What does ὥστε (hṓste) mean in the Bible?
ὥστε (hṓste) is a Greek word meaning "so".
Greek · G5620
ὥστε
So
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ὥστε G5620
Pronunciation hṓste
What does ὥστε (hṓste) mean in the Bible?
ὥστε (hṓste) is a Greek word meaning "so".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5620?
The BSB source-word alignment has 83 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include So (17), so that (16), Therefore (13), that (8), As a result (4).
Where does ὥστε (hṓste) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 8:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (15), 1 Corinthians (14), Mark (13), Acts (8).
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 So 17× Matthew 19:6, Matthew 23:31, Mark 10:8, Acts 1:19
so that 16× Matthew 8:24, Matthew 10:1, Matthew 12:22, Matthew 13:32
Therefore 13× Matthew 12:12, Mark 2:28, Romans 7:4, 1 Corinthians 1:7
that 8× Matthew 8:28, Matthew 13:2, Mark 3:10, Mark 4:1
As a result 4× Mark 2:12, Acts 5:15, Philippians 1:13, 1 Thessalonians 1:7
to 4× Matthew 24:24, Matthew 27:1, Matthew 27:14, Mark 15:5
- 3× Matthew 15:31, Acts 16:26, 1 Corinthians 5:1
So then 3× 1 Corinthians 7:38, 2 Corinthians 4:12, 1 Peter 4:19
Consequently 2× Mark 1:45, Romans 13:2
in order 2× Luke 4:29, Luke 20:20
vvv 2× Matthew 15:33, Galatians 4:16
[and] 1× Mark 1:27
and 1× Matthew 13:54
and so 1× 1 Peter 1:21
so [full] that 1× Luke 5:7
so as 1× 1 Corinthians 13:2
that [there was] 1× Mark 2:2
That is why 1× 2 Thessalonians 1:4
then 1× 1 Corinthians 14:22
was so violent 1× Acts 19:16
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 8:24 ὥστε to so that Conjunction Matthew 8:28 ὥστε to that Conjunction Matthew 10:1 ὥστε to so that Conjunction Matthew 12:12 ὥστε to Therefore Conjunction Matthew 12:22 ὥστε to so that Conjunction Matthew 13:2 ὥστε to that Conjunction Matthew 13:32 ὥστε to so that Conjunction Matthew 13:54 ὥστε to and Conjunction Matthew 15:31 ὥστε to - Conjunction Matthew 15:33 ὥστε to vvv Conjunction
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 8:24
Aligned rows 83
Books represented 14
Matthew 15 Mark 13 Luke 4 John 1 Acts 8 Romans 5 1 Corinthians 14 2 Corinthians 7 Galatians 5 Philippians 3 1 Thessalonians 3 2 Thessalonians 2 Hebrews 1 1 Peter 2
Source forms
ὥστε 66x hōste Matthew 8:24, Matthew 8:28, Matthew 10:1, Matthew 12:12
Ὥστε 17x Hōste Romans 7:4, Romans 7:12, 1 Corinthians 3:21, 1 Corinthians 4:5
Parsing patterns
Conjunction 83x Matthew 8:24, Matthew 8:28, Matthew 10:1, Matthew 12:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. so
Strong's G5620
Lexical occurrences 83 verses Greek text appearances 83 times 16 shown below Word forms 1 form 83 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
so
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
16 of 83 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 8:24 Conjunction
ὥστε wste
so that, therefore
Read verse Matthew 8:28 Conjunction
ὥστε wste
so that, therefore
Read verse Matthew 10:1 Conjunction
ὥστε wste
so that, therefore
Read verse Matthew 12:12 Conjunction
ὥστε wste
so that, therefore
Read verse Matthew 12:22 Conjunction
ὥστε wste
so that, therefore
Read verse Matthew 13:2 Conjunction
ὥστε wste
so that, therefore
Read verse Matthew 13:32 Conjunction
ὥστε wste
so that, therefore
Read verse Matthew 13:54 Conjunction
ὥστε wste
so that, therefore
Read verse Matthew 15:31 Conjunction
ὥστε wste
so that, therefore
Read verse Matthew 15:33 Conjunction
ὥστε wste
so that, therefore
Read verse Matthew 19:6 Conjunction
ὥστε wste
so that, therefore
Read verse Matthew 23:31 Conjunction
ὥστε wste
so that, therefore
Read verse Matthew 24:24 Conjunction
ὥστε wste
so that, therefore
Read verse Matthew 27:1 Conjunction
ὥστε wste
so that, therefore
Read verse Matthew 27:14 Conjunction
ὥστε wste
so that, therefore
Read verse Mark 1:27 Conjunction
ὥστε wste
so that, therefore
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 83
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Matt 8:24 · Matt 8:28 · Matt 10:1 · Matt 12:12 · Matt 12:22 · Matt 13:2 · Matt 13:32 · Matt 13:54 · Matt 15:31 · Matt 15:33 · Matt 19:6 · Matt 23:31 · Matt 24:24 · Matt 27:1 · Matt 27:14 · Mark 1:27 83×
Word Origins
ὥστε is built from these roots:
+ τέ G5037
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