ὅστις hostis, hētis

Greek word for “who/which” · Strong’s G3748 · used 144 times in 138 verses

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Meaning

ὅστις, ἥτις, ὅ τι (also written ὅ, τι and ὅτι; see LS, see word;

How it is translated

Glosses given for hostis, hētis in context, with how often each is used:

• who 80
• which 36
• whoever 13
• when 3
• such as 2
• that 2
• those who 2
• those 1
• while 1
• as 1
• which things 1
• whatever things 1

Where it is used

Also in 10 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Luke 8 (4), Romans 16 (4), Matthew 5 (3), Matthew 7 (3), Acts 16 (3), Acts 23 (3), Galatians 5 (3), Hebrews 10 (3), Matthew 10 (2), Matthew 13 (2)

Forms

• οἵτινες 57
• ἥτις 38
• ὅστις 26
• αἵτινες 10
• ὅτου 5
• οἵτινές 3
• ἅτινά 3
• ἅτινα 2

Words used with it

Words that share verses with hostis, hētis more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• βασιλεία basileia “kingdom” 12
• ἑαυτοῦ heautou “themself” 12
• ἕως heōs “until” 9
• πολύς polus “much” 11
• μετά meta “with/after” 12
• οὐρανός ouranos “heaven” 10
• εἷς ehis “one” 10
• λαμβάνω lambanō “to take” 9
• ἀκούω akouō “to hear” 10
• γυνή gunē “woman” 8
• λόγος logos “word” 9
• γῆ gē “earth” 8

Key verses

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

• Matthew 7:15 — Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
• Matthew 7:24 — Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
• Luke 2:10 — And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
• Romans 9:4 — Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;
• Galatians 5:19 — Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
• Colossians 3:5 — Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is…
• 1 Timothy 3:15 — But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and…
• 1 Timothy 6:9 — But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
• Hebrews 2:3 — How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;
• 2 Peter 2:1 — But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even…
• Revelation 1:7 — Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so,…
• Revelation 20:4 — And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for…

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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.