ὥστε hōste
Greek word for “so” · Strong’s G5620 · used 83 times in 83 verses
Meaning
ὥσ-τε; consecutive particle;
How it is translated
Glosses given for hōste in context, with how often each is used:
- that 27
- therefore 13
- as 12
- for 11
- then 7
- so 6
- order for 3
- order 2
- thus 1
- likewise 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew | 15 | 0.8 | |
| 1 Corinthians | 14 | 2.1 | |
| Mark | 13 | 1.2 | |
| Acts | 8 | 0.4 | |
| 2 Corinthians | 7 | 1.6 | |
| Romans | 5 | 0.7 | |
| Galatians | 5 | 2.2 | |
| Luke | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Philippians | 3 | 1.8 | |
| 1 Thessalonians | 3 | 2.0 | |
| 2 Thessalonians | 2 | 2.4 | |
| 1 Peter | 2 | 1.2 |
Also in 2 more books.
Chapters where it is used most
Matthew 13 (3), Mark 2 (3), Mark 4 (3), Acts 19 (3), Romans 7 (3), Matthew 8 (2), Matthew 12 (2), Matthew 15 (2), Matthew 27 (2), Mark 1 (2)
Forms
- ὥστε 73
- Ὥστε 10
Words used with it
Words that share verses with hōste more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- ἑαυτοῦ heautou “themself” 8
- πλοῖον ploion “boat” 5
- ὄχλος ochlos “crowd” 6
- πολύς polus “much” 7
- πίστις pistis “faith” 6
- μέγας megas “great” 6
- κατά kata “according to” 7
- λαλέω laleō “to speak” 6
- λόγος logos “word” 6
- ἀδελφός adelphos “brother” 6
- πνεῦμα pneuma “spirit/breath” 6
- ἐξέρχομαι exerchomai “to go out” 5
Key verses
The verses using hōste that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Matthew 24:24 — For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the…
- John 3:16 — For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
- Romans 15:19 — Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel…
- 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…
- 1 Corinthians 5:1 — It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his…
- 1 Corinthians 13:2 — And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and…
- 1 Corinthians 15:58 — Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in…
- 2 Corinthians 5:17 — Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
- Philippians 2:12 — Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and…
- Philippians 4:1 — Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:4 — Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he…
- 1 Peter 1:21 — Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
See all 83 verses in the Word Atlas
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.