GreekG3778Demonstrative

οὗτος

ohutos

1,288Occurrences
G3778Strong's #
DemonstrativePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

the he (she or it), i.e. this or that (often with article repeated)

from the article G3588 (ὁ) and G846 (αὐτός);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
this; 1. as subst., this one, he; (a) absol.: , expressing contempt, εἰς τοῦτο,; *μετὰ τοῦτο *(ταῦτα;
V
Westc. on ) (b) epanaleptic (referring to what precedes): , (with) proleptic (referring to what follows): , (and freq.), o, ὅπως; ἐάν; (d) special idioms: *τοῦτο μὲν *. . *δέ *(cl), partly . . partly. ; *καὶ τοῦτο *(τοῦτον, ταῦτα), and that (him) too,; τοῦτ᾽ ἐστιν.
2.As adj., with subst.
(a)with art. (α) before the art.
(b)with subst. anarth. (with predicative force; Bl., §49, 4)
LXX: chiefly for זֹאת,זֶה

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Demonstrative

Morphology Code

G:D

Full Description

Greek Demonstrative

Occurrences

οὗτος appears 1,288 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

John
219
Acts
218
Luke
217
Matthew
138
Mark
75
1 Corinthians
61
Romans
45
Revelation
43

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 1:12BSB

What I mean is this: Individuals among you are saying, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.”

Acts 14:15BSB

“Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.

James 1:25BSB

But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.

Luke 11:29BSB

As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.

Matthew 21:10BSB

When Jesus had entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”

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