οἵτινες
hóstis
who
Relative pronoun indicating indefinite or general reference, often translated as 'whoever', 'anyone who', or 'those who'. The core meaning is: someone or something (persons or things) which, whoever, whichever, whatever, anyone/anything that, those who/which. In contexts, it functions to introduce a general condition, open category, or to emphasize the indefinite nature of the antecedent. In legal, proverbial, or ethical sayings in Koine, ὅστις is often used in contrast to a simple relative pronoun (ὅς) to underline generalized or hypothetical reference.
Acts 16:17 · Word #18
Lexicon G3748
| Lemma | ὅστις |
| Transliteration | hóstis |
| Strong's | G3748 |
| Definition | Relative pronoun indicating indefinite or general reference, often translated as 'whoever', 'anyone who', or 'those who'. The core meaning is: someone or something (persons or things) which, whoever, whichever, whatever, anyone/anything that, those who/which. In contexts, it functions to introduce a general condition, open category, or to emphasize the indefinite nature of the antecedent. In legal, proverbial, or ethical sayings in Koine, ὅστις is often used in contrast to a simple relative pronoun (ὅς) to underline generalized or hypothetical reference. |
Morphology PRO.R NOM M PL
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | PRO.R — Relative Pronoun — Introduces relative clauses |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | PL — Plural — More than one |
Common Translation
| Phrase | who |
| Literal | who-[NMP] |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | ὅστις |
| Strong's | G3748 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G3748-04
those who
| Morphological Notes | Relative pronoun; nominative masculine plural (Gr,RR,,,,NMP); generalizing/indefinite relative form. |
| Rendering Rationale | The nominative masculine plural form οἵτινες denotes an indefinite or general class of persons functioning as the subject. "Those who" preserves both the plural masculine morphology and the generalizing, open-category force of the compound relative pronoun. |
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