ὅς hos, hē

Greek word for “which” · Strong’s G3739 · used 1,409 times in 1,228 verses

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Meaning

ὅς, ἥ, ὅ; the postpositive article (ἄρθρον ὑποτακτικόν).;

How it is translated

Glosses given for hos, hē in context, with how often each is used:

• which 371
• whom 283
• that 185
• who 181
• what 109
• whoever 56
• whatever 30
• whose 26
• one 18
• some 15
• this 11
• what things 9

Where it is used

Also in 15 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Acts 7 (18), Colossians 1 (15), Luke 12 (14), John 1 (13), John 4 (13), John 6 (13), Acts 1 (13), Luke 6 (12), John 17 (12), Mark 15 (11)

Forms

• ὃ 208
• ὃς 196
• ὃν 166
• ᾧ 118
• οὗ 115
• ἃ 113
• ἣν 95
• ὧν 80
• οὓς 53
• ἧς 49

Words used with it

Words that share verses with hos, hē more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• ἄν an “if” 69
• δίδωμι didōmi “to give” 89
• περί peri “about” 82
• λόγος logos “word” 79
• ἀκούω akouō “to hear” 85
• κατά kata “according to” 86
• υἱός uhios “son” 77
• ἡμέρα hēmera “day” 73
• ἐάν ean “if” 69
• πνεῦμα pneuma “spirit/breath” 71
• λαλέω laleō “to speak” 66
• πατήρ patēr “father” 72

Key verses

The verses using hos, hē that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Luke 24:44 — And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law…
• Acts 20:28 — Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath…
• 1 Corinthians 1:30 — But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
• 1 Corinthians 4:5 — Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels…
• Ephesians 1:6 — To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
• Colossians 1:23 — If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every…
• 1 Timothy 3:16 — And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles,…
• Titus 2:14 — Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
• Hebrews 12:2 — Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the…
• James 2:5 — Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
• 1 Peter 2:24 — Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
• Revelation 21:8 — But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.