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Bill Mounce
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οὗτος
Vocabulary form:
ou|toV, au{th, tou:to
Definition:
sg: this; he, she, it;
pl: these; they
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
1,387
GK:
4047
Root:
ouJto
Mnemonic Singing:
This is my Father's world,
and to my listening ears
Notes:
There is much more to this word than we are presenting here. Its form changes considerably in its different genders. ou|toV is covered in detail in chapter 13. As an adjective it means "this" (singular) and "these" (plural), and as a noun it means "this one."
Biblical Concordance
| Acts 22:26 | When the centurion heard this, he went and reported to the commanding officer, saying, “What are you about to do? For this (houtos | οὗτος | nom sg masc) man is a Roman citizen.” |
| Acts 22:28 | The commanding officer answered, “I obtained this (tautēn | ταύτην | acc sg fem) citizenship with a large sum of money.” Paul answered, “But I was even born one.” |
| Acts 23:1 | Looking intently at the council, Paul said, “My brothers, I have lived in all good conscience before God up to this (tautēs | ταύτης | gen sg fem) day.” |
| Acts 23:7 | When he said this (touto | τοῦτο | acc sg neut), an argument broke out between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided. |
| Acts 23:9 | Then there arose a great uproar, and certain of the scribes of the party of the Pharisees stood up and protested vigorously, saying, “We find nothing evil in this (toutō | τούτῳ | dat sg masc) man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?” |
| Acts 23:13 | There were more than forty who made this (tautēn | ταύτην | acc sg fem) conspiracy. |
| Acts 23:17 | Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this (touton | τοῦτον | acc sg masc) young man to the commanding officer, for he has something to report to him.” |
| Acts 23:18 | So he took him and brought him to the commanding officer and said, “The prisoner Paul called me and asked me to bring this (touton | τοῦτον | acc sg masc) young man to you, as he has something to say to you.” |
| Acts 23:22 | So the commanding officer dismissed the young man, charging him to tell no one that you have reported these (tauta | ταῦτα | acc pl neut) things to me.” |
| Acts 23:25 | And he wrote a letter having this (touton | τοῦτον | acc sg masc) form: |
| Acts 23:27 | This (touton | τοῦτον | acc sg masc) man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them, when I came upon him and, with the soldiers, rescued him, having learned that he was a Roman citizen. |
| Acts 24:2 | And when he was summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying: “Since we have enjoyed a long period of peace through your rule, and since reforms are being made in the (toutō | τούτῳ | dat sg neut) nation by your foresight, |
| Acts 24:5 | For we found this (touton | τοῦτον | acc sg masc) man to be a troublemaker, one who stirs up riots among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes. |
| Acts 24:8 | When you examine him yourself, you will be able to learn from him about all these (toutōn | τούτων | gen pl neut) things of which we are accusing him.” |
| Acts 24:9 | And the Jews also joined the attack, saying that it (tauta | ταῦτα | acc pl neut) was so. |
| Acts 24:10 | And Paul responded, when the governor motioned to him to speak: “Knowing that for many years you have been a judge over this (toutō | τούτῳ | dat sg neut) nation, gladly do I make my own defense concerning these things. |
| Acts 24:14 | But this (touto | τοῦτο | acc sg neut) I confess to you, that according to the Way, which they call a sect, thus I worship the God of our fathers, believing all things that are according to the Law and written in the Prophets, |
| Acts 24:15 | having a hope in God, which these (houtoi | οὗτοι | nom pl masc) men (houtoi | οὗτοι | nom pl masc) themselves accept, that there is to be a resurrection both of the just and of the unjust. |
| Acts 24:16 | In view of this (toutō | τούτῳ | dat sg neut) I do my best to have a clear conscience toward God and men at all times. |
| Acts 24:20 | Or let these (houtoi | οὗτοι | nom pl masc) men (houtoi | οὗτοι | nom pl masc) themselves tell what wrongdoing they found when I stood before the council, |
| Acts 24:21 | other than this (tautēs | ταύτης | gen sg fem) one utterance that I cried out while standing among them: ‘It is regarding a resurrection for the dead that I am on trial before you this day.’” |
| Acts 25:9 | But Festus, wanting to curry favor with the Jews, responded to Paul, saying, “Do you want to go up to Jerusalem and there be tried on these (toutōn | τούτων | gen pl neut) charges before me?” |
| Acts 25:11 | If then I am a wrongdoer and have done anything worthy of death, I am not trying to escape death; but if there is nothing to their charges against me, no one has a right to turn me over to them. I appeal to Caesar.” |
| Acts 25:20 | Since I was uncertain about how to investigate such (toutōn | τούτων | gen pl neut) questions, I asked if he wanted to go to Jerusalem to be tried there on these (toutōn | τούτων | gen pl neut) charges. |
| Acts 25:24 | And Festus said, “King Agrippa, and all men present with us, you see this (touton | τοῦτον | acc sg masc) man about whom the whole Jewish people petitioned me, both in Jerusalem and here, crying out that he ought not to live any longer. |
| Acts 25:25 | But I found that he had done nothing worthy of death; and since he himself (toutou | τούτου | gen sg masc) appealed to the emperor, I decided to send him. |
| Acts 26:16 | But get up and stand on your feet; for I have appeared to you for this (touto | τοῦτο | acc sg neut) purpose, to appoint you a servant and witness both to the things in which you have seen and to those in which I will appear to you. |
| Acts 26:21 | It was for that (toutōn | τούτων | gen pl neut) reason that the Jews seized me in the temple and tried to kill me. |
| Acts 26:22 | Obtaining help, therefore, from God, until this (tautēs | ταύτης | gen sg fem) day I have stood testifying both to small and great, saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would come to pass: |
| Acts 26:24 | As Paul was saying these (tauta | ταῦτα | acc pl neut) things in his defense, Festus said in a loud voice, “You are out of your mind, Paul! Much learning is driving you insane!” |
| Acts 26:26 | For the king knows about these (toutōn | τούτων | gen pl neut) matters, and to him I am speaking boldly, for I am persuaded that none of these (toutōn | τούτων | gen pl neut) things has escaped his notice, for this (touto | τοῦτο | nom sg neut) was not done in a corner. |
| Acts 26:29 | Paul replied, “I would to God that whether the time be short or long, not only you but also all those who are listening to me today would also become as I am, apart for these (toutōn | τούτων | gen pl masc) chains.” |
| Acts 26:31 | and after they had left the room, they spoke to one another, saying, “This (houtos | οὗτος | nom sg masc) man is doing nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.” |
| Acts 26:32 | And Agrippa said to Festus, “This (houtos | οὗτος | nom sg masc) man could have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar.” |
| Acts 27:21 | Since they had long been without food, Paul stood up in their midst and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice and not set sail from Crete and incurred this (tautēn | ταύτην | acc sg fem) injury and loss. |
| Acts 27:23 | For there stood by me this (tautē | ταύτῃ | dat sg fem) night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve, |
| Acts 27:31 | Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “If these (houtoi | οὗτοι | nom pl masc) men (houtoi | οὗτοι | nom pl masc) do not remain in the ship, you cannot be saved.” |
| Acts 27:34 | Therefore I urge you to take some food; for this (touto | τοῦτο | nom sg neut) is for your survival, for not a hair will perish from the head of any of you.” |
| Acts 27:35 | And when he had said these (tauta | ταῦτα | acc pl neut) things, he took bread, and giving thanks to God before them all, he broke it and began to eat. |
| Acts 28:4 | When the native people saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to each other, “Certainly this (houtos | οὗτος | nom sg masc) man is a murderer, and though he has escaped from the sea, justice has not allowed him to live.” |
| Acts 28:9 | And when this (toutou | τούτου | gen sg neut) happened, the rest of the people on the island who had diseases also came and were cured. |
| Acts 28:20 | For this (tautēn | ταύτην | acc sg fem) reason, therefore, I have asked to see you and speak with you, since it is because of the hope of Israel that I wear this (tautēn | ταύτην | acc sg fem) chain.” |
| Acts 28:22 | But we desire to hear from you what you think, for with regard to this (tautēs | ταύτης | gen sg fem) sect it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against.” |
| Acts 28:26 | “‘Go to this (touton | τοῦτον | acc sg masc) people, and say, “You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive”; |
| Acts 28:27 | for the heart of this (toutou | τούτου | gen sg masc) people has become dull, and they hear with difficultly with their ears, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I should heal them.’ |
| Acts 28:28 | So let it be known to you that this (touto | τοῦτο | nom sg neut) salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; even they will listen.” |
| Romans 1:12 | that (touto | τοῦτο | nom sg neut) is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, I by yours and you by mine. |
| Romans 1:26 | For this (touto | τοῦτο | acc sg neut) reason God gave them over to degrading passions. Their women exchanged the natural sexual function for one that is unnatural, |
| Romans 2:3 | Do you suppose, whoever you are, when you judge those who practice such things yet do them yourself, that you will escape the judgment of God? |
| Romans 2:14 | whenever the Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature the things required by the law, these (houtoi | οὗτοι | nom pl masc), although they do not have the law, are a law to themselves. |
Mnemonics
houtos mnemonic
WHO TOSSed THIS brick!? IT hurt THESE people!