Forms of the word

Dictionary
ὁ, ἡ, τό
Greek transliteration
ho
Simplified transliteration
ho

Numbers

Strong's number
3588
GK Number
3836

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
19867
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
a-1a(2b)
Gloss
(often not translated) the, this, that, who
Definition
the prepositive article, answering, to a considerable extent, to the English definite article; but, for the principle and facts of its usage, consult a grammar; ὁ μὲν ὁ δέ, the one the other, Phil. 1:16, 17; Heb. 7:5, 6, 20, 21, 23, 24; pl. some others, Mt. 13:23; 22:5, 6; ὁ δέ, but he, Mt. 4:4; 12:48; οἱ δέ, but others, Mt. 28:17; used, in a poetic quotation, for a personal pronoun, Acts 17:28

Greek-English Concordance for ὁ

1 Corinthians 13:4 Love is patient, love is kind, it does not envy. Love does not brag, it is not arrogant,
1 Corinthians 13:5 it is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of (to | τό | acc sg neut) wrongs,
1 Corinthians 13:6 it takes no pleasure in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the ( | τῇ | dat sg fem) truth.
1 Corinthians 13:8 Love never comes to an end. But if there are prophecies, they will be set aside; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be set aside.
1 Corinthians 13:10 but when what (to | τό | nom sg neut) is complete comes, the (to | τό | nom sg neut) partial will be set aside.
1 Corinthians 13:11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I set aside childish ways (ta | τά | acc pl neut).
1 Corinthians 13:13 And now remain faith, hope, and love; these three. And the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 14:1 Pursue love, and earnestly desire the (ta | τά | acc pl neut) spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.
1 Corinthians 14:2 For the (ho | | nom sg masc) one speaking in a tongue speaks not to men but to God; indeed, no one understands him, yet he is speaking mysteries by the Spirit.
1 Corinthians 14:3 On the other hand, the (ho | | nom sg masc) one who prophesies speaks to people for their edification, encouragement, and consolation.
1 Corinthians 14:4 The (ho | | nom sg masc) one who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but the (ho | | nom sg masc) one who prophesies edifies the church.
1 Corinthians 14:5 Now I would like all of you to speak in tongues, but even more to prophesy. The (ho | | nom sg masc) one who prophesies is greater than the (ho | | nom sg masc) one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets so that the ( | | nom sg fem) church may receive edification.
1 Corinthians 14:7 It is the same with lifeless things that produce sound, whether flute or harp; if they do not make a difference between (tois | τοῖς | dat pl masc) notes, how will what (to | τό | nom sg neut) is being played on the flute or the (to | τό | nom sg neut) harp be understood?
1 Corinthians 14:9 So it is with you; if you do not speak a clear message with your (tēs | τῆς | gen sg fem) tongue, how will anyone know what (to | τό | nom sg neut) is being said? You will be speaking into the air.
1 Corinthians 14:11 But if I do not grasp the (tēn | τήν | acc sg fem) meaning of the (tēs | τῆς | gen sg fem) language, I will be a foreigner to the ( | τῷ | dat sg masc) speaker and the (ho | | nom sg masc) speaker a foreigner to me.
1 Corinthians 14:12 So it is with you. Since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, seek to excel for the (tēn | τήν | acc sg fem) edification of the (tēs | τῆς | gen sg fem) church.
1 Corinthians 14:13 For this reason, the (ho | | nom sg masc) one who speaks in a tongue should pray that he will be able to interpret.
1 Corinthians 14:14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unproductive.
1 Corinthians 14:15 What then shall I do? I will pray with my ( | τῷ | dat sg neut) spirit, but I will also pray with my ( | τῷ | dat sg masc) understanding. I will sing praises with my ( | τῷ | dat sg neut) spirit, but I will also sing praises with my ( | τῷ | dat sg masc) understanding.
1 Corinthians 14:16 Otherwise, if you are praising God by the Spirit, how can anyone (ho | | nom sg masc) in the (ton | τόν | acc sg masc) position of (tou | τοῦ | gen sg masc) an outsider say, “Amen,” to your thanksgiving since he does not know what you are saying?
1 Corinthians 14:17 For you are giving thanks well enough, but the (ho | | nom sg masc) other person is not being edified.
1 Corinthians 14:18 I thank God I speak in tongues more than all of you;
1 Corinthians 14:19 however, in church I would rather speak five words with ( | τῷ | dat sg masc) my understanding, so as to instruct others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
1 Corinthians 14:20 Brothers, do not be children in your (tais | ταῖς | dat pl fem) thinking. Rather, in ( | τῇ | dat sg fem) evil be infants but in your (tais | ταῖς | dat pl fem) thinking be adults.
1 Corinthians 14:21 In the ( | τῷ | dat sg masc) Law it is written, “By people with strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners will I speak to ( | τῷ | dat sg masc) this people, yet not even in this way will they listen to me, says the Lord.”

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