Hóstis — G3748

G3748 · Greek — ὅστις

Pronunciation: hos'-tis

Definition

pronoun

which some, i.e. any that; also (definite) which same

  1. whoever, everyone who
  2. it refers to a single person or thing, but so that regard is had to a general notion or class to which this individual person or thing belongs, and thus it indicates quality
  3. Akin to the last usage is thai whereby it serves to give a reason, such as equivalent to seeing that he, inasmuch as he
  4. According to a later Greek usage it is put for the interrogative τίς in direct questions
  5. It differs scarcely at all from the simple relative ὅς
  6. ἕως ὅτου, on which see ἕως, II. 1 b. β., p. 268b middle

Usually translated as

which, who, whosoever, that, whatsoever, as, in that they, and, what, whereas ye

Origin

from G3739 and G5100

Occurrences

Hóstis occurs 152 times in 146 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (25), Mark (5), Luke (17), John (6), Acts (22), Romans (10), 1 Corinthians (5), 2 Corinthians (3), Galatians (6), Ephesians (4), Philippians (4), Colossians (6), 2 Thessalonians (1), 1 Timothy (3), 2 Timothy (3), Titus (1), Hebrews (10), James (2), 1 Peter (1), 2 Peter (1), 1 John (1), Revelation (10)

Strong's Lexicon — H