For an Informed Love of God
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
| Hebrews 7:5 | And those of the sons of Levi who receive the priestly office have a mandate according to the law to collect a tithe from the people, that (tout | τοῦτ᾿ | nom sg neut) is, from their fellow countrymen, although they too come from the loins of Abraham. |
| Hebrews 7:13 | For the one of whom these (tauta | ταῦτα | nom pl neut) things (tauta | ταῦτα | nom pl neut) are said belongs to a different tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar. |
| Hebrews 7:27 | He has no need to offer up daily sacrifices, like those other high priests, first for their own sins and then for the sins of the people, for this (touto | τοῦτο | acc sg neut) he did once for all when he offered up himself. |
| Hebrews 8:3 | For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices; so it was necessary for this (touton | τοῦτον | acc sg masc) high priest also to have something to offer. |
| Hebrews 8:10 | For this (hautē | αὕτη | nom sg fem) is the covenant that I will establish with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws in their minds and I will inscribe them on their hearts. I will be their God and they will be my people. |
| Hebrews 9:6 | When these things (toutōn | τούτων | gen pl neut) had been prepared in this way, the priests used to enter regularly into the outer room to perform their ritual services; |
| Hebrews 9:8 | By this (touto | τοῦτο | acc sg neut) the Holy Spirit is showing that the way into the real sanctuary had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tent was standing. |
| Hebrews 9:11 | But when Christ appeared as high priest of the good things that have now come, passing through the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands, that (tout | τοῦτ᾿ | nom sg neut) is, not of this (tautēs | ταύτης | gen sg fem) creation), |
| Hebrews 9:15 | And for this reason (touto | τοῦτο | acc sg neut) he is the mediator of a new covenant, so that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that redeems them from the transgressions committed under that first covenant. |
| Hebrews 9:20 | saying, “This (touto | τοῦτο | nom sg neut) is the blood of the covenant which God ordained for you.” |
| Hebrews 9:23 | Thus it was necessary that earthly copies of the heavenly realities be purified by these (toutois | τούτοις | dat pl neut) rites, but the heavenly realities themselves with better sacrifices than these (tautas | ταύτας | acc pl fem). |
| Hebrews 9:27 | And just as it is appointed for mortals to die once, and after that (touto | τοῦτο | acc sg neut) to experience judgment, |
| Hebrews 10:12 | But when this (houtos | οὗτος | nom sg masc) priest had offered a single sacrifice for sins for all time, he sat down at the right hand of God, |
| Hebrews 10:16 | “This (hautē | αὕτη | nom sg fem) is the covenant that I will establish with them after those days, declares the Lord; I will put my laws in their hearts and I will inscribe them on their minds,” |
| Hebrews 10:18 | Now where there is forgiveness of these (toutōn | τούτων | gen pl fem), there is no longer any offering for sin. |
| Hebrews 10:20 | a way that is new and living, which he opened for us through the curtain, that (tout | τοῦτ᾿ | nom sg neut) is, through his flesh, |
| Hebrews 10:33 | Sometimes (touto | τοῦτο | acc sg neut) you were made a public spectacle, both by insults and persecutions, and at other times (touto | τοῦτο | acc sg neut) you became one with those who were treated in that way, |
| Hebrews 11:2 | For by it (tautē | ταύτῃ | dat sg fem) the men of the past were approved by God. |
| Hebrews 11:12 | And so it was that from this one man, and he was already impotent, there were born descendants (tauta | ταῦτα | acc pl neut) as many as the stars of heaven in number and as innumerable as the grains of sand along the shore of the sea |
| Hebrews 11:13 | These (houtoi | οὗτοι | nom pl masc) all died in faith, without receiving the fulfillment of the promises, but they saw them from a distance and greeted them. They acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles in the land. |
| Hebrews 11:16 | But as it is, they were longing for a better homeland, that (tout | τοῦτ᾿ | nom sg neut) is, a heavenly one. For this reason God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city to receive them. |
| Hebrews 11:39 | and although they (houtoi | οὗτοι | nom pl masc) all had received commendation for their faith, they did not receive what had been promised, |
| Hebrews 13:2 | Do not neglect hospitality to strangers, for by this (tautēs | ταύτης | gen sg fem) means some have entertained angels without knowing it. |
| Hebrews 13:11 | For while the blood of those animals whose blood is brought into the Most Holy Place by the high priest as a sacrifice for sin, their (toutōn | τούτων | gen pl neut) bodies are burned outside the camp. |
| Hebrews 13:15 | Through him, therefore, let us continually offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, that (tout | τοῦτ᾿ | nom sg neut) is to say, the fruit of lips acknowledging his name. |
| Hebrews 13:17 | Continue to obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who must give an account. Let them do this (touto | τοῦτο | acc sg neut) with joy, and not with groaning, for that (touto | τοῦτο | nom sg neut) would be of no advantage to you. |
| Hebrews 13:19 | I urge you to do this (touto | τοῦτο | acc sg neut) more than ever so that I may be restored to you sooner. |
| James 1:23 | For if someone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he (houtos | οὗτος | nom sg masc) is like a person who looks at his natural face in a mirror; |
| James 1:25 | But the person who looks intently into the perfect law, the law that provides liberty, and continues in it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an active doer — he (houtos | οὗτος | nom sg masc) will be blessed in his doing. |
| James 1:26 | If someone thinks that he is religious, yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s (toutou | τούτου | gen sg masc) religion is worthless. |
| James 1:27 | Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: (hautē | αὕτη | nom sg fem) to care for orphans and widows in their time of trouble, and to keep oneself unstained by the world. |
| James 3:2 | For we all stumble in many ways. If someone does not stumble in what he says, he (houtos | οὗτος | nom sg masc) is a mature individual, able to bridle his whole body as well. |
| James 3:10 | From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this (tauta | ταῦτα | nom pl neut) should not happen. |
| James 3:15 | This (hautē | αὕτη | nom sg fem) is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. |
| James 4:15 | Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord so decrees, then we will live and do this (touto | τοῦτο | acc sg neut) or that.” |
| 1 Peter 1:11 | trying to discover what time or manner of time the Spirit of Christ who was in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories that (tauta | ταῦτα | acc pl neut) would follow. |
| 1 Peter 1:25 | but the word of the Lord endures forever.” And this (touto | τοῦτο | nom sg neut) is the word that was preached to you. |
| 1 Peter 2:7 | Therefore the great value is to you who believe; but for those who do not believe, “The stone that the builders rejected, this very one (houtos | οὗτος | nom sg masc) has become the cornerstone,” |
| 1 Peter 2:19 | For this (touto | τοῦτο | nom sg neut) is commendable, if because of conscience toward God someone endures pain while suffering unjustly. |
| 1 Peter 2:20 | For what praise is there if, when you do wrong and are beaten for it, you endure it? But if when you do good and suffer for it you endure it, this (touto | τοῦτο | nom sg neut) is commendable in God’s sight. |
| 1 Peter 2:21 | For to this (touto | τοῦτο | acc sg neut) you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving behind for you an example so that you might follow in his footsteps. |
| 1 Peter 3:9 | not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but on the contrary blessing, because for this (touto | τοῦτο | acc sg neut) you were called that you might inherit a blessing. |
| 1 Peter 3:20 | who once were disobedient when the patience of God waited in the days of Noah while the ark was being built, in which a few, that (tout | τοῦτ᾿ | nom sg neut) is eight souls, were brought safely through water. |
| 1 Peter 4:6 | It was for this (touto | τοῦτο | acc sg neut) very purpose that the gospel was preached to the dead, so that though they were judged as men in the flesh, they might live as God in the Spirit. |
| 1 Peter 4:16 | but if someone suffers as a Christian, he should not be disgraced, but should glorify God by this (toutō | τούτῳ | dat sg neut) name. |
| 1 Peter 5:12 | By Silvanus, a faithful brother as I regard him, I have written briefly to you, exhorting and testifying that this (tautēn | ταύτην | acc sg fem) is the true grace of God. Stand fast in it. |
| 2 Peter 1:4 | by means of which he has freely given to us his precious and splendid promises, so that through them (toutōn | τούτων | gen pl neut) you may escape the corruption that is in the world caused by sinful desire and become partakers of the divine nature. |
| 2 Peter 1:5 | For this (touto | τοῦτο | acc sg neut) very reason (touto | τοῦτο | acc sg neut), make every effort by your faith to produce virtue, by virtue knowledge, |
| 2 Peter 1:8 | For if you possess these qualities (tauta | ταῦτα | nom pl neut) in increasing measure, they will make you effective and productive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| 2 Peter 1:9 | For the one who does not have these qualities (tauta | ταῦτα | nom pl neut) is blind; he is nearsighted, having forgotten that he was cleansed from his past sins. |
Mnemonics
houtos mnemonic
WHO TOSSed THIS brick!? IT hurt THESE people!