What does τοιοῦτος (toioûtos) mean in the Bible?
τοιοῦτος (toioûtos): Demonstrative correlative emphasizing character or quality rather than mere identification of specific persons or things.
Greek · G5108
τοιοῦτος
Such as this
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τοιοῦτοςG5108
Pronunciationtoioûtos
What does τοιοῦτος (toioûtos) mean in the Bible?
τοιοῦτος (toioûtos): Demonstrative correlative emphasizing character or quality rather than mere identification of specific persons or things.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5108?
The BSB source-word alignment has 57 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include such (11), so (3), such a man (3), such things (3), [this] (2).
Where does τοιοῦτος (toioûtos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 9:8. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (10), 2 Corinthians (10), Mark (6), Hebrews (5).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itsuch11×Matthew 9:8, Mark 6:2, John 4:23, John 9:16
so3×Mark 7:13, 1 Corinthians 15:48
such a man3×1 Corinthians 5:11, 2 Corinthians 12:5, Titus 3:11
such things3×Luke 9:9, Romans 2:2, Hebrews 11:14
[this]2×Acts 16:24, 2 Corinthians 12:3
him2×2 Corinthians 2:6, Galatians 6:1
Such [people]2×2 Corinthians 10:11, 2 Thessalonians 3:12
such as these2×Matthew 19:14, Luke 18:16
things2×Romans 1:32, Galatians 5:21
-1×2 Corinthians 12:2
[him]1×Acts 22:22
[other]1×1 Corinthians 11:16
[those who marry]1×1 Corinthians 7:28
[we will be]1×2 Corinthians 10:11
he1×2 Corinthians 2:7
I1×Philemon 1:9
like this1×Matthew 18:5
men [like him]1×Philippians 2:29
of these1×Mark 9:37
such [a woman]1×John 8:5
such [as these]1×Mark 10:14
such [blemish]1×Ephesians 5:27
such [cases]1×1 Corinthians 7:15
such [men]1×3 John 1:8
such men [are]1×2 Corinthians 11:13
such people1×Romans 16:18
that is1×1 Corinthians 5:1
the same things1×Romans 2:3
this man {over}1×1 Corinthians 5:5
to such as these1×1 Corinthians 16:16
to such men1×1 Corinthians 16:18
trades1×Acts 19:25
unseen1×Mark 13:19
vvv1×Mark 4:33
what1×Acts 26:29
with such1×Hebrews 13:16
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 9:8τοιαύτηνtosuchDemonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine SingularMatthew 18:5τοιοῦτοtolike thisDemonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter SingularMatthew 19:14τοιούτωνtosuch as theseDemonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter PluralMark 4:33τοιαύταιςtovvvDemonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine PluralMark 6:2τοιαῦταιtosuchDemonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine PluralMark 7:13τοιαῦταtosoDemonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter PluralMark 9:37τοιούτωνtoof theseDemonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter PluralMark 10:14τοιούτωνtosuch [as these]Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter PluralMark 13:19τοιαύτηtounseenDemonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine SingularLuke 9:9τοιαῦταtosuch thingsDemonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 9:8
Aligned rows57
Books represented17
Matthew3Mark6Luke2John3Acts4Romans41 Corinthians102 Corinthians10Galatians3Ephesians1Philippians12 Thessalonians1Titus1Philemon1Hebrews5James13 John1
Source forms
τοιαῦτα9xtoiautaMark 7:13, Luke 9:9, John 9:16, Acts 19:25
τοιαύτην6xtoiautēnMatthew 9:8, Acts 16:24, 1 Corinthians 11:16, 2 Corinthians 3:4
τοιοῦτοι6xtoioutoiRomans 16:18, 1 Corinthians 7:28, 1 Corinthians 15:48, 2 Corinthians 10:11
τοιοῦτον6xtoioutonActs 22:22, 1 Corinthians 5:5, 2 Corinthians 12:2, 2 Corinthians 12:3
τοιούτων6xtoioutōnMatthew 19:14, Mark 9:37, Mark 10:14, Luke 18:16
τοιούτους5xtoioutousJohn 4:23, Acts 26:29, 1 Corinthians 16:18, Philippians 2:29
τοιοῦτος4xtoioutos2 Corinthians 2:7, 2 Corinthians 10:11, Titus 3:11, Philemon 1:9
τοιαύτη3xtoiautēMark 13:19, 1 Corinthians 5:1, James 4:16
Parsing patterns
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural9xMark 7:13, Luke 9:9, John 9:16, Acts 19:25
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular6xMatthew 9:8, Acts 16:24, 1 Corinthians 11:16, 2 Corinthians 3:4
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular6xActs 22:22, 1 Corinthians 5:5, 2 Corinthians 12:2, 2 Corinthians 12:3
Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural6xMatthew 19:14, Mark 9:37, Mark 10:14, Luke 18:16
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural6xRomans 16:18, 1 Corinthians 7:28, 1 Corinthians 15:48, 2 Corinthians 10:11
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural5xJohn 4:23, Acts 26:29, 1 Corinthians 16:18, Philippians 2:29
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular5x2 Corinthians 2:7, 2 Corinthians 10:11, Titus 3:11, Philemon 1:9
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular3xMark 13:19, 1 Corinthians 5:1, James 4:16
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Demonstrative correlative emphasizing character or quality rather than mere identification of specific persons or things.
Strong'sG5108
Lexical occurrences56 versesGreek text appearances61 times16 shown belowWord forms10 forms56 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
such as this
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 61 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 9:8Accusative Singular Feminine
τοιαύτηνtoiauthn
of such a kind, such
Read verseMatthew 18:5Accusative Singular Neuter
τοιοῦτονtoiouton
of such a kind, such
Read verseMatthew 19:14Genitive Plural Neuter
τοιούτωνtoioutwn
of such a kind, such
Read verseMark 4:33Dative Plural Feminine
τοιαύταιςtoiautaiv
of such a kind, such
Read verseMark 6:2Nominative Plural Feminine
τοιαῦταιtoiautai
of such a kind, such
Read verseMark 7:8Accusative Plural Neuter
τοιαῦταtoiauta
of such a kind, such
Read verseMark 7:13Accusative Plural Neuter
τοιαῦταtoiauta
of such a kind, such
Read verseMark 9:37Genitive Plural Neuter
τοιούτωνtoioutwn
of such a kind, such
Read verseMark 10:14Genitive Plural Neuter
τοιούτωνtoioutwn
of such a kind, such
Read verseMark 13:19Nominative Singular Feminine
τοιαύτηtoiauth
of such a kind, such
Read verseLuke 9:9Accusative Plural Neuter
τοιαῦτα;toiauta
of such a kind, such
Read verseLuke 13:2Accusative Plural Neuter
τοιαῦταtoiauta
of such a kind, such
Read verseLuke 18:16Genitive Plural Neuter
τοιούτωνtoioutwn
of such a kind, such
Read verseJohn 4:23Accusative Plural Masculine
τοιούτουςtoioutouv
of such a kind, such
Read verseJohn 8:5Accusative Plural Feminine
τοιαύταςtoiautav
of such a kind, such
Read verseJohn 9:16Accusative Plural Neuter
τοιαῦταtoiauta
of such a kind, such
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 patterns10Aligned forms56Case patternNominative (15)Number patternPlural (18)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · MasculineRom 16:18 · 1 Cor 7:28 · 1 Cor 15:48 · 2 Cor 10:11 · 2 Cor 11:136×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine2 Cor 2:7 · 2 Cor 10:11 · Titus 3:11 · Phlm 1:9 · Heb 7:265×
Nominative · Singular · FeminineMark 13:19 · 1 Cor 5:1 · Jas 4:163×
Nominative · Plural · FeminineMark 6:21×
Genitive · Plural · NeuterMatt 19:14 · Mark 9:37 · Mark 10:14 · Luke 18:16 · Gal 5:23 · Eph 5:276×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine2 Cor 12:51×
Dative · Plural · FeminineMark 4:33 · Heb 13:162×
Dative · Singular · Masculine1 Cor 5:11 · 2 Cor 2:62×
Dative · Plural · Masculine1 Cor 16:16 · 2 Thess 3:122×
Dative · Plural · Neuter1 Cor 7:151×
Word Origins
τοιοῦτος is built from these roots:
τοίG5104