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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τοιοῦτος G5108
Pronunciation toioûtos
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 It such 11× Matthew 9:8, Mark 6:2, John 4:23, John 9:16
so 3× Mark 7:13, 1 Corinthians 15:48
such a man 3× 1 Corinthians 5:11, 2 Corinthians 12:5, Titus 3:11
such things 3× Luke 9:9, Romans 2:2, Hebrews 11:14
[this] 2× Acts 16:24, 2 Corinthians 12:3
him 2× 2 Corinthians 2:6, Galatians 6:1
Such [people] 2× 2 Corinthians 10:11, 2 Thessalonians 3:12
such as these 2× Matthew 19:14, Luke 18:16
things 2× 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
he 1× 2 Corinthians 2:7
I 1× Philemon 1:9
like this 1× Matthew 18:5
men [like him] 1× Philippians 2:29
of these 1× 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 people 1× Romans 16:18
that is 1× 1 Corinthians 5:1
the same things 1× Romans 2:3
this man {over} 1× 1 Corinthians 5:5
to such as these 1× 1 Corinthians 16:16
to such men 1× 1 Corinthians 16:18
trades 1× Acts 19:25
unseen 1× Mark 13:19
vvv 1× Mark 4:33
what 1× Acts 26:29
with such 1× Hebrews 13:16
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 9:8 τοιαύτην to such Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular Matthew 18:5 τοιοῦτο to like this Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular Matthew 19:14 τοιούτων to such as these Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural Mark 4:33 τοιαύταις to vvv Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Plural Mark 6:2 τοιαῦται to such Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Plural Mark 7:13 τοιαῦτα to so Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural Mark 9:37 τοιούτων to of these Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural Mark 10:14 τοιούτων to such [as these] Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural Mark 13:19 τοιαύτη to unseen Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular Luke 9:9 τοιαῦτα to such things Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 9:8
Aligned rows 57
Books represented 17
Matthew 3 Mark 6 Luke 2 John 3 Acts 4 Romans 4 1 Corinthians 10 2 Corinthians 10 Galatians 3 Ephesians 1 Philippians 1 2 Thessalonians 1 Titus 1 Philemon 1 Hebrews 5 James 1 3 John 1
Source forms
τοιαῦτα 9x toiauta Mark 7:13, Luke 9:9, John 9:16, Acts 19:25
τοιαύτην 6x toiautēn Matthew 9:8, Acts 16:24, 1 Corinthians 11:16, 2 Corinthians 3:4
τοιοῦτοι 6x toioutoi Romans 16:18, 1 Corinthians 7:28, 1 Corinthians 15:48, 2 Corinthians 10:11
τοιοῦτον 6x toiouton Acts 22:22, 1 Corinthians 5:5, 2 Corinthians 12:2, 2 Corinthians 12:3
τοιούτων 6x toioutōn Matthew 19:14, Mark 9:37, Mark 10:14, Luke 18:16
τοιούτους 5x toioutous John 4:23, Acts 26:29, 1 Corinthians 16:18, Philippians 2:29
τοιοῦτος 4x toioutos 2 Corinthians 2:7, 2 Corinthians 10:11, Titus 3:11, Philemon 1:9
τοιαύτη 3x toiautē Mark 13:19, 1 Corinthians 5:1, James 4:16
Parsing patterns
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural 9x Mark 7:13, Luke 9:9, John 9:16, Acts 19:25
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular 6x Matthew 9:8, Acts 16:24, 1 Corinthians 11:16, 2 Corinthians 3:4
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular 6x Acts 22:22, 1 Corinthians 5:5, 2 Corinthians 12:2, 2 Corinthians 12:3
Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Plural 6x Matthew 19:14, Mark 9:37, Mark 10:14, Luke 18:16
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural 6x Romans 16:18, 1 Corinthians 7:28, 1 Corinthians 15:48, 2 Corinthians 10:11
Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural 5x John 4:23, Acts 26:29, 1 Corinthians 16:18, Philippians 2:29
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular 5x 2 Corinthians 2:7, 2 Corinthians 10:11, Titus 3:11, Philemon 1:9
Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Singular 3x Mark 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's G5108
Lexical occurrences 56 verses Greek text appearances 61 times 16 shown below Word forms 10 forms 56 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
such as this
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 9:8 Accusative Singular Feminine
τοιαύτην toiauthn
of such a kind, such
Read verse Matthew 18:5 Accusative Singular Neuter
τοιοῦτον toiouton
of such a kind, such
Read verse Matthew 19:14 Genitive Plural Neuter
τοιούτων toioutwn
of such a kind, such
Read verse Mark 4:33 Dative Plural Feminine
τοιαύταις toiautaiv
of such a kind, such
Read verse Mark 6:2 Nominative Plural Feminine
τοιαῦται toiautai
of such a kind, such
Read verse Mark 7:8 Accusative Plural Neuter
τοιαῦτα toiauta
of such a kind, such
Read verse Mark 7:13 Accusative Plural Neuter
τοιαῦτα toiauta
of such a kind, such
Read verse Mark 9:37 Genitive Plural Neuter
τοιούτων toioutwn
of such a kind, such
Read verse Mark 10:14 Genitive Plural Neuter
τοιούτων toioutwn
of such a kind, such
Read verse Mark 13:19 Nominative Singular Feminine
τοιαύτη toiauth
of such a kind, such
Read verse Luke 9:9 Accusative Plural Neuter
τοιαῦτα; toiauta
of such a kind, such
Read verse Luke 13:2 Accusative Plural Neuter
τοιαῦτα toiauta
of such a kind, such
Read verse Luke 18:16 Genitive Plural Neuter
τοιούτων toioutwn
of such a kind, such
Read verse John 4:23 Accusative Plural Masculine
τοιούτους toioutouv
of such a kind, such
Read verse John 8:5 Accusative Plural Feminine
τοιαύτας toiautav
of such a kind, such
Read verse John 9:16 Accusative Plural Neuter
τοιαῦτα toiauta
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 patterns 10 Aligned forms 56 Case pattern Nominative (15) Number pattern Plural (18)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Rom 16:18 · 1 Cor 7:28 · 1 Cor 15:48 · 2 Cor 10:11 · 2 Cor 11:13 6×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine 2 Cor 2:7 · 2 Cor 10:11 · Titus 3:11 · Phlm 1:9 · Heb 7:26 5×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Mark 13:19 · 1 Cor 5:1 · Jas 4:16 3×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Mark 6:2 1×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Matt 19:14 · Mark 9:37 · Mark 10:14 · Luke 18:16 · Gal 5:23 · Eph 5:27 6×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine 2 Cor 12:5 1×
Dative · Plural · Feminine Mark 4:33 · Heb 13:16 2×
Dative · Singular · Masculine 1 Cor 5:11 · 2 Cor 2:6 2×
Dative · Plural · Masculine 1 Cor 16:16 · 2 Thess 3:12 2×
Dative · Plural · Neuter 1 Cor 7:15 1×
Word Origins
τοιοῦτος is built from these roots:
τοί G5104
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