οὗ

ou

whom

probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article ὁ); the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that:--one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also οὗ.

G3739

Acts 7:18 · Word #2

Lexicon G3739

Lemmaὅς
Transliterationhós
Strong'sG3739
In-contextwhom
Literalwhich/whom

Morphology PRO.R GEN M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech PRO.R — Relative Pronoun — Introduces relative clauses
Case GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaὅς
Strong'sG3739

SIBI-P1 G3739-13

of whom

Rootὅς (hos)
Core Meaningswho, which, that, what (relative reference)
Semantic Rangeof whom, of which, whose, from whom, belonging to whom; used to introduce relative clauses referring back to a specific antecedent
Conceptual SignificanceAs a relative pronoun, ὅς structurally binds clauses together, clarifying identity, possession, and relationship. It is foundational for theological argumentation in the New Testament, where precise identification—"of whom" something is said—anchors doctrinal claims in specific persons, often the Messiah or covenant figures.
Morphological NotesRelative pronoun (RD); genitive case; masculine gender; singular number. Functions to relate a subordinate clause to a masculine singular antecedent, expressing possession, source, or close association.
Rendering RationaleThe form οὗ is the genitive masculine singular of the relative pronoun ὅς. Rendering it as "of whom" preserves the genitive case (expressing possession, source, or association) and the masculine singular reference inherent in the morphology.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root ὅς (who, which, that, what (relative reference))

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G3739-01 a the things which
G3739-03 ais to which (feminine plural)
G3739-04 as whom (feminine plural, as direct object)

Word Usage (1406 occurrences of G3739)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 1:16 ἧς es whom
Matthew 1:23 o which
Matthew 1:25 οὗ ou that