Vocabulary Form
ὅστις, ἥτις, ὅτι
Definition

whoever, whichever, whatever

Erasmian
Modern
Root
ὁ - τιν
Frequency
144
GK
4015
Mnemonics

Who's this?

Mnemonics

Notes

This word is the combination of the relative and the indefinite pronouns (ὅς + τις). As such, both halves decline. See the Appendix for the full paradigm, page 350. If you are following Track Two, just memorize this word for now; its forms will be explained in chapter 10.

Because ὅστις is formed with the relative pronoun, it will only occur in a dependent clause; the ὅστις clause cannot contain the main subject and verb.

In Koine Greek, this relative indefinite pronoun was starting to shift so that it could also be used as the relative pronoun. In other words, its indefinite significance can be lost and ὅστις can be translated the same as ὅς if required by the context.

Biblical Concordance

Romans 1:25 They (hoitines | οἵτινες | nom pl masc) exchanged the truth of God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
Romans 1:32 Though they (hoitines | οἵτινες | nom pl masc) understand the righteous requirement of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do them but also to heartily approve of others who practice them.
Romans 2:15 They (hoitines | οἵτινες | nom pl masc) show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their conflicting thoughts accusing or else defending them,
Romans 6:2 By no means! How can we who (hoitines | οἵτινες | nom pl masc) died to sin go on living in it?
Romans 9:4 who (hoitines | οἵτινες | nom pl masc) are Israelites. To them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.
Romans 11:4 But what was God’s response to him? “I have kept for myself seven thousand men who (hoitines | οἵτινες | nom pl masc) have not bowed the knee to Baal.”
Romans 16:4 who (hoitines | οἵτινες | nom pl masc) risked their own necks for my life. Not only I but also all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.
Romans 16:6 Greet Mary, who (hētis | ἥτις | nom sg fem) has worked so very hard for you.
Romans 16:7 Greet Andronicus and Junia, my compatriots and my fellow prisoners; they (hoitines | οἵτινες | nom pl masc) were well known to the apostles, and were in Christ before me.
Romans 16:12 Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, diligent workers in the Lord. Greet my dear friend Persis, who (hētis | ἥτις | nom sg fem) has worked so very hard in the Lord.
1 Corinthians 3:17 If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him. For God’s temple is holy, and that is what (hoitines | οἵτινες | nom pl masc) you are.
1 Corinthians 5:1 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, a kind of immorality that (hētis | ἥτις | nom sg fem) is not tolerated even among Gentiles, for a man is living in sin with his father’s wife.
2 Corinthians 8:10 And in this matter I am giving my opinion; for this is beneficial for you, who (hoitines | οἵτινες | nom pl masc) last year not only began to do this work but also to desire to do it.
2 Corinthians 9:11 In every way you will be made rich for all your generosity, which (hētis | ἥτις | nom sg fem) is producing through us thanksgiving to God,
Galatians 2:4 This matter came up because of some false brothers secretly brought in — they (hoitines | οἵτινες | nom pl masc) had slipped in to spy out the freedom we have in Christ Jesus so that they might make slaves of us —
Galatians 4:24 This (hatina | ἅτινα | nom pl neut) may be interpreted allegorically, for these women represent two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children to be slaves; she (hētis | ἥτις | nom sg fem) is Hagar.
Galatians 4:26 But the Jerusalem above is the free woman, and she (hētis | ἥτις | nom sg fem) is our mother.
Galatians 5:4 You have cut yourself off from Christ, you who (hoitines | οἵτινες | nom pl masc) are trying to be justified by the law; you have fallen away from grace.
Galatians 5:10 I am confident about you in the Lord that you will not think otherwise. But the one who is trying to confuse you will pay the penalty, whoever (hostis | ὅστις | nom sg masc) he may be.
Galatians 5:19 Now the works of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, debauchery,
Ephesians 1:23 which (hētis | ἥτις | nom sg fem) is his body, the fullness of the one who fills all things in every way.
Ephesians 3:13 I ask you, therefore, not to be discouraged because of my sufferings on your behalf, which (hētis | ἥτις | nom sg fem) are your glory.
Ephesians 4:19 Having lost all feeling of shame, they (hoitines | οἵτινες | nom pl masc) have given themselves over to debauchery for the practice of every kind of impurity with covetousness.
Ephesians 6:2 “Honor your father and mother” — which (hētis | ἥτις | nom sg fem) is the first commandment with a promise —
Philippians 1:28 and are in no way frightened by your opponents. This (hētis | ἥτις | nom sg fem) is a sign of destruction for them, but of salvation for you — and that from God.