What does υἱός · σύ · οὗτος mean in the Bible?
υἱός · σύ · οὗτος is a Greek phrase meaning "this son of yours".
Greek · G5207, G4771, G3778
ὁ υἱός σου οὗτος
Son · thou · this/he/she/it
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υἱόςG5207son
Pronunciationhuiós
Open lexicon entry →σύG4771thou
Pronunciationsý
Nominative form emphasizes identity or creates contrast; elsewhere often renders Hebrew covenant formulas
Open lexicon entry →οὗτοςG3778this/he/she/it
Pronunciationhoûtos
Demonstrates proximity or immediacy; contrasts with ἐκεῖνος (that) as near versus distant.
Open lexicon entry →What does ὁ υἱός σου οὗτος (ho huios sou houtos) mean in the Bible?
υἱός · σύ · οὗτος is a Greek phrase meaning "this son of yours".
Full entry for ὁ υἱός σου οὗτος (G5207, G4771, G3778) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5207, G4771, G3778?
G5207, G4771, G3778 is connected to 375 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. this son of yours
Source Gloss
this son of yours
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 forms375Case patternNominative (191)Number patternSingular (304)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineMatt 1:20 · Matt 3:17 · Matt 4:3 · Matt 4:6 · Matt 7:9 · Matt 8:20 · Matt 9:6 · Matt 10:23 · Matt 11:19 · Matt 11:27 · Matt 12:8 · Matt 12:23 · Matt 12:40 · Matt 13:37 · Matt 13:41 · Matt 13:55159×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineMatt 5:9 · Matt 5:45 · Matt 8:12 · Matt 9:15 · Matt 12:27 · Matt 13:38 · Matt 17:26 · Matt 20:21 · Matt 23:31 · Mark 2:19 · Mark 3:17 · Mark 10:35 · Luke 6:35 · Luke 11:19 · Luke 16:8 · Luke 20:3432×
Genitive · Singular · MasculineMatt 1:1 · Matt 12:32 · Matt 23:35 · Matt 24:27 · Matt 24:30 · Matt 24:37 · Matt 24:39 · Matt 28:19 · Luke 6:22 · Luke 17:22 · Luke 17:26 · Luke 21:36 · John 3:18 · John 5:25 · John 6:53 · Rom 1:335×
Genitive · Plural · MasculineMatt 17:25 · Matt 20:20 · Matt 27:9 · Matt 27:56 · Luke 1:16 · Acts 5:21 · Acts 7:16 · Acts 9:15 · Rom 8:19 · Rom 9:27 · Heb 7:5 · Heb 11:21 · Heb 11:22 · Rev 2:14 · Rev 7:4 · Rev 21:1217×
Dative · Singular · MasculineMatt 21:9 · Matt 21:15 · Matt 22:2 · Luke 12:53 · Luke 18:31 · John 3:36 · John 4:5 · John 5:22 · John 5:26 · John 14:13 · Heb 1:2 · Heb 7:3 · 1 John 2:24 · 1 John 5:11 · 1 John 5:2015×
Dative · Plural · MasculineMark 3:28 · Acts 7:37 · Acts 10:36 · Eph 2:2 · Eph 3:5 · Heb 12:5 · Heb 12:77×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 1:21 · Matt 1:23 · Matt 1:25 · Matt 2:15 · Matt 10:37 · Matt 11:27 · Matt 16:13 · Matt 16:28 · Matt 17:15 · Matt 21:5 · Matt 21:37 · Matt 21:38 · Matt 23:15 · Matt 24:30 · Matt 26:64 · Mark 8:3185×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineMatt 26:37 · Luke 5:10 · Luke 5:34 · Luke 15:11 · Luke 16:8 · Acts 7:23 · Acts 7:29 · 2 Cor 3:7 · 2 Cor 3:13 · 2 Cor 6:18 · Gal 4:22 · Eph 5:6 · Col 3:6 · Heb 2:1014×
Vocative · Singular · MasculineMatt 8:29 · Matt 9:27 · Mark 5:7 · Mark 10:47 · Mark 10:48 · Luke 8:28 · Luke 18:38 · Luke 18:39 · Acts 13:10 · Heb 12:510×
Vocative · Plural · MasculineActs 13:261×
Word Origins
ὁ υἱός σου οὗτος is a primary word - no further derivation.