:22 · Acts 20:34 · Gal 4:243×

Genitive · Plural · NeuterMatt 5:37 · Matt 6:29 · Matt 6:32 · Matt 18:14 · Luke 7:18 · Luke 12:27 · Luke 12:30 · Luke 18:34 · Luke 21:12 · Luke 21:28 · Luke 24:14 · Luke 24:48 · John 1:50 · John 5:20 · John 14:12 · John 21:2443×

Genitive · Singular · MasculineMatt 13:15 · Matt 13:22 · Matt 27:24 · Luke 13:16 · Luke 16:8 · Luke 20:34 · John 6:51 · John 8:23 · John 9:31 · John 10:41 · John 11:9 · John 12:31 · John 13:1 · John 16:11 · John 18:17 · John 18:2941×

Genitive · Singular · FeminineMatt 12:41 · Matt 12:42 · Luke 7:31 · Luke 11:31 · Luke 11:32 · Luke 11:50 · Luke 11:51 · Luke 17:25 · John 10:16 · John 12:27 · John 15:13 · Acts 1:17 · Acts 1:25 · Acts 2:6 · Acts 2:29 · Acts 2:4033×

Genitive · Singular · NeuterMatt 19:5 · Matt 26:29 · Mark 10:7 · Mark 10:10 · Luke 2:17 · Luke 9:45 · Luke 22:51 · Luke 24:4 · John 4:13 · John 6:61 · John 6:66 · John 16:19 · John 19:12 · Acts 15:2 · Acts 17:32 · Acts 28:928×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

ongoing1

Tense

present1

Voice

active1

Mood

indicative1

NT Occurrences

John 8:58εἰμίpresent active indicativeongoing

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

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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