Definition
sg: this (one); he, she, it;
pl: these (they)
sg: this (one); he, she, it;
pl: these (they)
This is my Father's world,
and to my listening ears
There is much more to this word than we are presenting here. Its form changes considerably in its different genders. οὗτος 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."
| Matthew 13:51 | “Have you understood all these (tauta | ταῦτα | acc pl neut) things?” They said to him, “Yes.” |
| Matthew 13:52 | And he said to them, “Therefore every scribe who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a house who brings out of his treasure things new and old.” |
| Matthew 13:53 | Now when Jesus had finished these (tautas | ταύτας | acc pl fem) parables, he moved on from there. |
| Matthew 13:54 | And upon arriving at his hometown, he taught them in their synagogue so that they were amazed and said, “Where did this (toutō | τούτῳ | dat sg masc) man get such (hautē | αὕτη | nom sg fem) wisdom and miraculous powers? |
| Matthew 13:55 | Is not this (houtos | οὗτος | nom sg masc) the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? |
| Matthew 13:56 | And his sisters, are they not all with us? Where then did this (toutō | τούτῳ | dat sg masc) man get all these (tauta | ταῦτα | nom pl neut) things?” |
| Matthew 14:2 | And he said to his servants, “This (houtos | οὗτος | nom sg masc) is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead; and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.” |
| Matthew 15:8 | ‘This (houtos | οὗτος | nom sg masc) people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. |
| Matthew 15:11 | It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this (touto | τοῦτο | nom sg neut) defiles a person.” |
| Matthew 15:15 | Then Peter answered him, saying, “Explain this (tautēn | ταύτην | acc sg fem) parable to us.” |
| Matthew 15:20 | These (tauta | ταῦτα | nom pl neut) are the things that defile a person, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a person.” |
| Matthew 16:18 | And I say to you, you are Peter, and on this (tautē | ταύτῃ | dat sg fem) rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. |
| Matthew 16:22 | And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be it from you, Lord! This (touto | τοῦτο | nom sg neut) must never happen to you.” |
| Matthew 17:5 | While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them and a voice from the cloud said, “This (houtos | οὗτος | nom sg masc) is my Son, the Beloved, in whom I am well pleased; listen to him!” |
| Matthew 17:20 | He said to them, “Because of the poverty of your faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this (toutō | τούτῳ | dat sg neut) mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.” |
| Matthew 18:4 | For whoever humbles himself as this (touto | τοῦτο | nom sg neut) child is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. |
| Matthew 18:6 | But whoever causes one of these (toutōn | τούτων | gen pl masc) little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and be drowned far out at sea. |
| Matthew 18:10 | “See that you do not despise one of these (toutōn | τούτων | gen pl masc) little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father who is in heaven. |
| Matthew 18:14 | In the same way, it is not the will of your Father in heaven that even one of these (toutōn | τούτων | gen pl neut) little ones should perish. |
| Matthew 18:23 | Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a king who decided to settle accounts with his servants. |
| Matthew 19:1 | Now when Jesus had finished these (toutous | τούτους | acc pl masc) sayings, he left Galilee and went to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan River. |
| Matthew 19:5 | And he added, “For this reason (toutou | τούτου | gen sg neut) a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.’ |
| Matthew 19:11 | Jesus replied “Not everyone can live as you suggest, (touton | τοῦτον | acc sg masc) but only those to whom it is given. |
| Matthew 19:20 | The young man said to him, “All these (tauta | ταῦτα | acc pl neut) I have kept. What do I still lack?” |
| Matthew 19:26 | Jesus looked straight at them and said, “With man this (touto | τοῦτο | nom sg neut) is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” |