hos, hē G3739

ὅς (hos, hē) means “which” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

ὅς Greek · G3739 1,404 tagged occurrences in 1,223 verses

Pronunciation guide: hos Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G3739

ὅς · hos, hē · which

ὅς, ἥ, ὅ, the postpositive article (ἄρθρον ὑποτακτικόν). I. As demonstr. pron. = οὗτος, ὅδε, this, that, also for αὐτός, chiefly in nom.: ὅς δέ, but he (cf. ἦ δὲ ὅς, frequently in Plat.), Mrk.15:23, Jhn.5:11; ὃς μὲν . . . ὃς δέ, the one . . . the other, Mat.21:35, 22:5, 25:15, Luk.23:33, Act.27:14, Rom.14:5, 1Co.11:21, 2Co.2:18, Ju 22; neut., ὃ μὲν . . . ὃ δέ, the one . . . the other, some . . . some, Mat.13:8, 23, Rom.9:21; ὃς (ὃ) μὲν . . . (ἄλλος (ἄλλο)) . . . ἕτερος, Mrk.4:4, Luk.8:5, 1Co.12:8-10; οὓς μέν, absol., 1Co.12:28; ὃς μὲν . . . ὁ δέ, Rom.14:2. II. As relat. pron., who, which, what, that; 1. agreeing in gender with its antecedent, but differently governed as to case: Mat.2:9, Luk.9:9, Act.20:18, Rom.2:29, al. mult. 2. In variation from the common construction; (a) in gender, agreeing with a noun in apposition to the antecedent: Mrk.15:16, Gal.3:16, Eph.6:17, al.; constr. ad sensum: Jhn.6:9, Col.2:19, 1Ti.3:16, Rev.13:14, al.; (b) in number, constr. ad sensum: Act.15:36, 2Pe.3:1; (with) in case, by attraction to the case of the antecedent (Bl., §50, 2): Jhn.4:18, Act.3:21, Rom.15:18, 1Co.6:19, Eph.1:8, al. 3. The neut. ὅ with nouns of other gender and with phrases, which thing, which term: Mrk.3:17 12:42, Jhn.1:39, Col.3:14, al.; with a sentence, Act.2:32, Gal.2:10, 1Jn.2:8, al. 4. With ellipse of a demonstrative (οὗτος or ἐκεῖνος), before or after: before, Mat.20:23, Luk.7:43, Rom.10:14, al.; after, Mat.10:38, Mrk.9:40, Jhn.19:22, Rom.2:1 al. 5. Expressing purpose, end or cause: Mat.11:10 (who = that he may), Mrk.1:2, Heb.12:6 al. 6. C. prep, as periphrasis for conjc.: ἀνθ᾽ ὧν ( = ἀντὶ τούτων ὧν), because, Luk.1:20, al.; wherefore, Luk.12:3; ἐξ οὗ, since, for that, Rom.5:12; ἀφ᾽ οὗ, since (temporal), Luk.13:25; ἐξ οὗ, whence, Php.3:20; etc. 7. With particles: ὃς ἄν (ἐάν), see: ἄν, ἐάν; ὃς καί, Mrk.3:19, Jhn.21:20, Rom.5:2, al.; ὃς καὶ αὐτός, Mat.27:57. 8. Gen., οὗ, absol., as adv. (see: οὗ). (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

who, which, what, that.

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How translators render G3739

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
which	107
what	105
whom	96
who	92
that	86
vvv	49
him	37
whoever	37
he	30
whose	20
whatever	18
the one	15
if anyone	13
this	13
the	12
where	12
they	11
those	10
to whom	9
his	8
it	8
them	8
as	7
one	7
when	7
and	6
anyone who	6
their	6
to them	6
anyone	5
of whom	5
the things that	5
these	5
another	4
he who	4
of what	4
the one who	4
the things	4
every one	3
for whom	3
her	3
of them	3
others	3
some seed	3
than the one	3
the one whom	3
these things	3
those who	3
to what	3
with	3
a	2
among them	2
and he	2
at an	2
but whom	2
faith	2
of	2
of it	2
of which	2
on the	2
one person	2
some	2
than	2
the ark	2
the life	2
the man	2
the name	2
the son	2
those to whom	2
to another	2
to him	2
to him be	2
to one	2
to the one	2
to which	2
to whom be	2
while	2
a third	1
about him	1
about such matters	1
abraham	1
against him	1
against them	1
all whose	1
although he	1
and how jesus	1
and of which	1
anything	1
are they whose	1
are those who	1
but they	1
but when his	1
by	1
by his	1
by them	1
by whom	1
children born	1
do what	1
else	1
everyone on whom	1
for	1
for any additional	1
for them	1
for us	1
for whatever	1
from these ways	1
from which	1
god	1
he on whom	1
he was in	1
him to see	1
his letters	1
i	1
if	1
if his	1
in	1
in the same way	1
in what	1
in whatever	1
in whom	1
including	1
it closely	1
its	1
just as	1
let what	1
like	1
man who	1
matters	1
of the man whose	1
of their	1
of this fact	1
of this gospel	1
of whose	1
on whom	1
one who	1
people	1
she	1
she who	1
since	1
situation	1
so as	1
so when	1
someone else	1
such a mans	1
that for which	1
that house	1
that is	1
that is what	1
that made	1
that which	1
the country	1
the death	1
the gospel	1
the islanders	1
the man who	1
the matters	1
the meantime	1
the ones who	1
the other	1
the past	1
the same	1
the time	1
theirs are	1
theirs is	1
them proceeds	1
then what about the one whom	1
there	1
these seven	1
these ways	1
these women	1
thing	1
things	1
things that	1
this end	1
this gospel	1
this hope	1
this is	1
this is the spirit	1
this man	1
this pursuit	1
this reason	1
this then	1
this water	1
those days	1
those who are	1
though	1
to anyone	1
to cause	1
to it	1
to still others	1
to the other	1
to these	1
to those for whom	1
to whatever	1
truth	1
whatever grounds	1
when he	1
which is	1
who has made	1
with the	1
with the one	1
with which	1
you have for	1
you were	1
you who	1
your beauty	1
your very	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
which	360
whom	198
that	148
who	77
whosoever	50
whose	43
what	38
to whom	32
whatsoever	29
wherein	20
that which	19
the which	18
of whom	13
the things which	13
whereof	12
whereunto	10
some	8
those things which	8
wherewith	8
as	7
another	6
he that	6
one	6
what things	6
when	6
he whom	5
whomsoever	5
and	4
for	4
him whom	4
the things that	4
unto whom	4
whoso	4
for whom	3
he	3
which things	3
ye	3
from which	2
hath	2
he should pay	2
in that	2
of those things which	2
such as	2
the day	2
the son	2
the whole	2
things which	2
those things	2
to another	2
whence	2
whereby	2
which thing	2
which was	2
ye stand	2
and he	1
antipas	1
are given	1
by	1
by whatsoever	1
by which	1
by whose	1
called	1
christ	1
even	1
few	1
for which	1
good thing	1
having confidence	1
he began	1
he come	1
he gave	1
he is called	1
he of whom	1
he ought	1
he sent	1
he was called	1
he which	1
i	1
i come	1
i go	1
i might send	1
in	1
in him of whom	1
in which	1
is not	1
it be accomplished	1
it is called	1
it is required	1
it wherein	1
men	1
much	1
named	1
nourished up	1
now	1
of our deeds	1
of some	1
of such things	1
of the which	1
of these things whereof	1
of these things which	1
of those things in the which	1
of what	1
of whose	1
on whomsoever	1
once	1
others	1
shall speak	1
she had brought forth	1
since	1
that for which	1
that same	1
that the things	1
that then was	1
that thing which	1
that whereon	1
the bridegroom	1
the fathers	1
the life which	1
the mean time	1
the other	1
the same	1
the seed	1
the things	1
the time	1
their	1
them of whom	1
them which	1
therefore	1
these things	1
they cried	1
they had killed	1
they speak against	1
they speak evil	1
they that have	1
they think it strange	1
they which	1
they whose	1
this	1
this that	1
those that	1
those things whereof	1
those which	1
those whom	1
thou hast denied	1
thou hast paid	1
thou knewest	1
thou that	1
through	1
thy	1
to	1
to one	1
to that	1
to the one	1
to the other	1
to whomsoever	1
touching those things whereof	1
treasure	1
unto one	1
was	1
we have sealed	1
we have slain	1
we may	1
we may serve	1
we speak	1
we stand	1
wherefore	1
whereinto	1
whereto	1
whereupon	1
whether	1
which are	1
which men	1
while	1
who shall	1
will give	1
ye shall be able	1
yet	1

Verses containing G3739

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Acts 25:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
If, however, I am guilty of anything worthy of death, I do not refuse to die. But if there is no truth to their accusations against me, no one has the right to hand me over to them. I appeal to Caesar!”
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Acts 25:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
While I was in Jerusalem, the chief priests and elders of the Jews presented their case and requested a judgment against him.
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Acts 25:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.
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Acts 25:18 · BSB · 2 occurrences
But when his accusers rose to speak, they did not charge him with any of the crimes I had expected.
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Acts 25:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They only had some contentions with him regarding their own religion and a certain Jesus who had died, but whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
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Acts 25:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But when Paul appealed to be held over for the decision of the Emperor, I ordered that he be held until I could send him to Caesar.”
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Acts 25:24 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Festus said, “King Agrippa and all who are present with us, you see this man. The whole Jewish community has petitioned me about him, both here and in Jerusalem, crying out that he ought not to live any longer.
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Acts 25:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I have nothing definite to write to our sovereign about him. Therefore I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after this inquiry I may have something to write.
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Acts 26:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today to defend myself against all the accusations of the Jews,
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Acts 26:7 · BSB · 2 occurrences
the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews.
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Acts 26:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.
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Acts 26:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.
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Acts 26:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ the Lord replied.
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Acts 26:16 · BSB · 2 occurrences
‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you.
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Acts 26:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them
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Acts 26:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:
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Acts 26:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the king knows about these matters, and I can speak freely to him. I am confident that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.
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Acts 27:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After we had moved along the coast with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.
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Acts 27:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After hoisting it up, the crew used ropes to undergird the ship. And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along.
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Acts 27:23 · BSB · 2 occurrences
For just last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me
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Acts 27:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So take courage, men, for I believe God that it will happen just as He told me.
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Acts 27:33 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Right up to daybreak, Paul kept urging them all to eat: “Today is your fourteenth day in constant suspense, without taking any food.
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Acts 27:39 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they sighted a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.
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Acts 27:44 · BSB · 2 occurrences
The rest were to follow on planks and various parts of the ship. In this way everyone was brought safely to land.
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Acts 28:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”
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Acts 28:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Nearby stood an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.
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Acts 28:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The father of Publius was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after praying and placing his hands on him, he healed the man.
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Acts 28:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The islanders honored us in many ways and supplied our needs when we were ready to sail.
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Acts 28:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The brothers there had heard about us and traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he was encouraged and gave thanks to God.
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Acts 28:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But we consider your views worth hearing, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.”
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Acts 28:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.
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Romans 1:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence
the gospel He promised beforehand through His prophets in the Holy Scriptures,
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Romans 1:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Through Him and on behalf of His name, we received grace and apostleship to call all those among the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.
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Romans 1:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And you also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ.
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Romans 1:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you
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Romans 1:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen.
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Romans 1:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.
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Romans 2:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on another. For on whatever grounds you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.
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Romans 2:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”
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Romans 2:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law?
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Romans 2:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.
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Romans 3:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Why not say, as some slanderously claim that we say, “Let us do evil that good may result”? Their condemnation is deserved!
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Romans 3:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
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Romans 3:25 · BSB · 1 occurrence
God presented Him as an atoning sacrifice in His blood through faith, in order to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance He had passed over the sins committed beforehand.
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Romans 3:30 · BSB · 1 occurrence
since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.
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Romans 4:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And David speaks likewise of the blessedness of the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
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Romans 4:7 · BSB · 2 occurrences
“Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
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Romans 4:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will never count against him.”
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Romans 4:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.
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Romans 4:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.
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