What does ὧδε (hōde) mean in the Bible?
ὧδε (hōde): Denotes physical presence or location; also used metaphorically for "in this matter" or "in this context.
Greek · G5602
ὧδε
Here
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ὧδε G5602
Pronunciation hōde
What does ὧδε (hōde) mean in the Bible?
ὧδε (hōde): Denotes physical presence or location; also used metaphorically for "in this matter" or "in this context.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5602?
The BSB source-word alignment has 61 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include here (42), . . . (3), here [is] (3), [is] here (2), is here (2).
Where does ὧδε (hōde) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 8:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (18), Luke (15), Mark (10), Revelation (6).
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 here 42× Matthew 8:29, Matthew 12:6, Matthew 14:8, Matthew 14:17
. . . 3× Mark 8:4, Mark 11:3, Luke 14:21
here [is] 3× Matthew 24:23, Mark 13:21, James 2:3
[is] here 2× Luke 11:31, Luke 11:32
is here 2× Matthew 12:41, Matthew 12:42
- 1× Matthew 17:4
[he is] here 1× Acts 9:14
here [are] 1× Luke 22:38
here [He is] 1× Luke 17:23
here [it is] 1× Luke 17:21
In the case [of the Levites] 1× Hebrews 7:8
Now 1× 1 Corinthians 4:2
There [He is] 1× Matthew 24:23
This calls for 1× Revelation 17:9
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 8:29 ὧδε to here Adverb Matthew 12:6 ὧδε to here Adverb Matthew 12:41 ὧδε to is here Adverb Matthew 12:42 ὧδε to is here Adverb Matthew 14:8 Ὧδε to here Adverb Matthew 14:17 ὧδε to here Adverb Matthew 14:18 ὧδε to here Adverb Matthew 16:28 ὧδε to here Adverb Matthew 17:4 ὧδε to here Adverb Matthew 17:4 ὧδε to - Adverb
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 8:29
Aligned rows 61
Books represented 10
Matthew 18 Mark 10 Luke 15 John 5 Acts 2 1 Corinthians 1 Colossians 1 Hebrews 2 James 1 Revelation 6
Source forms
ὧδε 55x hōde Matthew 8:29, Matthew 12:6, Matthew 12:41, Matthew 12:42
Ὧδε 5x Hōde Matthew 14:8, Matthew 24:23, Revelation 13:18, Revelation 14:12
Ὧδέ 1x Hōde Revelation 13:10
Parsing patterns
Adverb 61x Matthew 8:29, Matthew 12:6, Matthew 12:41, Matthew 12:42
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Denotes physical presence or location; also used metaphorically for "in this matter" or "in this context.
Strong's G5602
Lexical occurrences 61 verses Greek text appearances 60 times 16 shown below Word forms 1 form 61 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 11:29-32 Source Gloss
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Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 60 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 8:29 Adverb
ὧδε wde
here
Read verse Matthew 12:6 Adverb
ὧδε. wde
here
Read verse Matthew 12:41 Adverb
ὧδε. wde
here
Read verse Matthew 12:42 Adverb
ὧδε. wde
here
Read verse Matthew 14:8 Adverb
ὧδε wde
here
Read verse Matthew 14:17 Adverb
ὧδε wde
here
Read verse Matthew 14:18 Adverb
ὧδε. wde
here
Read verse Matthew 16:28 Adverb
ὧδε wde
here
Read verse Matthew 17:4 Adverb
ὧδε wde
here
Read verse Matthew 17:4 Adverb
ὧδε wde
here
Read verse Matthew 17:17 Adverb
ὧδε. wde
here
Read verse Matthew 20:6 Adverb
ὧδε wde
here
Read verse Matthew 22:12 Adverb
ὧδε wde
here
Read verse Matthew 24:2 Adverb
ὧδε wde
here
Read verse Matthew 24:23 Adverb
ὧδε wde
here
Read verse Matthew 24:23 Adverb
ὧδε, wde
here
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 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 61
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Matt 8:29 · Matt 12:6 · Matt 12:41 · Matt 12:42 · Matt 14:8 · Matt 14:17 · Matt 14:18 · Matt 16:28 · Matt 17:4 · Matt 17:17 · Matt 20:6 · Matt 22:12 · Matt 24:2 · Matt 24:23 · Matt 26:38 · Matt 28:6 61×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Physical location where Jesus stands addressing the crowd about signs
Locative adverb contrasting earthly presence with kingdom not coming visibly here or there
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 61 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ὧδε is built from this root:
ὅδε G3592
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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