Hós — G3739

G3739 · Greek — ὅς

Pronunciation: hos

Definition

pronoun

the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that

  1. a demonstrative pronoun, this, that (Latinhic,haec,hoc; German emphaticder,die,das)
  2. a relative pronoun who, which, what
    1. in the common construction, according to which the relative agrees as respects its gender with the noun or pronoun which is its antecedent, but as respects case is governed by its own verb, or by a substantive, or by a preposition
    2. in constructions peculiar in some respect
      1. the gender of the relative is sometimes made to conform to that of the following noun
      2. in constructions ad sensum
      3. In attractions
    3. The Neuter ὁ a. refers to nouns of the masculine and the feminine gender, and to plurals, when that which is denoted by these nouns is regarded as a thing
      1. is used in the phrases (Buttmann, as above] — ὁ ἐστιν, which
      2. refers to a whole sentence (Buttmann, as above)
    4. By an idiom to be met with from Homer down, in the second of two coordinate clauses a pronoun of the third person takes the place of the relative
    5. Sometimes, by a usage especially Hebraistic, an oblique case of the pronoun αὐτός is introduced into the relative clause redundantly
    6. The relative pronoun very often so includes the demonstrative οὗτος or ἐκεῖνος that for the sake of perspicuity demons. pronoun must be in thought supplied, either in the clause preceding the relative clause or in that which follows it . The following examples may suffice
      1. a demons. pronoun must be added in thought in the preceding clause
      2. a demons. pronoun must be supplied in the subsequent clause
    7. Sometimes the purpose and end is expressed in the form of a relative clause
    8. For the interrogative τίς, τί, in indirect questions
    9. Joined to a preposition it forms a periphrasis for a conjunction
    10. With particles
    11. The genitive οὗ, used absolutely , becomes an adverb
      1. where (Latinubi)
      2. when (like Latinubi equivalent toeotemporequo,quom)

Usually translated as

which, whom, that, who, whose, what, some, one, another, other, etc

Origin

probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article G3588)

Occurrences

Hós occurs 1,339 times in 1,169 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (97), Mark (68), Luke (148), John (139), Acts (189), Romans (70), 1 Corinthians (52), 2 Corinthians (34), Galatians (23), Ephesians (31), Philippians (14), Colossians (30), 1 Thessalonians (4), 2 Thessalonians (12), 1 Timothy (19), 2 Timothy (17), Titus (8), Philemon (5), Hebrews (68), James (7), 1 Peter (24), 2 Peter (17), 1 John (23), 2 John (3), 3 John (4), Jude (4), Revelation (59)

Strong's Lexicon — H